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There is an abundance of addictive substances in every supermarket and most local shops. Not alcohol or cigarettes, although they are bad enough, but the actual 'food' we eat. Every bit of processed food contains substances to which we are addicted because of the way we evolved. Foods such as TV dinners, ready meals, canned foods, snacks, candy, ice-cream, fizzy drinks all contain this stuff. Sugar, artificial sweeteners, MSG - the list goes on. The processed food manufacturers feed our addiction and feed their bottom line. Did you know that the sweet taste of sugar and artificial sweeteners is more addictive than cocaine? I will not be surprised to learn that other tastes are just as addictive - it's part of our make-up. Our ancestors learned to seek out sweet foods for high energy, high flavor foods for nutrition and salty foods because salt was scarce. All these tastes give us pleasurable feelings, so guess what the processed food manufacturers do? They load their 'foods' with those flavours and take out the nutritional value, so we are left seeking the nutrition and eating more of their junk in an attempt to find it. The multi-national food producers have grown fat in the last few decades - along with the population. Their in-house boffins have invented all kinds of chemicals to stabilise, preserve, color and enhance the taste of nutritionally valueless junk food. We are fooled by the look and taste into thinking it's nutritious and buy it in ever increasing amounts. By clever marketing, a bean once thought to be too poisonous to eat has now become the number one 'health' food, even though it is known to be carcinogenic. Cheaply produced emulsions of vegetable oils and water are sold as a healthy alternative to butter. If it's low-fat, low sugar, anti-cholesterol, etc, it's marketed as a healthy alternative. Major food and drugs companies work in harmony to ensure maximum profits for both. The administration of drugs is geared more to the protection of the companies' profits than to public safety. Obesity or illness resulting from adverse reaction to chemicals in our food can always be treated with the latest drug - whose side effects can be treated with another. A healthy population offers little profit to either the food or drugs manufacturers. No wonder we have an obesity epidemic. 90% of the American food budget is spent on processed food. The manufacturers have learned that as long as it tastes good they can sell us practically anything because we are addicted to taste. The result is that, a short time after eating one of their tasty, calorie-filled, but nutritionally valueless meals, we feel hungry and seek out another. Just the same as Alcoholics Anonymous, the first step is to recognise that you are addicted. Are there some foods you just can't resist? The fact is that we are all addicted to some degree - it's part of our make-up. The Caveman Diet is not just about losing weight - any diet can do that. It's about adopting a healthier lifestyle and choosing to eat naturally produced food and changing your lifestyle. This life is the only one you have - better make the most of it.
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Are there some foods you are addicted to? Are you having a problem with food? The Caveman Diet can deal with your diet addiction. Stuart Hill is the author of the Caveman Diet and other lifestyle websites. He lives in Shetland, UK.
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