Selling Addiction: Practice Makes Perfect
A telltale sign of hyper-processing is that people tend to eat the stuff fast, and the instantaneous delivery of reward molecules to the human system, especially the brain, seems to be an important facet of the irresistibility.
The Social Component of Addiction
Psychological researchers throw down the gauntlet in The Lancet on the social component of addiction.
Especially Sugar and Wheat
More evidence for the addictive quality of food-based opioid sensitivity is that deprivation can cause severe withdrawal symptoms, including depression, mood swings, and even a worsening of digestive tract problems.
More About the Unwanted Inheritance
The latest research confirms that epigenetic changes are involved in substance use disorders. It would not be surprising to find them accountable for most of what we characterize as addiction.
The Medial Habenula and Addiction
A trio of studies look at the medial habenula, a region in the brain associated with addiction, depression, and compulsive behavior.
The Unwanted Inheritance — Epigenetics and Addiction
This does not necessarily imply that genes are affected, bhe proclivity for addictive substances can be passed on from parent to child.