the tenth Oreo just as much as the first. And
we never stop wanting more because even
though we’ve eaten plenty of calories, our
bodies know that we are still seriously lacking
in nutrition. So we eat the whole darn package
because satiety can’t be fooled.
In the case of Oreos, the only reason to
stop eating is when our bellies are physically
full, and we realize we’re about to make
ourselves sick from overconsumption.
Those aren’t brakes at all—that’s just an
emergency ejection seat.LET US SUMMARIZE
These scientifically designed
foods artificially concentrate
highly palatable flavors (sweet,
fatty, and salty) that stimulate our
pleasure centers with a far bigger
“hit” than we could ever get from