Brain pleasure centers became progressively less responsive in rats fed a diet of high-fat, high-calorie food , a new study has found. As the changes occurred, the rats developed compulsive overeating habits — and became obese.
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Junk Food Diet Causes Rats' Brain Pleasure Centers To Become …
After just five days on the junk food diet , rats showed “profound reductions” in the sensitivity of their brains’ pleasure centers, suggesting that the animals quickly became habituated to the food . As a result, the rats ate more food …
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After just five days on the junk food diet , rats showed “profound reductions” in the sensitivity of their brains’ pleasure centers, suggesting that the animals quickly became habituated to the food . As a result, the rats ate more food …
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