On Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 1:30:18 PM UTC-5, Travis McGee wrote:
> http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydis...022-story.html
>
> Cheese really is crack. Study reveals cheese is as addictive as drugs
> Cheese is as addictive as drugs
>
> According to a new study, cheese is as addictive as certain drugs.
> (Eric Boyd / Los Angeles Times)
> Jenn HarrisJenn HarrisContact Reporter
>
> For years you've been telling your friends, family, co-workers and
> anyone who will listen that you're addicted to cheese. It's a part of
> every meal or snack, and you think about it constantly. According to a
> new study from the University of Michigan, cheese crack is a real thing.
> And so is your addiction.
>
> The study, published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine, examines
> why certain foods are more addictive than others. Researchers identified
> addictive foods from about 500 students who completed the Yale Food
> Addiction Scale, designed to measure if someone has a food addiction.
>
> Pizza, unsurprisingly, came out on top of the most addictive food list.
> Besides being a basic food group for kids, college students and adults,
> there's a scientific reason we all love pizza, and it has to do with the
> cheese.
>
> The study found certain foods are addictive because of the way they are
> processed. The more processed and fatty the food, the more it was
> associated with addictive eating behaviors.
>
> Cheese happens to be especially addictive because of an ingredient
> called casein, a protein found in all milk products. During digestion,
> casein releases opiates called casomorphins.
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>
> "[Casomorphins] really play with the dopamine receptors and trigger that
> addictive element," registered dietitian Cameron Wells told Mic.
>
> So there you have it. Your cheese addiction has been validated by
> science. This may be better than that time science said your addiction
> to Oreos is real. Just maybe.

Well, slap me on the ass and call me Jennifer. I *am* one of those milk
product addicts.

--Bryan