"Hoebel has shown that rats eating large
amounts of sugar when hungry, a phenomenon
he describes as sugar-bingeing, undergo
neurochemical changes in the brain that appear
to mimic those produced by substances of abuse,
including cocaine, morphine and nicotine.
Sugar induces behavioral changes, too.
'In certain models, sugar-bingeing causes
long-lasting effects in the brain and
increases the inclination to take other
drugs of abuse, such as alcohol,' Hoebel said."
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Gives new meaning to the term sugar high!
amounts of sugar when hungry, a phenomenon
he describes as sugar-bingeing, undergo
neurochemical changes in the brain that appear
to mimic those produced by substances of abuse,
including cocaine, morphine and nicotine.
Sugar induces behavioral changes, too.
'In certain models, sugar-bingeing causes
long-lasting effects in the brain and
increases the inclination to take other
drugs of abuse, such as alcohol,' Hoebel said."
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Gives new meaning to the term sugar high!
