The study, published in the Nature Neuroscience journal, found that when rats consumed a lot of high-fat, high-calorie food, it led to compulsive eating habits - similar to a drug addiction.
Another study that could have saved money by just asking me...or any number of overweight people.
I am sure this story is getting a lot of attention so I will not go through the details, but I will add my experience. Some of us can't eat "what we want" in moderation. My husband is always after me when I turn down foods: "Just have a little", "a bite won't hurt you."
Well, some people can have a little and then move on to the healthy alternatives. Me? When I am off the sugar, the high fat, the rich foods - I need to stay off. One taste and I am drawn back in like an alcoholic back to the bottle, like an addict back to the needle.
My friends and family frequently comment on my will power. Yes. I can be very strong minded when I am off the stuff. But don't ask me to to have just a taste. It is torture. It is why I have spent most of my life fat.
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I am the same way! If you are interested, you can read my own take on it at http://waistingtimeblog.com/2010/01/14/skinny-cows-and-other-landmines/
This seems to be a controversial and unpopular opinion. And I know that someday, I will need to learn how to handle moderation. But for now avoidance is working for me.
I'll remember that when you visit, Mama!
I'm the same way -- I can't have a bite or else I'll go nuts and eat a lot.
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