Why did Big Tobacco buy up food companies? It wasn't because they wanted to help people out...

Описание: Ever wonder why food is so addictive? Or why we can keep eating and eating and still want more? Turns out, there's a whole industry built around engineering food addiction that was kicked off by big tobacco.

Sources
• Philip Morris acquired General Foods in 1985
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General...
• Philip Morris bought Kraft Foods in 1988
Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...
• Philip Morris merged Kraft and General Foods into Kraft General Foods in 1990
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General...
• Philip Morris rebranded as Altria in 2003
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altria
• Bliss point: how foods are engineered for maximum addictiveness using sugar, fat, and salt
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_p...)
• Tobacco companies used their expertise in addiction to target food consumers
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellne...
• Big Tobacco helped create the modern junk food industry, according to new research
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroel...
• Sugar affects dopamine pathways in the brain similar to drugs
Source: https://www.verywellmind.com/how-suga...
• Hyperpalatable foods and the neuroscience of food addiction
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20495...
• Corporate restructuring led to food conglomerates prioritizing profit over health
Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dr...


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