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Food Addiction · From the archive

Food Addictions: Meat, Chocolate & Sugar

Neal Barnard MD discusses the science behind food additions. Willpower is not to blame: chocolate, cheese, meat, and sugar release opiate-like substances.

September 4, 2012
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Food Addiction, from the archive

Neal Barnard MD discusses the science behind food additions. Willpower is not to blame: chocolate, cheese, meat, and sugar release opiate-like substances.

Originally published September 4, 2012 on GreenMedTV.

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Research on SugarResearch on Cocoa
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