Nervous Habits - Episode 68: WTF Is In Our Food? The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners, Fat-Replacers, and Vitamins with Journalist and Author of the End of Craving, Mark Schatzker Nervous Habits with Ricky Rosen

Nervous Habits host Ricky Rosen is joined by Author and Journalist Mark Schatzker. Mark and I explore issues including…
—Why the rate in obesity in Northern Italy is more than five times lower than in America, despite the fact that Northern Italians indulge in pastas, fried cheeses, fatty meats, and rich desserts…
—Why every diet only works for a set amount of time, then our body reverts to a set point…
—Why satiation, the feeling of being full, only happens if food is swallowed, and if food is spat out, your hunger persists…
—How artificial sweeteners, vitamins, and fat replacers in our processed foods are a major contributing factor to the obesity epidemic in America, and finally…
—Whether seeing the amount of calories next to a menu item actually lowers the amount that people eat.