tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post704274980374856896..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Damian Thompson, New Puritan Sugar AddictUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-58049257514855943952012-10-01T19:18:48.856+01:002012-10-01T19:18:48.856+01:00Hі to eνery singlе onе, it's really a pleasant...Hі to eνery singlе onе, it's really a pleasant for me to visit this web site, it consists of priceless Information.<br /><i>Also see my page</i> :: <b><a href="http://howcanilosefat.com/rapid-weight-loss-diets-mouth-watering-low-carb-diet-menu/" rel="nofollow">Mouth-Watering Low Carb Diet Menu</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-84668597420326466012012-05-20T09:31:09.759+01:002012-05-20T09:31:09.759+01:00Sugar can help make you a sweeter person, research...Sugar can help make you a sweeter person, researchers claim<br /><br />"The report said: The findings suggest a link between glucose levels and the expression of prejudice and the use of stereotypes"<br /><br />"They believe that sweet drinks give people a sugar rush that helps supply the brain with the fuel needed to suppress outspoken opinions"<br /><br />"Those who had drunk the sugary drink used far fewer stereotypes in their essays than those who had the artificial sweetener, leading to a theory that people can use restraint to keep objectionable thoughts to themselves when they have higher amounts of glucose in their body."<br /><br />"Because self-control depends on processes that consume glucose as an energy source, people who have lower levels of blood glucose may be more likely to express prejudice" <br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3176128/Sugar-makes-you-sweeter.html<br /><br />Makes sense to me.<br /><br />RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-18585307992693627842012-05-19T23:35:41.317+01:002012-05-19T23:35:41.317+01:00Ah, so restauranteur is better than doctor on the ...Ah, so restauranteur is better than doctor on the public health front? And maybe read this blog and find out what a New Puritan is?Simon Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586896340482296341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-15898986187267604632012-05-19T18:44:54.262+01:002012-05-19T18:44:54.262+01:00And who is this "doctor" I'm quoting...And who is this "doctor" I'm quoting, eh? Read the article again. It says "restaurateur", not "doctor". <br /><br />Read the book, and you'll find I'm not a new Puritan, whatever that is. <br /><br />Damian ThompsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-60773472121914729242012-05-19T17:50:30.360+01:002012-05-19T17:50:30.360+01:00Ugh. I'm off to eat a chocolate muffin.Ugh. I'm off to eat a chocolate muffin.Frances Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399390283774592713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-55472376580359707312012-05-19T17:20:21.560+01:002012-05-19T17:20:21.560+01:00Some people are very easily led.
How the Food Ma...Some people are very easily led.<br /><br /><br />How the Food Makers Captured Our Brains <br /><br />June 22, 2009 <br /><br />"As head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. David A. Kessler served two presidents and battled Congress and Big Tobacco. But the Harvard-educated pediatrician discovered he was helpless against the forces of a chocolate chip cookie.<br /><br />In an experiment of one, Dr. Kessler tested his willpower by buying two gooey chocolate chip cookies that he didn’t plan to eat. At home, he found himself staring at the cookies, and even distracted by memories of the chocolate chunks and doughy peaks as he left the room. He left the house, and the cookies remained uneaten. Feeling triumphant, he stopped for coffee, saw cookies on the counter and gobbled one down.<br /><br />“Why does that chocolate chip cookie have such power over me?” Dr. Kessler asked in an interview. “Is it the cookie, the representation of the cookie in my brain? I spent seven years trying to figure out the answer.”<br /><br />The result of Dr. Kessler’s quest is a fascinating new book, “The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite” (Rodale).<br /><br />During his time at the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Kessler maintained a high profile, streamlining the agency, pushing for faster approval of drugs and overseeing the creation of the standardized nutrition label on food packaging. <br /><br /><b>But Dr. Kessler is perhaps best known for his efforts to investigate and regulate the tobacco industry, and his accusation that cigarette makers intentionally manipulated nicotine content to make their products more addictive</b>."<br /><br /><br />"When it comes to stimulating our brains, Dr. Kessler noted, individual ingredients aren’t particularly potent. But by combining fats, sugar and salt in innumerable ways, food makers have essentially tapped into the brain’s reward system, creating a feedback loop that stimulates our desire to eat and leaves us wanting more and more even when we’re full.<br /><br />Dr. Kessler isn’t convinced that food makers fully understand the neuroscience of the forces they have unleashed, but food companies certainly understand human behavior, taste preferences and desire. In fact, he offers descriptions of how restaurants and food makers manipulate ingredients to reach the aptly named “bliss point.”<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/health/23well.html<br /><br /><br />Déjà vu<br /><br /><br />US ruling turns smokers into junkies - 1994<br /><br />"Nicotine is addictive, a panel of experts on drug abuse decided last week. The decision leaves the door open for the US Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco as it does other addictive substances.<br /><br />Over the past few months, the FDA's commissioner, David Kessler, has been campaigning for tobacco to be regulated in the same way as many other drugs.<br /><br />To do so legally, he must demonstrate that nicotine is a powerful drug, and that the tobacco companies depend on nicotine's addictiveness to keep smokers smoking."<br />http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14319381.300-us-ruling-turns-smokers-into-junkies.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com