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> even if maybe it isn't technically addictive Can you clarify that? Addiction isn't a black and white, it is a sliding scale. The science is pretty clear that
by Someone1234 7y ago
> even if maybe it isn't technically addictive
Can you clarify that? Addiction isn't a black and white, it is a sliding scale. The science is pretty clear that sugar has "habit forming" properties and has withdrawal (in human[0], animal[1], and population studies[2]), it is very reasonable to call it addictive unless you're using a very narrow definition.
Fatty foods are a little more complex because there's different types of fat, fat found in processed food is often combined with other ingredients (like complex carbs). What I am saying is "I don't know."
[0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666311005617 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566631...
[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666310005088 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566631...
[2] https://academic.oup.com/ajae/article-abstract/93/1/175/87150 https://academic.oup.com/ajae/article-abstract/93/1/175/8715...