Scientists believe cheese is addictive

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

We have good news and bad news for you. The bad news is that scientists have proven that cheese is addictive. Our favorite food has been practically equated with drugs. The good news is that people who eat cheese in abnormal quantities have been formally excused.

Researchers from the University of Michigan found that certain foods are highly addictive. During the experiment, 500 university students rated their eating habits by. It measures food cravings and identifies the foods that are most addictive. The first place, according to the survey, was taken by pizza. In general, it is not surprising. Who doesn't love this cheese and tomato bliss?

But it turned out that the taste and aroma of pizza alone are not enough to set a delivery number for a speed dial. It's about the cheese.

Milk contains casein protein. During digestion, it breaks down and releases a variety of opiates called casomorphins. They stimulate dopamine receptors and create a sense of satisfaction.

Cheese is simply stuffed with casein and makes us want to have fun over and over again. That is why some scientists went even further and called cheese "milk cocaine".

Through research, scientists were able to find out other facts. For example, people are less likely to eat foods that are low in fat. Unprocessed foods like brown rice or fresh fruits and vegetables are not as addictive as fast food.

We can absorb large quantities of thermally processed food at a fairly high rate. Scientists tend to believe that this behavior is very similar to how drug addicts behave. Therefore, it seems to them that thermally processed food is a real addiction.

Food addiction is directly related to the emotional state of a person, but the study has shown that this is not enough for the formation of a stable scenario of behavior. Fatty, processed food triggers certain reactions in the brain: we want to eat a little more. And a little more.

So, if you find yourself near the refrigerator at three o'clock in the morning in search of something tasty, know that the desire for satisfaction speaks in you. And this habit has been developed over the years.

Understanding the chemical processes that lead to food addiction can help break the stereotype that all overeating people are not disciplined.

It is not worth arguing that those who struggle with food addiction are lazy or lack the necessary level of self-control. It is like blaming an alcoholic for his daily struggle with the urge to go to a bar and get drunk. Still, finding ready-made, fatty, triple-processed food is now much easier than buying a healthy lunch. Childhood obesity is a prime example. In light of this debate about the real causes of overeating and obesity, there may be a resurgence.

Knowledge is power. Therefore, let's begin to fight our own bad eating habits, understanding all the chemical processes in the body. Of course, no one calls to destroy the cheese and grab the salads right away. But perhaps the realization that you yourself are cultivating the habit of eating fast food will force you to put the fifth slice of pizza back in the box.