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Chocolates offer opium-like high!
Friday September 21, 2012 10:38:04 PM,
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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 Mail reported.
In the study, a natural brain chemical called enkephalin -- an
endorphin with similar properties to opium -- surged as rats began
to eat M&M chocolates.
When a drug was used to stimulate the brain area releasing the
chemical, the number of M&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.
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