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In reply to the discussion: Processed foods are a much bigger health problem than we thought [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)13. Saw a scientist on tv (60 Minutes or something). He had worked in the chips industry.
He said the chips are made to make you want more, and therefore, they sell more chips. That's why "you can't eat just one."
I suspect this is the case with a lot of processed foods. I don't know what they do to it, but I think salt and sugar have a quality that makes you want more. But the manufacturers use a cocktail of chemicals.
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I started the Keto diet about 2 months ago, and one thing I noticed after about a week or two is
smirkymonkey
Jun 2019
#28
High Fructose Corn Syrup would be banned if our government cared even a little about our health
Calculating
Jun 2019
#10
I worked in Quality Control for a major Pharmaceutical company for over 35 years
patphil
Jun 2019
#20
Saw a scientist on tv (60 Minutes or something). He had worked in the chips industry.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#13
Glyphosate is in all our food, but it's usually in smaller amts in organic food
womanofthehills
Jun 2019
#34
Been doing for 30 yrs. I think I know how it works with Obesity & article obliquely confirms
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2019
#26
I remember in University studying Agriculture(which is a STEM program dammit!)
GulfCoast66
Jun 2019
#35