'Betcha can't eat just one!". It's more that a slogan; it's an intentional ploy to make them irresistible, but bring with it the obesity and other health challenges that come from high fat diets.
Body’s natural marijuana-like chemicals make fatty foods hard to resist
UCI study helps explain why potato chips, french fries are complicit in weight gain
— Irvine, Calif., July 04, 2011 —
Recent studies have revealed potato chips and french fries to be the worst contributors to weight gain — and with good reason. Have you ever wondered why you can’t eat just one chip or a single fry? It’s not just the carbohydrates at fault.
UC Irvine researchers Daniele Piomelli, Nicholas DiPatrizio and colleagues found that fats in these foods make them nearly irresistible and trigger a surprising biological mechanism that likely drives our gluttonous behavior. The apparent culprit? Natural marijuana-like chemicals in the body called endocannabinoids. Read on.
Ah, what a world we live in.
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