Released industry documents revealed that tobacco companies applied their addiction-enhancement techniques to ultra-processed food subsidiaries. A review of nearly 300 studies across 36 countries found these foods meet scientific criteria for addictive substances, triggering dopamine release similar to nicotine and alcohol. 14% of adults and 15% of children meet clinical criteria for ultra-processed food addiction using the Yale Food Addiction Scale.
Ultra-processed foods are engineered to be addictive using techniques borrowed from the tobacco industry
βThe food industry is deliberately engineering products to be addictive, using the same science that made cigarettes addictive.β
π The Receipts
βοΈ The Record, Side by Side
What they said vs. what the evidence shows
βThe concept of food addiction is not supported by sufficient scientific evidence. People can choose what they eat.β
β Food Industry Trade Groups Β· Jan 2015
π They Laughed At Us
βThe concept of food addiction is not supported by sufficient scientific evidence. People can choose what they eat.β
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