Now first of all this is certainly something that I can vouch on. Seriously... Oreos are freaking delicious!
Ofcourse food addictions can be serious issues for some people, but according to a study, Oreos are just as addictive as cocaine.
Researchers ran several rats through tests which put Oreo cookies versus rice cakes. That would properly not have been the most fair fight (C'mon scientist! Oreo or rice cake? You already should know the result), but apparently eating Oreos acts just the same way on your brain as cocaine.
The scientific reason behind this is that a sugary treat can actually kick more neutrons in the brain's pleasure centers, even more than doing hardcore drugs.
The experiment worked as such: Hungry rats were put through one maze containing rice cakes and Oreos in the other. Those rats that ate the rice cakes were said to find no pleasure in doing so, but those who ate the Oreo cookies had achieved true happiness.
Later the researchers tried a new test with a different group of rats, injecting saline into some of them and cocaine to those on the other side. Now those rats that had been injected with cocaine showed the same fequency as when they had just eaten Oreos.
So out from these tests I can technically say that I'm an addict. Oh well I'm as guilty as charged.
So do you think Oreo cookies are just as addictive as cocaine? Do you yourself have an addiction for any other treat or food?
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