Do you love cheese You may be "cheese"!

Are you something you can't avoid tempting to eat cheese whenever you can? Do you like absolutely all types of cheese? You may be a cheesy!

Cheese, an addictive food

Cheese addiction, whether Swiss, Manchego, Roquefort, Brie, Cheddar , parmesan or gorgonzola, is very similar to that caused by chocolate or coffee.

Like other dairy products, cheese contains a protein called casein , which when mixed With our gastric juices, it generates a chemical reaction that causes casomorphine , a substance that belongs to the morphine and opiates family.

Casomorphine is the culprit for addiction to cheese, when provoking us a feeling of relaxation and well-being , very similar to the one we feel when we release endorphins.

Do you love cheese You may be

But why do all dairy products contain That substance we do not become addicted to milk? This is because the cheese has a much higher concentration of these proteins and its manufacturing process is based on the coagulation of the milk casein to then ripen and dry it.

Keep in mind that casomorphine is a component that we eat from our birth through breast milk, generating well-being and tranquility.Therefore, the universal custom of take a glass of milk before bed to fall asleep.

Also, although casomorphine is addictive, its effect is ten times lower than morphine.

Pizza with cheese, the most addictive food

A recent study by the University of Michigan compared the addiction to cheese and other foods with the effects that generate certain drugs in the body such as alcohol and tobacco.

The study, published by USNational Librar and of Medicine, has been based on the presumed addictive effects caused by some foods and on what substances cause them.

To do this, they chose 500 students to discover which was the most addictive food for them. The result? Pizza with cheese .

Do you love cheese You may be

" This study provides preliminary evidence that not all meals are equally involved in addictive food behavior, and that highly processed foods could share characteristics with drug abuse , ”they explained.

According to specialists, we look forward to eating cheese by pure survival instinct by wanting to eat food with large amounts of animal fat and, of course, due to the effects of casomorphine.

In any case, the key remains to maintain an equlibrated diet and try not to eat too much no food, not even cheese, no matter how much we want it.

If you are a cheese, you will surely like «the most curious cheeses in the world«.

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