BBC SCIENCE FOCUS MAGAZINE COLLECTION 45
IT’S COMMON TO HEAR PEOPLE DESCRIBE THEMSELVES
AS ‘CHOCOHOLICS’, OR SAY THEY’RE ‘HOOKED’
ON A PARTICUL AR FIZZY DRINK. BUT IS IT REALLY
POSSIBLE TO BE ADDICTED TO FOOD?
words by LILIAN ANEKWE
Are
cookies
as addictive
as cocaine?
BBC SCIENCE FOCUS MAGAZINE COLLECTION 45
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SHUTTERSTOCK
Discover more about
addiction in The
Chemistry of Addiction
bbc.co.uk/programmes/
b009wdhd