HealthDay (http://tinyurl.com/high-calorie-diet-crash 11/12, Dotinga) reported that, according to a study published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine found that “rats weaned off a high-calorie diet showed the same effects on the brain as withdrawing from drugs and alcohol.” After giving “rats a regular diet for five days and then” switching “them to a chocolate-flavored food that was high in sugar,” investigators found that the animals “didn’t want to switch back to the ordinary chow after…dining on the equivalent of rat junk food.” And, “when deprived of the sugary food, they showed signs of anxiety, and their brains acted as if they were withdrawing from alcohol or drugs.”
Posts Tagged ‘junk food and drugs’
Rats Weaned Off High-Calorie Diet Show Signs of Anxiety.
Posted in Addiction, Anxiety, Diet, tagged addictive diet, Anxiety, diet anxiety, food addiction, high-calorie diet, high-calorie diet withdraw, junk food, junk food and alcohol, junk food and drugs on November 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
About the author
-
Blog Stats
- 234,830 hits
Twitter
- Use Of ADD/ADHD Meications Lower Likelihood Of Crime wp.me/ppe9o-pV 10 years ago
Categories
Recent Comments
Patient Assistance Programs For Free Medications
Buckeye Psychiatry
Buckeye Psychiatry, LLC 