Sat, 1 Mar 1997 16:15:06, Dawn <[log in to unmask]> said:

>        (LOL) With a great sense of humor like that, how could anyone be
>ticked off at you?  :-)  I can truly see your point but there are a couple
>of factors I feel that it over looks: the psychological factors of comfort
>foods and  the nature of addiction.  Seems to me, that most people who seek
>"replacement" foods (myself included, occasionally, in that group) do so to
>seek comfort foods or to help ease their addiction to cheese.  These factors
>are psychologically based and clearly not "milk wanna be" based! :-)  By
>your point is still very valid as well.


Actually, the addiction is probably physical, not psychological. If there is
intestinal permeability, then partly digested proteins can enter the blood,
and attach to parts of the brain. One name given these peptides is
casomorphine. That is because they behave in a manner that is similar to
other opioids.

The addiction is real, and can result from the pepsin digests of milk or wheat.




Best Wishes,
Ron Hoggan   Calgary, Alberta, Canada