What is that food you can't get enough of? We all have some ingredient that we love and that, if we could, we would never stop consuming. It turns out that doctors and experts tell us that there are indeed edible products that can cause narcotic effects and can become an addiction. It all depends on personal tastes, but you will probably find some of the following in your list of favorites. Here is our top 5: the most addictive ingredients in the world.

Pasta and bread

Did you always say a delicious fettucine or, instead, a bit of sweet bread to eat every morning? It’s not uncommon; according to recent studies, the carbohydrates found in these products promote the secretion of dopamine, a natural substance that produces pleasure and happiness in individuals. It's no wonder we always want more.

Cilantro pasta

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Potato chips

The dependence on salt has both a physical and a psychological component, similar to the consumption of alcohol or cigarettes. The salt found in these fried foods gives us instant pleasure and plays with some of the most sensitive taste buds, making it a pleasurable experience that we always want to repeat.

Baked potatoes

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Chocolate

In all its glory, this delicious product secretes serotonin in the brain, the substance that is also responsible for good mood and sexual desire. It’s a fact that eating chocolate makes you happier, so it’s not just about the incredible taste, but a much more complex physiological reaction.

Moist chocolate cake

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Sugar

Many of the packaged products we eat today contain sugar, and this is dangerous because the body has a way of converting it into insulin, giving us energy and thus providing an instant boost. We all love that energetic feeling, but we can become overly accustomed to it and start needing more and more sugar to get the same effect.

Red velvet cake

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Cheese

It is well known that a study was conducted on cheese in 1981, which found that cow's milk tested positive for low levels of morphine. Yes, that substance that mitigates pain and gives us a pleasurable feeling. Our body, just like that of cows, can naturally produce morphine, but consuming more than necessary daily can make us addicted to its effect.

Tomato and cheese bruschetta

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