SPECIAL | Food addiction is real. Here's how to spot it and how to fight it.

<p>What do Oreos, Kraft Mac &amp; Cheese and Lunchables have in common? A new study says they’re all addictive. The report also found that certain hyper-palatable foods were purposefully made that way by Phillip Morris and RJ Reynolds, the two tobacco companies that used to make them. What should people do to mitigate the risk here? Dr. Neal Barnard, President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, joins The Excerpt to talk about food addiction and how people can fight it.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/30/the-excerpt-podcast-food-addiction-is-real/71753533007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>