“You don’t understand, I think I’m seriously addicted to chocolate!”

Sound familiar?

No matter how painful an urge becomes (such as when I’m on a diet, walking past a Cold Stone Creamery, or trying to eat just one Dove ice cream bar), I never actually believe there’s something chemically wrong with my brain when it comes to sweets. I mean, I can’t really be addicted, can I?

Actually…I might be.

The Guardian recently released a study that claims “the pleasure centers of chocolate lovers’ brains [light] up more strongly in response to the food than those who are less partial.”

Which basically means: to some of us, chocolate is like coke. Read More »