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Fatty Foods May Cause Cocaine-Like Addiction

WrongSizeGlass writes "A new study in rats suggests that high-fat, high-calorie foods affect the brain in much the same way as cocaine and heroin. The rats that gorged themselves on the human food quickly became obese."

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  1. Re:That happens when its BOTH high-fat and high-ca by commodore64_love · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    >>> It also has a yummy crunch texture when properly prepared

    I HATE crunchy bacon. Went to a friend's house and the difference in how he prepared the bacon, and how I prepared it was striking. I hang my bacon on a kind of "tray" and then nuke it in the microwave so the fat drips off. He threw a bunch of bacon in a pan and let it fry it its own juices.

    What came out was so fatty I almost threw up. Yuck.

    BTW if you like bacon and want a healtier alternative, try turkey bacon. Tastes the same (smoke flavored), but has almost no fat. And you can eat it with your cholesterol-free Egg Beaters. ;-)
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    >>>like a carnivore potato chip.

    I recently tried Lays Baked potato chips. They were so bland. I suppose they are a healthier alternative to the saturated fat found in normal potato chips, but still need some work. I prefer the fat-free Pringles.

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