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That Sweet Taste from Sugar is a Sour Food Addiction

Sugar is Addictive Everyone overeats from time to time, but is food itself addictive? The concept of food addiction is a persistent yet debatable topic. Scientists analyze whether foods can affect the body in an addictive way while consumers shop for and eat foods where the majority of our calories consumed come from processed high-fats […]

Are you being pranked by “healthy” foods?

Don’t let these seemingly healthy foods mislead you. Clearly we are not fooled by all the sugar, bad fats, additives, and preservatives in obvious junk food items such as cookies, cakes, ice cream, potato chips, and candies. But what about your “healthy” granola bars, fruit and nut bars, trail mix, fat-free yogurts, fruit smoothies, sports […]