Cheese is addictive as drugs, study finds

Research by University of Michigan finds love of pizza is largely because of cheese addiction

Cheese does not only taste good but, according to a study published by the US Library of Medicine, addictive.

Researchers at the University of Michigan asked 500 students to complete a questionnaire to identify food cravings.

It found that pizza was the most addictive food of all according to those who completed the survey, known as the Yale Food Addiction Scale.

The first batch of students identified foods higher in fat as the most addictive and the second came to the same conclusion about food which had been processed.

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It led researchers to conclude that the more processed and fatty food was, the more

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