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<blockquote data-quote="Guzzler" data-source="post: 2124705" data-attributes="member: 408573"><p>I disagree. Carbs can and do mimic the effects of any other addiction such as alcohol or cocaine. It has been shown under fMRI that the brain lights up when a patient sees pictures of their 'drug of choice'. I think the area involved is called the nucleus acumbens but I stand to be corrected on that. Fructose is especially good at this as we are hard wired to fatten up for winter and as we know winter never comes.</p><p></p><p>My drug of choice was never sweet, it was the savoury, ultra processed carbs such as crisps and crackers but I also have no off switch when it comes to nuts (most of which are high in carbs). </p><p>If we had a poll today to find out which foods were the hardest to give up I would bet that cereals (be they wholegrain or not) and bread of any type would be up there at the top of the list.</p><p>Big Food does not spend millions in R&D finding the Bliss Point of food to benefit customers they do it to get the 'Once you pop you can't stop' money spinner.</p><p></p><p>Are highly processed hyperpalateable carbohydrates addictive? Oh Yeah.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guzzler, post: 2124705, member: 408573"] I disagree. Carbs can and do mimic the effects of any other addiction such as alcohol or cocaine. It has been shown under fMRI that the brain lights up when a patient sees pictures of their 'drug of choice'. I think the area involved is called the nucleus acumbens but I stand to be corrected on that. Fructose is especially good at this as we are hard wired to fatten up for winter and as we know winter never comes. My drug of choice was never sweet, it was the savoury, ultra processed carbs such as crisps and crackers but I also have no off switch when it comes to nuts (most of which are high in carbs). If we had a poll today to find out which foods were the hardest to give up I would bet that cereals (be they wholegrain or not) and bread of any type would be up there at the top of the list. Big Food does not spend millions in R&D finding the Bliss Point of food to benefit customers they do it to get the 'Once you pop you can't stop' money spinner. Are highly processed hyperpalateable carbohydrates addictive? Oh Yeah. [/QUOTE]
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