What exactly is the definition of a food addict? In one survey of fifty self-described chocoholics, some said they are compelled to eat three bars a day, others just one. So, which is it? One bar or three? you’ll be asked if you’re that plaintiff, the writers said. In court, that’s called sowing doubt, which the food industry has developed into an art. Or let’s talk about the chemistry of addiction, the defense attorney might say in court. Just what part of, say, chocolate, if that’s your addiction, would you finger as being the evil chemical that causes your craving? (“The compounds in cocoa
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