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Showing Original Post only (View all)What's your favorite kind of cheese? [View all]
http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/cheese-triggers-the-same-part-of-brain-as-hard-drugs-study-finds-a6707011.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Mentallfloss&utm_campaign=MentallflossCheese contains a chemical found in addictive drugs, scientists have found.
The team behind the study set out to pin-point why certain foods are more addictive than others.
Using the Yale Food Addiction Scale, designed to measure a persons dependence on, scientists found that cheese is particularly potent because it contains casein.
The substance, which is present in all dairy products, can trigger the brains opioid receptors which are linked to addiction....
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Spinach, sprinkle of feta, sliced hard boiled eggs w/sherry viniagrette - right with you.
sarge43
Sep 2016
#16
You must make your own vinaigrette because I don't see it's offered in stores.
ailsagirl
Sep 2016
#65
Gruyere w/fresh mushrooms on sourdough ... the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich.
eppur_se_muova
Sep 2016
#36
Most cheese made from raw milk can't be imported to the US or sold across state lines
Major Nikon
Sep 2016
#33
You can say the same thing about spinach, melons, ice cream, apples, bean sprouts,...
Major Nikon
Sep 2016
#35