Find it hard to resist pizza? Cheese may be the culprit. According to a new study from the University of Michigan, pizza and other cheesy foods rank highest on a scale of food addiction. The researchers believe that may be because cheese is rich in casein, a chemical that releases opiates when digested—not unlike drugs.
Learn more from the british Evening Standard:
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批薩令人難以抗拒？芝士可能就是個中的罪魁禍首。一項來自密歇根大學的近期研究指出，批薩以及其它芝士類食品在上癮食物排行榜上排名最高。研究人員認為，原因可能是因為芝士含有豐富的酪蛋白，當消化時，這種化學物會釋出鴉片劑，作用猶如毒品。
想了解更多，可以參閱 Evening Standard: http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/foodanddrink/cheese-triggers-the-same-part-of-the-brain-as-hard-drugs-say-scientists-a3141936.html