People aren't binge eating apples and carrots and black beans.

So things like chips and cookies and cakes, fast foods, processed foods that have all of

these added sugars, salt, fat.

They do a couple of things.

One is that they do create this release of dopamine that gives us that moment of pleasure

and also studies show that there's something much different about these foods in terms

of how they affect our physiology and our sense of fullness.

We can just keep eating and eating and not reach a level of satiety like we do when we're

reaching for unprocessed foods.

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This is episode 40 of season 6, number 436 overall.

Billions of us right now are leading an unhealthy secret life.

Often times we're living it behind closed doors where we are stuffing ourselves well-passed

for.

We are way out of control.

We are completely unable to stop.

Even though it is uncomfortable and often times even painful.

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