How the foods you love are engineered to be irresistible

Health | 236 hits | Mar 06 1:34 pm | Posted by: BeaverFever

Food scientists, Moss discovered, work to create an ideal “mouth feel” to their foods, striving to reach a food’s “bliss point.” That’s the point when a food’s salt, sugar and fat levels make it essentially irresistible, so that consumers can’t stop eatin

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by BeaverFever
Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:43 pm
Even more reason to have a junk food tax
by raydan
Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:54 pm
I don't do fast food and as little processed as possible. Better for my wallet and for my health. It's a win-win.
by martin14
Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:20 pm
Meh, society has been going down the shitter for a couple of decades now,
this is just another sign.

Personally, I blame the Germans.
by ShepherdsDog
Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:22 pm
yet another reason to keep pot illegal How many stoners reach for a salad or veggie sticks when they have the munchies?
by Unsound
Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:37 pm
"ShepherdsDog" said
yet another reason to keep pot illegal How many stoners reach for a salad or veggie sticks when they have the munchies?

I used to. But only cause pot made me paranoid so I'd think I was gonna have a heart attack. Veggies somehow countered that, in my mind
by ShepherdsDog
Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:58 pm
you should have picked them first....you grazing in the garden might make your neighbours suspicious

pot made me paranoid so I'd think I was gonna have a heart attack.

so why exactly did you smoke it??
by Unsound
Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:59 pm
Seemed like a good idea. That's also why I don't anymore.
by bootlegga
Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:08 pm
"BeaverFever" said
Even more reason to have a junk food tax

A junk food tax is win-win - it's doesn't restrict personal choice and potentially provides funding to deal with the consequences of high fat/salt/sugar diets.