Chocolates can give opium-like high! by Sumita 2012/09/25 07:27
London:
Though not many may find it
easy to avoid biting into a
chocolate, a study has found
chocolates cause an effect
on the brain similar to that
of opium.
Findings of the research by
Alexandra DiFeliceantonio of
the University of Michigan
and her team, published in
the US journal Current
Biology, have also thrown
light upon many
comparisons between obese
people and drug addicts,
daily reported.
In the study, a natural brain
chemical called enkephalin-
an endorphin with similar
properties to opium- surged
as rats began to eat M and M
chocolates.
When a drug was used to
stimulate the brain area
releasing the chemical, the
number of M and Ms eaten
more than doubled.
Study leader DiFeliceantonio
said the extraordinary
findings showed
comparisons between and
drug addicts and the obese.
"This (study) means that the
brain has more extensive
systems to make individuals
over-consume rewards than
previously thought. The
same brain area tested here
is active when obese people
see foods and when drug
addicts see drug scenes," she
said.
(Agencies)
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London:
Though not many may find it
easy to avoid biting into a
chocolate, a study has found
chocolates cause an effect
on the brain similar to that
of opium.
Findings of the research by
Alexandra DiFeliceantonio of
the University of Michigan
and her team, published in
the US journal Current
Biology, have also thrown
light upon many
comparisons between obese
people and drug addicts,
daily reported.
In the study, a natural brain
chemical called enkephalin-
an endorphin with similar
properties to opium- surged
as rats began to eat M and M
chocolates.
When a drug was used to
stimulate the brain area
releasing the chemical, the
number of M and Ms eaten
more than doubled.
Study leader DiFeliceantonio
said the extraordinary
findings showed
comparisons between and
drug addicts and the obese.
"This (study) means that the
brain has more extensive
systems to make individuals
over-consume rewards than
previously thought. The
same brain area tested here
is active when obese people
see foods and when drug
addicts see drug scenes," she
said.
(Agencies)
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Boet 2015/10/14 00:36
Well, i have seen many girls getting pretty jittery when they've been without a choc for a while. Scary...
Well, i have seen many girls getting pretty jittery when they've been without a choc for a while. Scary...
-Marizelle- 2015/10/14 08:54
I like a choclate sometimes. But the worst part is,it must be sugarfree/diabetic chocies
I like a choclate sometimes. But the worst part is,it must be sugarfree/diabetic chocies
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