On 10/23/2015 4:19 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "Travis McGee" > wrote in message
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>> http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydis...022-story.html
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>> 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.
>> See the most-read stories in Life & Style this hour >>
>>
>> "[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.
>
> I believe it. That used to be me. I quit eating it when I realized
> that it was making me sick. Then when I tested as no longer intolerant,
> the Dr. warned me not to try eating it again because of the severe
> reaction I was having to it. And I didn't eat it for a very long time.
>
> Then there was the day at Costco. I had purchased two big bags of
> different kinds of individual cheese pieces. When we walked outside, it
> was raining unusually hard for this area. So we sat at a picnic table
> and waited. I became hungry. I ate the cheese! No problems at first.
> And then within a few weeks, the problems began again. But I was in
> denial. Surely cheese couldn't be the cause of my upset stomach! But
> then I got tested again, and it was. I have never had any since.
I'd like to know how/why people keep dredging up really old posts to
respond to. The dumber the better, it seems. Unfortunately, given
the current situation in rfc even an old and stupid post like the one
about rfc is better than half the posts here.
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Barbara J Llorente