The science of junk food

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The science of junk food

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This is an amazing read. A good look into how mainstream food gets you in with their 'perfectly desirable' food. It is designed to make you want to eat more, as getting an existing purchaser to overconsume is cheaper than trying to get new people to buy your product.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magaz ... l?hp&_r=4&

I'm expecting to see this story picked up all over the place....
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Maybe I should have read the article, but that's kind of a no-brainer, isn't it? Who on earth would want to design a food product that encouraged consumers to buy less of it? That would be counterproductive.

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