Cravings for ice cream can be so strong that they are similar to those experienced by drug addicts, a study has found.
The results of the study seem to support claims that some people can become “addicted” to junk food.
The research, published online by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that those who regularly ate ice cream needed more and more to replicate the “high” they first experienced.
This mirrors the effect cocaine – and other narcotics drugs – has on users, according to the study.
Kyle Burger of the Oregon Research Institute said overeating food high in fat and sugar seemed to change the way the brain responded to it, causing it to downgrade the mental “reward”. – Daily Mail