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All About YOU: Are Some Foods Addictive?

Like smoking or certain drugs, foods can become addictive by boosting feel-good hormones in your brain. What food has qualities least similar to that of an addictive drug?

a. The #2 value meal with a large Coke and a chocolate shake
b. Peanuts
c. Potatoes
d. Sugary cereals

Peanuts.

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17 of 17 people found this helpful.
8/15/2008 5:45:49 PM

"Nuts can theoretically get stuck in those little pouches in your colon that are indicative of diverticulosis, but nuts don't actually cause it. In fact, there's never been a case where nuts have been implicated as the perpetrator. The real culprit is not having enough fibert & water in your diet" (from YOU: THE OWNERS' MANUAL) 
lemon-drop
20 of 22 people found this helpful.
8/12/2008 4:53:36 PM

The most effective anti-depressant is sweat. 
MoxieMama1
15 of 16 people found this helpful.
8/12/2008 5:20:29 AM

Persons with diverticulitis or diverticula need to be especially aware of eating peanuts or any kind of nut because small pieces can get caught and cause great irritation. I have to admit I still eat all kinds of nuts, but I also drink volumes of water, presuming that helps keep things clear and moving. 
Purry-Como
40 of 41 people found this helpful.
8/10/2008 11:21:28 PM

The only problems with peanuts are most people eat them salted, not good if you have to watch your salt intake; and peanuts are one of the most heavily pesticided foods. 
Trevia
49 of 51 people found this helpful.
8/8/2008 8:13:43 AM

After strugglin for years to take off weight and keep it off, I had become a little depressed. I stopped caring, or at least that's what I told myself. Recently, I decided that no matter what the weight loss results were, I was going to start living healthy again. I am not depressed anymore, and just recently received my yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do. In my former way of thinking, I could not have done this because I was just too fat. I have only lost about 4 pounds in 7 months, but I can do things I couldn't do before, like the splits. These seemingly minor accomplishments mean the world to me. Best of all I am showing my kids how to be healthy and how to overcome. That makes me want to do it even more. I guess my advice is don't look at what isn't happening, look at what is and don't give up! 
Rochelle3395
42 of 44 people found this helpful.
5/2/2008 6:13:07 AM

Eliptical machines rock! As a Graves disease person(thyroid disease) it always seems next to impossible to lose weight. I decided to stop letting the disease be my excuse and start living again! I work out 6-8 times every week. using the eliptical as a big part along with free weights! 
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