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Have an addictive personality? You might want to give these foods a wide berth

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Chanté Felix by Chanté Felix
March 20, 2017
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It’s no coincidence that you you sometimes feel “addicted” to a specific food. You know the feeling you get when you’re eating a slice of pizza, generously stacked with toppings and melted cheese, that just makes you want to grab and devour another slice and another one and another one… This urge is no coincidence, it might be linked to borderline addiction.

A recent study, released by the US Library of Medicine, suggests that highly processed foods and drugs have something in common. They did a survey where they gave people a list of 35 foods and asked them to state whether they’d have trouble controlling how much of each they’d eat. 

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Processed foods (that contains added fat and refined carbohydrates) and foods with a high glycemic load (containing a lot of sugar) made it to the top of the list. Foods with a high GL proved to be the most problematic because it causes a spike in one’s blood sugar which might make it more difficult to stop eating. This is similar to the way drugs, that are highly concentrated and quickly absorbed into the system, can be more addictive than others. 

Have a look some of the most common trouble makers that made it to the top 15…

Pizza

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Celebrating #PiDay the only way I know how ????‍?? with EXTRA cheesy pizza from @ranceschicagopizza ???? SNAPCHAT: ?? PAULSFOODHAUL ??

A post shared by Food Porn Daily ?????? (@paulsfoodhaul) on Mar 14, 2017 at 3:15pm PDT

Chocolate

Second attempt at making a cake! This one is for my running club awards evening tonight! #chocolatecake #chocolateoverload #chocolate #bettycrocker #temptingchocolate #cakemix #amateur #baking #cakeporn

A post shared by Kerry Mawdsley (@cheekytwinkle) on Mar 18, 2017 at 7:43am PDT

Chips

Chipstix!!! ?????? Checkout my Snapchat ??: HungryHugh! ?? ??: Chipstix ????: @elbowsmacncheese ??: Elbows Mac N Cheese, 11405 South St, Cerritos, CA 90703 ?? @elbowsmacncheese has CHIPSTIX because let’s face it, we all need more potatoes in our lives! ????????

A post shared by A Foodie That’s Always Hungry (@hungryhugh) on Mar 22, 2017 at 5:00pm PDT

Cookies

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These Chocolate Chunk Cookies are insane! ???????? pc: @bakerbynature Love Food ?? Follow us: @foodyfetish Snapchat ??: foodyfetish

A post shared by @foodyfetish on Mar 22, 2017 at 11:02pm PDT

Ice cream

@AftersIceCream opens up in RIVERSIDE today at 9PM and the first 100 people get a FREE SHIRT ???? How bou dat? ?? SNAPCHAT: ?? PAULSFOODHAUL ??

A post shared by Food Porn Daily ?????? (@paulsfoodhaul) on Jan 28, 2017 at 1:40pm PST

French fries

Here is to not calling these things “freedom fries” ever again. That was idiotic. … … #Albuquerque #newmexico #foodphotographer #feedfeed #foodstyling #eeeeeats #f52grams #foodblogfeed #foodgawker #tastingtable #yahoofood #forkyeah #feedfeed #eater #eattheworld #foodandwine #huffposttaste #frenchfries

A post shared by Albuquerque, New Mexico (@clarkehere) on Mar 22, 2017 at 8:56am PDT

Cheeseburgers 

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WOW, 30K!!! ?????????? Thank you all for following me and my burger adventures, I really appreciate it!! Please let me know what you like and/or if there’s something you’d wish to see more of, I’m all ears?? And follow my other food account @sofiesfoodstories if you want to see the other stuff I cook. ?? and ?? / Sofie

A post shared by BURGERLAND (@burgerland) on Mar 22, 2017 at 11:46am PDT

Cereal

#fruitloops

A post shared by Prashanth Panduranga (@prashanthpanduranga) on Mar 21, 2017 at 6:57pm PDT

Fried chicken 

#friedchicken and #donuts #chicken #goodstuff #foodtrip

A post shared by Niko Dinglasan (@skaniko) on Mar 22, 2017 at 8:16pm PDT

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