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Fatty Foods May Cause Cocaine-Like Addiction

WrongSizeGlass writes "A new study in rats suggests that high-fat, high-calorie foods affect the brain in much the same way as cocaine and heroin. The rats that gorged themselves on the human food quickly became obese."

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  1. To quote the great Bob Saget by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You ever sucked d**k for a cheeseburger?

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    1. Re:To quote the great Bob Saget by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sucked duck? I don't get it...

    2. Re:To quote the great Bob Saget by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's the next step after kitten huffing. Just remember, kittens are a gateway drug!

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  2. Human food by kiehlster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, few... At first I read that as rats gorging themselves on human fat. Wait a minute... maybe the end of the world will come when rats get a cocaine-like addiction to eating humans. Everybody PANIC!

  3. Re:That explains a lot. by mcgrew · · Score: 5, Funny

    "A new study in rats suggests that high-fat, high-calorie foods affect the brain in much the same way as cocaine and heroin.

    Like heroin and alcohol, food is so addictive that the withdrawal symptoms can kill you! Just say NO to eating!

  4. Re:Your just pissed because fat people live longer by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is /.

    The only place with less "socially acceptable" people is /b/.

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  5. Re:That happens when its BOTH high-fat and high-ca by srmalloy · · Score: 4, Funny

    the sugar lobby is weak (USA). That's why there is so damn much HFC in everything. It's the corn lobby that's strong

    Although there appears to be (or have been at one time) a 'sugar Mafia'; years ago, in a restaurant, I noticed that the packets of sugar had an interesting set of statements on the back:

    Use real sugar!
    Only 15 calories per teaspoon
    Use real sugar!
    No artificial ingredients.
    Use real sugar!
    If you know what's good for you.

    The last line had everyone at the table laughing at the mental image of the sugar Mafia coming around to strongarm cooks... "That's a tasty-looking cake you got there... be a shame if something happened to it."