Introduction
There are foods that are hard to resist. The temptation to continue eating them, even in considerable quantities and without stopping, becomes impossible to manage. And it is not a question of a mental addiction , therefore of willpower , but of chemical and organic characteristics that determine the strong dependence on these foods.
The most common examples, belonging to the category of “foods designed to be addictive”, are pizza , ice cream , french fries and fast food .
From a nutritional point of view, these are foods defined as “doping” because it is precisely difficult to desist from their consumption. They generally contain large percentages of salt , sugar and fat , often together.
Many of these foods, in fact, are both sweet and savory. Why do we continue to eat these foods, often in an uncontrolled way, even if we are well aware of the unhealthiness for the body? Because they are a comfort, and they act gratifyingly.