In the landmark study published in 2015 entitled “Which Foods May Be Addictive?” that I mentioned in the Low Glycemic Load section, dozens of foods were ranked based on reports of problematic, addictive-type behaviors from hundreds of individuals. The two most troublesome were high-fat, high-sugar combos: chocolate and ice cream. Most at the top of the list were high in fat, but every single one of the top fifteen was a processed food. In contrast, all the foods least likely to be associated with addictive behaviors were unprocessed. The bottom ten least-addictive foods were strawberries,
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