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hyperpalatability is insidious. Healthy foods are delicious and packed full of flavors that the vast majority of people have never had the pleasure of experiencing - because all of your palates have been utterly fried by highly refined pseudofoods that are packed full of added sugar, salt, and fat.

My biggest vice is still salt. I have mostly been doing a decent job of reigning it in, but on one occasion recently I ate a bag of chips. Then a few minutes later had a plate full of home-cooked whole grain noodles with a variety of vegetables, in a light savory sauce. It was a meal I knew should have been gourmet, but because I had just consumed significantly more salt than I was used to, I literally could not even taste what I was eating.

Food is very much like drugs. There is a real addiction to it, but if you can work through the difficult beginning stages and commit to getting and keeping the junk out of your life, it becomes all upsides. Longer lifespan, better "healthspan" (ie., less suffering and chronic disease), and contrary to popular belief, food becomes more enjoyable.