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AWDTurboLuvr 02-20-2013 01:18 PM

The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food
 
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/ma...ewanted=1&_r=0

Under his leadership, General Mills had overtaken not just the cereal aisle but other sections of the grocery store. The company’s Yoplait brand had transformed traditional unsweetened breakfast yogurt into a veritable dessert. It now had twice as much sugar per serving as General Mills’ marshmallow cereal Lucky Charms. And yet, because of yogurt’s well-tended image as a wholesome snack, sales of Yoplait were soaring, with annual revenue topping $500 million. Emboldened by the success, the company’s development wing pushed even harder, inventing a Yoplait variation that came in a squeezable tube — perfect for kids. They called it Go-Gurt and rolled it out nationally in the weeks before the C.E.O. meeting. (By year’s end, it would hit $100 million in sales.)

It's a longer read for some, but an important one. The part about the Lunchables hit close to me since I actually ate some of that as a kid....and it was the marketing to kids that really got to me.

noventa 02-20-2013 01:46 PM

thats not even real math.
How can you divide salt and fat by Satisfying Crunch? They are not of the same dimension. Thats likes dividing by zero. Impossible!

AWDTurboLuvr 02-20-2013 01:55 PM

Apparently, Satisfying Crunch is ~4 lbs of pressure from the mouth for the most rewarding chip.

Matlock 02-20-2013 03:02 PM

I don't know why, but chips just aren't my thing. I don't care much for them.

Gumby 02-20-2013 03:22 PM

Yikes - doritos are my #1 favourite junk food, which is significant considering that I don't normally eat junk food or snack much. Funny how they used that in the picture!

DEADBEA7 02-20-2013 03:42 PM

Add the "Being high on weed" variable and it'll multiply doze mouth feels x100000000000 :fullofwin:

CharlesInCharge 02-20-2013 06:12 PM

The real formula = MSG + MSG + MSG = mmmmhh mmmmmh good.

Dr. Russell Blaylock - MSG, Aspartame, Flavor Enhancers

watch?v=cOlOx9fZR7o

side effects = hole in brain :P

Sid Vicious 02-20-2013 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CharlesInCharge (Post 8165392)
The real formula = MSG + MSG + MSG = mmmmhh mmmmmh good.

Dr. Russell Blaylock - MSG, Aspartame, Flavor Enhancers

watch?v=cOlOx9fZR7o

side effects = hole in brain :P


That is a lie.
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drunkrussian 02-20-2013 10:16 PM

more than 14 pages of reading?! gonna need to bust out some popcorn for this

subordinate 02-20-2013 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drunkrussian (Post 8165670)
more than 14 pages of reading?! gonna need to bust out some popcorn for this

Doritos!

jack3d 02-21-2013 04:09 AM

broscience


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