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[–] Devial@discuss.online 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Because fat and sugar are drugs. People don't usually think of them like drugs, because of the widely accepted, but very wrong, attitude that only illegal substances can be drugs. Sugar, fat, caffeine, alcohol or tobacco are all drugs. They all trigger a desirable chemical reaction in your brain, and all have addictive potential. At least 2 or 3 of them are also significantly more harmful to you than several types of actually illegal drugs.

And in general, though perhaps most strongly for drugs, many people suffer from the cognitive bias of "illegal=bad & legal=good. Automatically and by default"

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

When I was a kid, I heard two unsubstantiated rumors about McDonald's food:

  1. It used kangaroo meat (not sure why this was a claim)
  2. It mixed in nicotine (to make the food more addictive)

I doubt that either are true, but if the latter were maybe it would answer your question.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They don't mix in nicotine, no need for all of that when MSG exists. They do mix in MSG to the meats and cheeses. Pretty much all fast food does, because it makes it addictive, and tasty.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

When I was a kid, I don't think I knew what MSG was, so this reasoning would have been lost on me.

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[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I don't get it.

I've tried McDonalds food.

It's more expensive than much better alternatives, it doesn't look good, and it tastes worse, like the cheapest ultraprocessed crap you can find in the kind of budget supermarket that only carries foreign brands you've never heard of.

I can find better and cheaper food in seedy bars I'd never willingly go to, or by buying the cheapest brands (even the good brands or fast food joints, or buying natural ingredients, wouldn't be significantly more expensive) and cooking at home.

It really boggles my mind. Is it like smoking? Do people start eating it due to peer pressure and never stop because they get addicted?

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