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The Hacking of the American Mind

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by Robert H. Lustig

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  INDEX

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  Page numbers in italics indicate figures.

  ackee fruit, 87–88

  action (regulation mode, dopamine and serotonin), 52–53, 105

  action, marketing. See hedonic marketing platform (Eyal)

  “acute” love (Earp), 39–40

  addiction, 2, 69–93

  alcohol, 47, 72, 73, 74–75, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85–86, 86–87, 90, 91, 92

  anxiety and, 62, 75

  cortisol and, 70

  dopamine and, 40, 47, 55–57, 69, 70, 72, 73–74, 75, 76, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 87, 130

  dopamine-cortisol-serotonin connection, 140, 142, 144, 146, 147, 147

  Four Cs of Contentment, 225, 232, 251, 256, 264, 266, 267, 273, 274, 275, 281, 282

  hacking of the American mind, 2, 7, 9, 10, 13, 159, 162–63, 183, 184, 187, 188, 196, 206, 210

  love, 39–41

  neuroscience, 32, 34

  obesity and, 80

  processed food, 87–89

  reward and, 25, 46

  serotonin and, 97, 112–13, 115, 117, 119, 120, 129–30, 131

  sleep and, 72

  stress and, 65

  sugar, 72, 80, 82, 83, 84, 87–89, 89–92, 202, 282

  See also alcohol; dependence; dopamine; neuroscience; pleasure; sugar; tolerance; withdrawal

  addiction transfer, 80–83, 232

  adrenal glands, 60, 63

  adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), 144

  Affair to Remember, An (movie), 39

  African-Americans, 61, 107, 153, 268, 271

  agape, 37

  agitated depression, 99, 99

  agony of ecstasy. See reward

  Agricultural Adjustment Act, 183

  Albert Heijn grocery chain (Netherlands), 276

  alcohol

  addiction, 47, 72, 73, 74–75, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85–86, 86–87, 90, 91, 92

  dopamine-cortisol-serotonin connection, 140, 146

  Four Cs of Contentment, 226, 232, 270

  hacking of the American mind, 9, 10, 25, 155, 159, 165, 181, 188–89, 200, 201, 202, 208, 209

  neuroscience, 29, 34

  serotonin and, 112, 117, 119

  See also addiction

  alpha male, 64–65

  altruism, 243–46, 248, 249

  altruistic punishment, 244

  Alzheimer’s disease, 128, 129, 206

  amygdala, 30, 31, 31, 62–63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 143, 145, 181, 210, 228, 251, 252, 256, 258

  See also cortisol

  anandamide, 33, 62, 134

  Anderson, Jack, 179

  anhedonia, 194

  animal studies, 11, 36, 102–3

  antidepressants,
53, 55, 99, 99, 100, 103, 105, 106, 108, 122, 139, 140, 263

  antipsychotics, 49, 49, 53–54, 227

  anxiety

  addiction and, 62, 75

  dopamine-cortisol-serotonin connection, 137, 142, 146

  Four Cs of Contentment, 223, 225, 234, 239, 241, 247, 251, 255, 259–60, 263

  hacking of the American mind, 163–64, 179, 189, 193–94, 196, 197, 210

  neuroscience, 33, 34, 35, 37

  serotonin and, 100, 105, 107, 112, 115, 116, 117, 129, 134–35

  See also stress

  apoptosis, 71, 72, 74

  apps, 265–66

  Archer Daniels Midland, 183

  Aristotle, 8, 19, 23–24, 24, 160, 168

  artificial sweeteners, 278–79

  Aspiration Index, 239

  atheism, 226

  “Attack on the American Free Enterprise System” (Powell), 178

  Avena, Nicole, 88

  aversion to harm, 245

  Awakenings (movie), 79

  “bad trips” (hallucinogens), 111–12, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 223, 224

