Cheese really is crack. Study reveals cheese is as addictive as drugs

Los Angeles Times ^ | October 22, 2015 | Jenn Harris

[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.

[grundle]

I'm calling bullsh*t on this.

[SkyDancer]

Yep. Cheese Whiz, cheese in a squirt can to put on garlic Triskits, and on and on. I’m there.

[Lazamataz]

You shouldn’t. I smoked cheese for decades.

[SaveFerris]

It’s true. I saw a guy shot over cheese, once.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJhq9eq_eJg

[trisham]

Another day, another stupid study.

[Responsibility2nd]

I like cheese. Do you like cheese?

Do you like my shirt?

[VideoDoctor]

Cheese really is crack. Study reveals cheese is as addictive as drugs

SHUT DOWN WISCONSIN IMMEDIATELY! /s

[TigersEye]

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.

[Jeff Chandler]

[stephenjohnbanker]

I had to quit cold turkey when a moose ate all my cheese.

[discostu]

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.

[Army Air Corps]

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.)!”

[driftdiver]

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.

[blackdog]

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.

[Ditter]

The truth is out......... I’m addicted!

[Responsibility2nd]

I'm calling bullsh*t on this.

 

You can't say that. FR mods might delete your post. Say Bull Cheese instead.

[N. Theknow]

I hate cheese. How anyone can eat that crap is beyond me.

[SaveFerris]

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. ;)

[seawolf101]

That’s a cheesy shirt.

[Smokin' Joe]

How did you keep it lit?