Journalism of Courage
Soda with caffeine: Soda’s combination of sugar or high-fructose corn syrup, with caffeine, is the perfect addictive recipe. (Source: Thinkstock Images)
French fries: The salt in those fried potato sticks is precisely what keeps us hooked, and always wanting more. (Source: Thinkstock Images)
Ice cream: It is also full of fat, calories, sugar, and often the addictive high-fructose corn syrup. (Source: Thinkstock Images)
Processed baked goods: Eating just one Oreo seems like it is just not an option. Studies show an ingredient in many baked goods – high-fructose corn syrup, can actually cause reactions similar to those made by drug abuse. (Source: Thinkstock Images)
Potato chips: Potato chips are high in salt and fat. When we bite into a greasy, fatty potato chip, our nerve endings send signals, which travel up to the pleasure center of our brains. We eventually overload the pleasure center, and crash. Then, we want more, more, more. (Source: Thinkstock Images)
