Why modern food can be as addictive as cigarettes
Charlotte Lytton
At some stage over the past few years you might have half-noticed the rise of salted caramel-flavoured everything – cheesecake and protein bars, truffles and probiotics.
Our taste for the stuff may not be just a fad, but biology: that “holy trinity” of sugar, salt and fat being the food formula so powerful, physiologically, that it has become a mainstay in the manufacturers’ arsenal.
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