Some foods can be addictive.
Russian nutritionist Elena Solomatina warned about this.
The expert named addictive products in a conversation with the publication “Lenta.ru” .
What foods are addictive?
Firstly, dependence on coffee and other caffeinated drinks can develop.
Caffeine is an antagonist of adenosine, which calms the nervous system.
The more caffeine enters the body, the more adenosine is produced.
As a result, a person drinks coffee, but it no longer helps, and they have to drink more and more, ” the nutritionist explained.
Secondly, sugar is addictive, especially when combined with fat.
This combination, Solomatina noted, is found not only in desserts, but also in fast food.
As the expert explained, in response to the intake of sugar and fat, the body releases large amounts of the happiness hormone dopamine.
However, this is a “short” dopamine, and after a short time the body begins to demand new portions.
There may also be an addiction to salt: it dulls the taste buds, as a result of which a person has a worse sense of taste.
