6/25/2023 0 Comments Salt sugar fat![]() There is the flavor burst to the salt itself, but it also serves as a preservative so foods can stay on the shelves for months.Īfter all your research, do you believe these foods can be considered “addictive?” is this miracle ingredient that solves all of their problems. It rushes right to the same pleasure centers of the brain that sugar does, but fat is carrying twice as many calories, so it is more problematic from an obesity standpoint. When it came to fat, it was the amazing role of what the industry calls the “mouth feel.” That’s the warm, gooey taste of cheese, or the bite into a crisp fried chicken that you get. The optimum amount of sugar in a product became known as the “bliss point.” Food inventors and scientists spend a huge amount of time formulating the perfect amount of sugar that will send us over the moon, and send products flying off the shelves. Moss: One of the things that really surprised me was how concerted and targeted the effort is by food companies to hit the magical formulation. ![]() It’s pretty widely known that sugary cereals and Cheese Whiz are not good for you. Here are excerpts from his Q&A with Time: ![]() Moss discusses how we became so dependent on processed food. The average American eats 33 pounds of cheese and 70 pounds of sugar a year, and health experts say those trends triggered the obesity epidemic. In his new book, "Salt Sugar Fat," New York Times reporter Michael Moss investigates the $1 trillion processed food industry. ![]()
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