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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:22 AM Original message |
Scientists claim junk food is as addictive as heroin |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
1. I can attest....do NOT get me near cheetos after a joint..... |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Do not get me near Cheetos, period--at least, not Flamin' Hot Cheetos. |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. I have had to resort to buy only the small bags one finds near the check out counter |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Portion control... |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. I see lots of destitute people in alleys looking for a Ring Ding |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
3. Anecdotally, it is for me! |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
4. Animals will seek out high-calorie food. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Pretty much |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
5. when will heroin cease to be the gold standard of addiction |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Corporate food scientists pretty much invented this research already, they just use it differently |
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phasma ex machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. +1 nt |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. So, where do I go for a McSmack? |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:37 AM Original message |
That book has been on my nightstand for several months. |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. Hahahahahahaha |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
9. Never been addicted to Heroin. But I have been to cigarettes. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I smoked 1 1/2 packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years until Jan. 2009. Stopped 'cold turkey' and the |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. They still smell good too I bet. |
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jaksavage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
10. Bar B Qued potato chips |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
11. First thought: "well no shit!" |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
16. Fascinating. But post this in GD and get flamed with a hundred self-righteous DUers... |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Yeah, the thermodynamics makes simple sense |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 12:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Thermondynamics only constrain results within certain ranges |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 01:22 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. There's a couple of people who don't understand the difference between biological systems... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-31-09 02:08 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. No kidding! n/t |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
18. I know this to be a fact when it comes to me and potato chips or Cheetos. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
21. Count junk-food addicts. Count heroin addicts. |
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