Addicts are addicts
“Ultra-processed foods make up 73% of the US food supply” says the below article. I’d rephrase that to “73% of the US food supply is not food, but food-like commodities designed to addict the consumer and trick them into overeating by stimulating hunger hormones. No wonder so many folks are anxious and depressed! Their nutrient-starved obese bodies are very unhappy.—MR
Flamin’ hot addictions: why is America so hooked on ultra-processed foods?
by Cecilia Nowell, The Guardian US, June 23, 2023
Richard Montañez knows he’s cracked the code when his son Steven exclaims, “Ow, ow, ow, it burns!”