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Cheese really is crack. Study reveals cheese is as addictive as drugs
Los Angeles Times ^
| October 22, 2015
| Jenn Harris
Posted on 10/22/2015 1:42:51 PM PDT by grundle
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.
"[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.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: addiction; addictive; baloney; casein; casomorphins; cheese; dairy; dopamine; food; heyitisinthethread; milk; moose; opiates; pizza; sister; wod
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I'm calling bullsh*t on this.
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:42:51 PM PDT
by
grundle
To: grundle
Yep. Cheese Whiz, cheese in a squirt can to put on garlic Triskits, and on and on. I’m there.
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:44:33 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: grundle
You shouldn’t. I smoked cheese for decades.
3
posted on
10/22/2015 1:45:10 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
To: grundle
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:45:52 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: grundle
Another day, another stupid study.
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:46:21 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: grundle
I like cheese. Do you like cheese?
Do you like my shirt?
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:46:23 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
To: grundle
Cheese really is crack. Study reveals cheese is as addictive as drugs SHUT DOWN WISCONSIN IMMEDIATELY! /s
To: grundle
I’ll second that. I like cheese a lot but sometimes I don’t eat any for weeks and I don’t think a thing about it.
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:46:43 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
To: grundle
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:46:57 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(No more Bushes. W killed the brand.)
To: grundle
I had to quit cold turkey when a moose ate all my cheese.
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:47:17 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: grundle
Good cheese is a beautiful thing. And as a good midwestern boy that knows the cheese pairing for most things I could certainly be classified as an addict.
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:47:40 PM PDT
by
discostu
(Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start)
To: grundle
Ah, more of the “any food that you enjoy is eeeeeeeevil” stuff. “Cheese is not different than crack (aside from chemistry, how it is ingested, how it metabolized, etc.)!”
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:47:48 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: grundle
I’d wager that all foods result in some level of casomorphins production. Its why we feel good when we eat.
Unless of course its hospital food.
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:48:04 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: grundle
I'm calling political operatives assaulting the cheese industry.
Good cheese = 10 year old white Vermont Cheddar, a really dry smoked Gouda, any rock hard parmesean or romano, locetelli, along with a good dry cured tender pork salami and a glass of hearty red wine and bread.
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:48:17 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: Lazamataz
The truth is out......... I’m addicted!
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:48:25 PM PDT
by
Ditter
(God Bless Texas!)
To: grundle
I'm calling bullsh*t on this.
You can't say that. FR mods might delete your post. Say Bull Cheese instead.
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:49:06 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
To: grundle
I hate cheese. How anyone can eat that crap is beyond me.
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:49:33 PM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
To: SkyDancer
Just bought 5 boxes a couple nights ago. On sale near me for $1.50 a box which is $1.00 under Walmart's $2.50. Had to buy 5 to get the deal, though. No matter. They will be consumed in good time. ;)
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:49:33 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: Responsibility2nd
To: Lazamataz
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posted on
10/22/2015 1:50:46 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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