1557: How Food Is Engineered to Make You Addicted & Fat with Michael Moss
Channel: Mind Pump Show
Date: 2021-05-20

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01:00 - What led him down the path of the addictive properties of food?
03:23 - Why it’s not so much that we are addicted to food, but how these companies have changed the definition of food in a way that our biology and genetics haven’t had a chance to catch up.
05:53 - The science behind how heavily processed foods hijack our brain. 
09:00 - The allure of the ‘mouth feel’. 
10:27 - The hidden dangers of empty calories.
12:26 - The money that goes into research development to attract us to these foods. 
14:16 - The fascinating language these processed food companies use to market their products. 
17:52 - How what you eat at a young age shapes your food palate. 
20:45 - How the ‘wanting’ drives our actions.
24:50 - Why addiction is something that happens on a spectrum. 
29:57 - The emerging growth of the obesity epidemic outside the US. 
31:42 - Do these executives have misgivings on the addictive products they create? 
33:53 - The startling factors that manipulate our desires.
37:48 - The beauty of salt. 
41:03 - The moment the tobacco guys became alarmed about the food guys.
43:42 - Does he support regulations of heavily processed foods? 
50:50 - Do children have a higher ‘bliss point’ than adults? 
53:00 - His concerns surrounding artificial sweeteners.
58:05 - The techniques behind repetition to build habits. 
01:01:13 - Has he gotten any push back from these food companies? 
01:02:52 - The ways the industry is exploiting our efforts of regaining control. 
01:07:15 - The guys recap the highlights of their conversation with Michael Moss. 

Featured Guest

Michael Moss
https://www.mossbooks.us/

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