Y.O.L.O (You Obviously Love Oreos)
07.04
A small new study suggests the brain responds to Oreo cookies quite like it responds to actual drugs .The “pleasure center” of the brain, the nucleus accumbens, apparently gets just as activated in response to Oreos as it does to cocaine and morphine, which could actually have some major public health implications. While the study was done in rats, the authors say it’s likely relevant to humans as well, and could explain why people have such a hard time resisting eating an entire sleeve of the cookies.
The study, which will be presented at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual conference next month, also made another discovery: Rats, like humans, like to eat Oreo’s creamy center first.
There’s been a heated debate about whether food addiction works in fundamentally similar ways to more “classical” addictions. Some studies have suggested some deleterious effects of sugar, and raised concerns about the effects of certain varieties of sugar and sweeteners on the brain, while others aren't so sure.
3 komentar
Great title! Now, I don't have to wonder again why I love oreo. Thank you!
BalasHapusnice. you're making me hungry. again. great article, though!
BalasHapusI love oreo's black cookies, not the cream. I always eat them separately
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