Why You Can’t Eat Just One
The fast food industry now uses hundreds of modified food compounds as biochemical triggers to increase appetite and food cravings. Fast food chains such as McDonald’s spend vast amounts of money in this new food science of using addictive substances to keep their customers munching. For instance, the chemical compound that gives popcorn its aroma is modified to make it more powerfully addictive. Other compounds that cause many people to overeat are derived from yeast. Individuals vary in their genetics and biochemistry. Some people’s biochemical makeup will react to some types of appetite stimulants, and other people will react to other types of these food compounds that will cause them to want to keep eating the food. The most popular junk foods often have a broad range of appetite stimulants (Oreo cookies have 23) that will increase the appetites of the majority of the population. |