New research by a University of Michigan psychologist and colleagues makes the strongest case yet that ultra-processed foods—including chips, cookies, soda and other heavily engineered products—aren’t just tempting; they can actually be addictive.
New research by a University of Michigan psychologist and colleagues makes the strongest case yet that ultra-processed foods—including chips, cookies, soda and other heavily engineered products—aren’t just tempting; they can actually be addictive.
These ultra-processed foods can trigger addictive behaviors that meet the same clinical criteria used to diagnose substance-use disorders.
The authors from the fields of addiction science and nutrition argue that failure to recognize this in diagnostic systems is a dangerous oversight with grave consequences for global public health.
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