In the previous Junk Food Part 1 blog, we explored the world of the exorphins; opioid peptides that form through the enzymatic digestion of dietary proteins. Due to concerns as to the length of that post, I withheld discussion on several topics with the intention of covering these in a second part. And so here we are with Part 2! let’s start by looking into another class of naturally occurring opioid peptides, the endorphins. 

Do you know every time you drink a glass of milk or eat a slice of bread, you are being exposed to opioids? These opioids are the exorphins, a class of bioactive peptides (BAPs) that bind to and affect our opioid receptors, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “Junk Food”.