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- Food Can Be Addictive, New Evidence Suggests https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/food-can-be-literally-addictive-new-evidence-suggests/ 5 comments
- The Science of Addictive Junk Food (2013) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all&partner=rss 21 comments
- Punjab inmates recall de-addiction centre horror: ‘Tied with iron chains to window’s grill….beaten, left without food and water’. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/punjab-inmates-recall-de-addiction-centre-horror-tied-with-iron-chains-to-windows-grill-beaten-left-without-food-and-water-5406779/ 2 comments india
- Ultra-processed foods as addictive as tobacco, warns study https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/ultra-processed-foods-as-addictive-as-tobacco-warns-study.html 100 comments science
- People with a parent with a history of alcohol problems are at greater risk for showing signs of addiction to highly processed foods, study shows https://news.umich.edu/feeling-addicted-to-food-your-parents-drinking-habits-may-impact-your-risk/ 56 comments science
- Processed Foods Fay Be Addictive. The study shows that “ultra-processed” foods may actually have something habit-forming in them, pushing people to overeat and gain more weight than those on a whole food https://www.cengnews.com/news/processed-foods-fay-be-addictive-2375.html 3 comments science
- Junk food addicted raccoons moved away from sugary snacks http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/st-charles/junk-food-addicted-raccoons-relocated-in-st-charles-parish/385266660 13 comments nottheonion
- A recent study investigated which items serve as the drugs of the food world, and pizza topped the "addictive" list. http://mic.com/articles/112656/if-you-re-basically-addicted-to-cheese-there-could-be-a-good-reason-why 662 comments science
- Food addiction and obesity: do macronutrients matter? http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroenergetics/10.3389/fnene.2012.00007/full 3 comments science
- The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& 3 comments science
- Junk food: More addictive than cocaine? http://theweek.com/article/index/201362/junk_food_more_addictive_than_cocaine 5 comments reddit.com
- Food for thought: Features being requested (last seen, status, stories) make you addicted and anxious https://signal.org/donate/ 144 comments signal
- Bill O’Reilly: Jesus is not ‘down with’ food stamps because most poor people are drug addicts [Video] http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/oreilly-continues-attacking-poor-drunks 4 comments politics
- Schoolboy, 10, who weighs 17 STONE and has a 47ins waist fears he will die unless he beats his food addiction as mother says NHS has let him down http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6052325/schoolboy-10-weighs-17-stone-fears-die-unless-beats-food-addiction.html 11 comments worldnews
- A brain scan study in adult men and women suggests that it is possible to reverse the addictive power of unhealthy food while also increasing preference for healthy foods. http://www.newswise.com/articles/training-your-brain-to-prefer-healthy-foods 134 comments science
- Fatty Foods Addictive as Cocaine in Growing Body of Science http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-03/fatty-foods-addictive-as-cocaine-in-growing-body-of-science.html 101 comments science
- TIL Andrew Zimmern (Bizarre Foods Host) was a homeless drug addict. http://eater.com/archives/2010/07/27/andrew-zimmern-discusses-druggie-past-on-nightline-tonight.php 5 comments reddit.com
- It may be possible to train the brain to prefer healthy low-calorie foods over unhealthy higher-calorie foods, according to new research by scientists. The study suggests that it is possible to reverse the addictive power of unhealthy food while also increasing preference for healthy foods. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-09/tuhs-tyb082714.php 11 comments science
- Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behavior showing possible symptoms of addiction https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/187907/the-more-pesticides-bees-more-they/ 3 comments science
- Boehner Says We'll Never Have A Pro-Democracy Uprising Here Because Kids "Are Too Fat, Too Lazy, Too Addicted To TV, Fast Food..." http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2011/04/boehner-says-well-never-have-pro.html 43 comments politics
- “Eating addiction”, rather than “food addiction”, better captures addictive-like eating behavior http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/s0149763414002140 180 comments science
- If you plan to try and quit eating junk food, expect to suffer similar withdrawal-type symptoms—at least during the initial week—that addicts experience when they attempt to quit using drugs, according to new research. https://news.umich.edu/quitting-junk-food-produces-similar-withdrawals-as-drug-addiction/ 114 comments science
- Foods like white bread and potatoes trigger the parts of the brain that are linked to addiction, a new study has found. It may explain why it can be so hard to stop nibbling on breadsticks and chips. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/10144347/chips-and-white-bread-trigger-cravings-in-the-brain.html 15 comments science
- Fatty foods may cause cocaine-like addiction http://www.cnn.com/2010/health/03/28/fatty.foods.brain/index.html 12 comments science
- drug addiction paradox:many of our most addictive foods and drugs come from plants that originally developed toxins to deter herbivorous predators http://www.physorg.com/news127559887.html 14 comments science
