Science Questions

In the Western world we seem more addicted to food than anything else. Cigarettes seem to suppress hunger, and this appears to be a big attraction, especially for young women. Trevor

Indeed, there's quite a lot of evidence that high fat foods have effects on some of the same brain systems as certain addictive drugs. It is also true that cigarettes are anorexic agents - not that long ago cigarettes were prescribed to reduce appetite and assist in weight loss.

January 2005