  Baha’i faith, 20, 224

  balance of power (individual vs. corporation), 175–85, 186, 239–41

  bariatric surgery, 80–81

  Beck Anxiety Inventory, 193–94

  Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), 101

  beef, 125–27

  behavioral disorders, 54, 55

  behaviors, addiction, 76, 77–79

  Bellotti, First National Bank of Boston v., 180

  bell-shaped curve, dopamine, 34, 48–51, 49, 53, 55, 59, 64, 67

  Ben-Shahar, Tal, 22

  Bentham, Jeremy, 23–24

  beta-endorphin, 56, 58, 263

  big belly (visceral) fat, 261, 262, 263, 264, 271

  big butt (subcutaneous) fat, 261, 271

  Bill of Rights, 176, 177

  bingeing, 76, 86, 88, 91, 128, 138, 141, 194, 255, 274

  biochemistry and behavior, 2, 5, 6–7, 10–11, 14, 25, 26–27, 29, 34, 36, 37, 120–21, 137, 173–74

  bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), 105

  “black hat” hacking, 3

  Blankfein, Lloyd, 186

  blood-brain barrier, 104, 123, 124

  Board of Education, Brown v., 178

  body mass index (BMI), 66, 247, 262

  boiling point, sugar raising, 270

  Bok, Derek, 165

  Bosch, Hieronymus, 17

  brain, 28–32, 29, 30, 31

  See also neuroscience; specific parts of the brain

  brain food (omega-3s), 132–35, 136, 137, 238, 274, 275

  Brando, Marlon, 72

  Brave New World (Huxley), 285

  Brent, Sarah, 158, 159

  Brown, Kantar Millward, 190–91

  brown, sugar turning foods, 269–70

  Brown v. Board of Education, 178

  Buckley v. Valeo, 179–80, 185

  Buddhism, 20, 171, 224, 258

  bulk, sugar adding, 269

  bullying, 195

  Bush, George H. W., 248

  Butz, Earl, 183

  Cabaret (musical), 45

  caffeine, 9, 74, 82, 83, 90, 91–92, 124, 145, 187, 200, 253, 275

  “calorie is a calorie,” 277, 278

  campaign spending, 179–80, 185

  Campbell, William, 76

  cancer, 13, 39, 71, 115, 116, 119, 126, 161, 178, 189, 202, 204, 207, 209, 210, 267, 284

  Candler, Asa, 82

  cannabis. See marijuana

  Capra, Frank, 181

  Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (Bernières), 39

  carbonation, 81, 82

  Cargill, 183

  Carhart-Harris, Robin, 118

  Carnival (musical), 45

  Carson, Rachel, 177

  Case, Anne, 155

  casino model, health insurance, 201, 214

  catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT), 52, 52, 55, 245–46

  Caucasians, 61, 107, 154, 268

  causative studies vs. correlation, 11–12, 129, 130, 145, 193, 227, 240, 257, 268

  CBI receptor, 33, 34, 62, 133–34, 164

  cell death, 70–71, 139

  cell phones, 192–95, 197, 198, 257, 264, 266

  Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission, 180–81

  cerebral cortex, 30, 30, 41

  charity, benefits of, 248–49

  Chetty, Raj, 154, 206

  children, 1–2, 67–68, 154, 187–88

  China, 85, 194, 246–47, 264, 272

  Christianity, 20, 224, 226

  Churchill, Winston, 153, 248

  CIA, 112

  cigarettes. See smoking; tobacco

  citalopram (Celexa), 100, 106, 245

  Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 175–76, 179, 180

  Civil War, 81, 82

  C.K., Louis, 235

  clearance (regulation mode, dopamine and serotonin), 54–55, 106

  Coates, John, 198

  Coca-Cola, 81–83, 186–87, 190, 276, 277, 278

  cocaine, 9, 49, 54, 55, 56, 57, 64, 65, 75, 82–83, 86, 90, 112–13, 141, 166, 198

  cognitive dissonance, 152, 153

  cognitive enhancement, 87

  commercial speech and governmental regulation, 180–81

  computer hacking, 3

  connection, 221–35, 279, 280–81

  Constitution (U.S.), 153, 156, 158, 176

  consummation, 18, 41, 47, 56, 57, 58–59, 273

  See also reward

  consumption, 25, 82, 182–83, 185, 189–90, 191, 221–22, 280–81

  contentment

  defined, 8–9, 18–19, 20, 24, 32

  pathway, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 30, 30, 32, 36, 37, 40, 41, 151–52, 222

  reward vs., 2, 7, 8, 9–11, 12, 18, 23–24, 40–41, 221, 282–86

  serotonin and, 8, 10–11, 12, 13, 18, 30, 30, 32, 36, 37, 40, 41

  See also eudemonia; Four Cs of Contentment; hacking of the American mind; happiness; limbic system; neuroscience; serotonin

  continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), 254–55

  contribution, 10, 222–23, 224, 236–49, 279, 281

  Controlled Substances Enforcement Act of 1970, 114, 120

  conversation, 227–28, 280

  Convit, Antonio, 129

  cooking, 222–23, 279–80, 281

  Coontz, Stephanie, 40

  coping, 222–23, 250–66, 279, 281

  corn, 125–26, 132, 183–84, 239, 284

  corn vs. grass-fed beef, 125–26, 126–27

  corporate consumption complex, 25, 280–81

  corporate “justice,” 177–81

  corporate takeover of our bodies and brains, 4–5, 6, 7, 13, 23, 25, 147, 221–22, 285

  See also hacking of the American mind

  corporation vs. individual, 175–85, 186, 239–41

  correlation vs. causation, 11–12, 129, 130, 145, 193, 227, 240, 257, 268

  cortisol

  addiction and, 70

  dopamine and, 58–59, 68

  dopamine-cortisol-serotonin connection, 137–47, 225, 282–83

  Four Cs of Contentment, 222, 225, 228, 251, 252, 256, 263, 281, 282

  hacking of the American mind, 10, 152, 181, 182, 186, 188, 190, 191, 193–94, 197, 198

  neuroscience, 26

  stress and, 60, 61–62, 67, 142–44, 263

  See also amygdala; stress

  Creative Imagination Scale, 119

  Cricket, Jiminy (character), 60, 63–64

  See also prefrontal cortex

  “cumulative disadvantage over life,” 155

  cyber-b
ullying, 195

  Dalai Lama, 137

  DATs (dopamine transporters), 54–55, 106, 140, 141, 144

  See also dopamine

  death rates, 61, 153–55, 206, 208–10, 268

  death spiral, 203, 204–14

  Deaton, Angus, 155, 173, 174, 225, 238, 243

  de Bernières, Louis, 39

  Declaration of Independence, 153, 156–57, 158

  dementia, 13, 61, 126, 128, 129, 204, 228, 251, 284

  dendrites, 28

  dependence, 91, 93, 112, 120, 138, 168, 257, 280

  See also addiction

  depression, 2

  addiction and, 25, 70, 75

  dopamine-cortisol-serotonin connection, 138, 140, 142, 144, 145, 146–48, 147

  Four Cs of Contentment, 223, 232, 233, 237, 239, 240, 247, 252, 255, 257, 261, 263, 264, 266, 267, 272, 275, 280–81

  hacking of the American mind, 2, 9, 13, 158, 164, 165, 193, 194, 196–97, 209–10

  neuroscience, 27, 34, 35, 41

  reward and, 51, 55

  serotonin and, 98–100, 99, 101, 103–4, 105, 107, 108, 116, 117–18, 123, 124, 125, 127–28, 129, 130, 131, 134–35, 136

  stress and, 61, 63

  sugar and, 129, 130, 131

  See also happiness

  desire. See motivation

  desire, pleasure, opioids. See dopamine

  device addiction, 194

  diabetes, 1, 5, 13, 27, 61, 67, 90, 92, 126, 127, 128, 129, 155, 159, 187, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 216, 217, 256, 267, 269, 276, 284

  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), 77, 78, 93

  Dietary Goals for the United States, 88

  digital diet addiction, 235

  dimethyltryptamine (DMT), 113

  disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), 215–16

  docosohexaenoic acid (DHA), 132, 133–34

  Doll paper (smoking and lung cancer), 178

  Donne, John, 151

  DOPA decarboxylase, 52, 52, 102, 102

  dopamine, 45–59

  addiction and, 40, 47, 55–57, 69, 70, 72, 73–74, 75, 76, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 87, 130

  bell-shaped curve, 34, 48–51, 49, 53, 55, 59, 64, 67

  cortisol and, 58–59, 68

  dopamine-cortisol-serotonin connection, 137–47, 225, 282–83

  Four Cs of Contentment, 227, 245–46, 248–49, 252, 258, 272–73, 283–84

  hacking of the American mind, 166, 175, 181, 183, 187–88, 189, 191, 192–93, 196, 198

  neuroscience, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41

  reward and, 10–11, 12, 13, 24, 29, 32, 36, 37, 221

 

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