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1/13/2009
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Revealed: Why Some Foods Are Addictive
Author: Louise Hall Source: Sydney Morning Herald (AU)
Title: REVEALED: WHY SOME FOODS ARE ADDICTIVE
Cornflakes, biscuits and soft drinks may be as addictive as cigarettes and are in danger of advertising bans, strict regulations, high taxes and health warning labels, scientists say.
These and other heavily processed foods with a high glycaemic index (GI) trigger an addictive sugar rush that can be hard to resist and leads to obesity.
New Zealand scientists reviewed evidence showing compulsive food consumption has similar underlying brain mechanisms that result in drug dependence, and argue that heavily processed carbohydrates have the most potential to cause addiction.
Lead researcher Simon Thornley, from Auckland Regional Public Health Service, said foods with a high GI caused blood-sugar levels to spike suddenly, and this sugar rush stimulates the same areas of the brain associated with addiction to nicotine and other drugs.
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Black Butterfly (Jacksonville, Florida) - Email Me
They taste really good. Even food or meals you think would be weird.I've been eating rice and vienna sausage every Friday my WHOLE LIFE.
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