Sugar – the Deadliest Poison of Them All?

Sugar – the deadliest poison of them all?
French scientists in Bordeaux reported that in animal trials, rats chose sugar over cocaine (even when they were addicted to cocaine). So if you feel like you are craving a chocolatey treat, that craving is more than just a figure of speech. You may be … Read more on Irish Independent

What milk shakes teach us about food addiction
A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that certain foods trigger addictive behavior just as drugs can. Nicotine is addictive. So are drugs like cocaine and heroin. All can rewire the brain to crave the progressively elusive "high" or … Read more on CNN

Food Is Addictive
Unlike spikes in the brain's "pleasure centers" when it gets a hit of nicotine or cocaine, no chemical change occurs in the brain when eating food. Or does it? An ingenious study by the Boston Children's Hospital may prove, once and for all, that food … Read more on KCET