Fast Food Can Be as Addictive as This Illegal Drug, Expert Says

Fast Food Can Be as Addictive as This Illegal Drug, Expert Says
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You probably already know that fast food isn't one of the healthiest options, considering it's usually processed, high in calories, and often fried (we're looking at you, french fries and onion rings). Despite knowing its unhealthy aspects, it may feel nearly impossible to turn down your favorite fast-food spot as you're driving by… and that's not entirely your fault.
Michael Moss, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, reveals in his book
Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions that fast-food can be just as addictive as heroin. If you're wondering how this is possible, Moss breaks it down: While heroin relies on morphine to draw out the addictive nature of the drug, fast-food turns to simpler elements like fat, salt, and sugar, all of which have the same impact on us once we take a bite. (Related: 17 Seriously Scary Side Effects of Eating Fast Food)

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