- Why is fat addiction so widely ignored? Rats given access to high-fat foods showed some of the same characteristics as animals hooked on cocaine or heroin--and found it hard to quit even when given electric shocks https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/addicted-to-fat-eating/ 169 comments health
- In some people, creative insights, colloquially known as “aha moments,” trigger a burst of activity in the brain’s reward system — the same system which responds to delicious foods, addictive substances, orgasms and other basic pleasures. https://drexel.edu/now/archive/2020/april/creative-insight-triggers-neural-reward/ 519 comments science
- "people listening to pleasurable music had activated brain regions called the limbic and paralimbic areas, which are connected to euphoric reward responses, like those we experience from sex, good food and addictive drugs." http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130418-why-does-music-make-us-feel-good/2 27 comments science
- Buprenorphine is a prescription approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that effectively treats opioid dependence or addiction. But women, as well as Black and Hispanic populations, do not have equal access to this potentially lifesaving medication, new Mayo Clinic research finds. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2792963?resultClick=3 168 comments science
- New study finds simple way to inoculate teens against junk food marketing when tapping into teens’ desire to rebel, by framing corporations as manipulative marketers trying to hook consumers on addictive junk food for financial gain. Teenage boys cut back junk food purchases by 31%. http://news.chicagobooth.edu/newsroom/new-study-finds-simple-way-inoculate-teens-against-junk-food-marketing 5 comments science
- New study finds simple way to inoculate teens against junk food marketing when tapping into teens’ desire to rebel, by framing corporations as manipulative marketers trying to hook consumers on addictive junk food for financial gain. Teenage boys cut back junk food purchases by 31%. http://news.chicagobooth.edu/newsroom/new-study-finds-simple-way-inoculate-teens-against-junk-food-marketing 5 comments science
- New study finds simple way to inoculate teens against junk food marketing when tapping into teens’ desire to rebel, by framing corporations as manipulative marketers trying to hook consumers on addictive junk food for financial gain. Teenage boys cut back junk food purchases by 31%. http://news.chicagobooth.edu/newsroom/new-study-finds-simple-way-inoculate-teens-against-junk-food-marketing 4 comments science
- New study finds simple way to inoculate teens against junk food marketing when tapping into teens’ desire to rebel, by framing corporations as manipulative marketers trying to hook consumers on addictive junk food for financial gain. Teenage boys cut back junk food purchases by 31%. http://news.chicagobooth.edu/newsroom/new-study-finds-simple-way-inoculate-teens-against-junk-food-marketing 3 comments science
- New study finds simple way to inoculate teens against junk food marketing when tapping into teens’ desire to rebel, by framing corporations as manipulative marketers trying to hook consumers on addictive junk food for financial gain. Teenage boys cut back junk food purchases by 31%. http://news.chicagobooth.edu/newsroom/new-study-finds-simple-way-inoculate-teens-against-junk-food-marketing 2438 comments science
- Addiction to Palm Oil Is Decimating Wildlife & Threatening Food Security - It’s a key ingredient in a range of products—foods, cosmetics, soaps, meds & biofuel. Demand is strong. The backbone of global food security world is smallholder farmer-dominated landscapes, not large-scale farming. https://www.alternet.org/environment/our-addiction-palm-oil-decimating-wildlife-and-threatening-food-security 53 comments worldnews
- Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have successfully stopped cocaine and alcohol addiction in experiments using a drug already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat high blood pressure. http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp201584a.html 8 comments science
- Essen (City in western Germany) will start a controversial project today to employ alcohol and drug addicts to clean the streets in return for beer, tobacco, food and small amounts of cash. http://www.thelocal.de/20141001/city-starts-beer-for-alcoholics-project 274 comments worldnews
- Sugar 'not addictive' says study: People can become addicted to eating for its own sake but not to consuming specific foods such as those high in sugar or fat, new research suggests. Scientists found no strong evidence for people being addicted to the chemical substances in certain foods. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-29126872#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=publicrss20-sa 31 comments science
- Study shows Oreos are as addictive as cocaine: The study, conducted on rats, "dug into the effects of high-fat and high-sugar foods on the brain," concluding that "The brain goes wilder for Oreos than for drugs, and the two are equally addictive." http://www.freep.com/article/20131016/features02/310160096/oreos-are-as-addictive-as-cocaine-study-says 5 comments science
- "After interviewing food historians, scholars, cooks, doctors, activists and consumers for his new film 'Soul Food Junkies,' filmmaker Byron Hurt concluded that an addiction to soul food is killing African-Americans at an alarming rate." http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/27/entertainment-us-soulfood-idusbre8bq0et20121227 6 comments politics