An addiction rarely discussed..Yes, I have it ."SUGAR" in COOKIES AND CANDY..Should we discuss it?

[markie]

5. lots of good information on subject.....

always easier said than done... keep away from processed food but, that's why they call it addiction


https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/246273/hooked-by-michael-moss/

if you don't have a paywall...
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/books/review/hooked-michael-moss.html

HOOKED
Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions
By Michael Moss

As an entree to Michael Moss’s excellent new book, “Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions,” try this experiment. Imagine or — even better — place two bowls in front of you: one with potato chips; the other with whole walnuts. Make sure they are both good quality brands and fresh from a never-opened bag. Sample a walnut first. Enjoy how its initial slightly bitter crunch transforms into something soft, buttery, faintly woodsy. Next munch a potato chip. Its flavor is less complex than the walnut’s, but every chip instantly delivers an intense combination of salt, sugar and fat. They are so crispy you can hear them snap between your teeth, and then they miraculously dissolve into nothingness on your tongue, making you want another. And another. And another......