Addicted to Junk Food – Is Food Like Drugs?

Nov. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- Often obese people make statements that they would like to eat less, but can’t control themselves. The latest medical research proves that this might very well be true. This study appeared in the latest edition of the journal Nature Neuroscience.

The study conducted on rats showed that after they were fed a steady diet of extreme junk food, they gained a lot of weight; however, they continued their compulsive overeating regardless of receiving electric shocks as punishment. A second group of rats were fed a healthy diet with minimal junk food. These rodents did not gain weight, or overindulge, when an electric shock would be the consequence.

Another surprising finding was that when the overweight rats were suddenly given a healthy diet, they preferred to eat nothing, and went virtually on a two week hunger strike. Starvation was perceived as the better option to them.

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