Just read a remarkable article "The Remarkable Science of Addictive Junk Food" in the NY Times Magazine (see link below). It is a scary account that outlines how the junk food industry has used science, math and marketing to keep us addicted to unhealthy snack food. Here is a quick excerpt:

"The public and the food companies have known for decades now — or at the very least since this meeting — that sugary, salty, fatty foods are not good for us in the quantities that we consume them. So why are the diabetes and obesity and hypertension numbers still spiraling out of control? It’s not just a matter of poor willpower on the part of the consumer and a give-the-people-what-they-want attitude on the part of the food manufacturers. What I found, over four years of research and reporting, was a conscious effort — taking place in labs and marketing meetings and grocery-store aisles — to get people hooked on foods that are convenient and inexpensive."

If you have ever wondered why all those foods taste so good and why we cant stop eating them!, read this story and please read and share the link.

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