Food Addiction: Does the Oreo Study Prove Anything?

Published October 22, 2013

Food Addiction: Does the Oreo Study Prove Anything?
Filed under: cocaine addiction neurochemically
Does this mean that eating an Oreo is as addictive as taking cocaine? For rats, it seems … And unlike other addictive drugs, there is no specific concentration of nutrients known to cause the addiction besides the broad category of foods containing … Read more on WebMD (blog)

Oreos as addictive as cocaine?
Filed under: cocaine addiction neurochemically
Dr. Stefany Primeaux of the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans says that Oreos activate the same neurochemical sensors in the brain as cocaine. "Foods and addictive drugs can activate the same reward pathways in the brain," Primeaux says. Read more on WWL First News