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Food may be like a drug for some

news.yahoo.com — The same brain circuits are involved when obese people fill their stomachs as when drug addicts think about drugs, a finding that suggests overeating and addiction may be linked, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

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  • Razster, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6The Special brownies I make may be a drug. I mean to others it might be, oops :)
  • tallgreen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4lol, seriously. This is news?

    *Breaking news* Death kills.
  • Mejogid, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Funny, eh? People addicted to food seem to show signs of... addiction to food.
  • JavertHolmes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Neat. Does this mean that the populace can officially start deriding all other addictive groups?

    "You have a drinking problem? Just stop drinking you alcoholic *****!"
    "You have a heroin addiction? Just stop using heroin you heroin addict *****!"
    "You have a gambling problem? Just stop gambling you gambling *****!"
    a la
    "You have a eating problem? Stop eating you fat *****!"

    Or maybe, just maybe, the populace will realize the difficulty in overcoming addictive behaviour and not rail on fat people or other addictive groups in general?
  • elnerdo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Ok, everyone. I admit it.

    I'm addicted to nourishment.
  • j0c1f3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I believe its true......and I believe it kills people.........like my mom.
  • HarryBauzonia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Judging from my last foray into Walmart, it's a drug for many.
  • aquax, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Gasp, you mean psychological addictions are actually real?!
  • psbpv3o, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I really really like ice cream. I could (and have) eaten full containers of it. I keep it at one bowl a week though. Thats right, just say no to icecream
  • gabrielg01, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is just common sense - you know the type of people who eat "comfort food" when they are stressed out. People try to escape everyday stress at the table.

    One more thing - fat people tend to have lower IQs. Have you ever seen an obese overachiever?(not overachiever in eating, of course).

    Watch what you eat, and how much of it.
  • TheKillDoctor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If I sit on my ass gambling and drinking all the time I'll get fat!
    You don't have to over eat to be a fat *****.
    Maybe if I switched to heroin I'll loose weight...
  • Pharaoh777, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Everything may be like a drug for some.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ugh. This article is full of old news. The science community has been publishing articles on this for at least a decade.
  • Jinglebones, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Soon to come, 3-10 for food addicts caught with homemade edibles.
  • dannighe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Well, if it triggers the same areas of the brain as an addiction, which is what violent video games also do, maybe we should ban food with the violent video games!
  • kadio, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2don't act like you don't eat food 2, maybe 3 times a day. you junkie!
  • DaceDiath, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2Hi my name is Dace and I am a foodoholic...

    [Group chant] Hi Dace.. [/Group chant]
  • greymaxcat, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Damn I'm hungry....
  • vcoach, on 06/30/2008, -0/+0I guess the same disease proponents would have us believe there is a chemical in the slot machine handle at the casino that addicts compulsive gamblers as well? Nothing could be further from the truth!
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2me too! strangely every 24 hours it hits me like a brick!
  • socokoolaid, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3...weed is illegal and Mc Donald's french fries (potato free) aren't. Such a hypocritical society.
  • cutebanana, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0'Food may be like a drug for some'
    ok that explains it
  • danielwsmithee, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2This is about as good as the newscast I saw last night "PHD study finds that school age children's grade are related to how much TV they watch." Wow who would have thought that.
  • DucoNihilum, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I can always count on digg to present what I once thought was commonplace information as new information.
  • ahatter, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3who knew?
  • Kiggle, on 10/12/2007, -4/+3Wow you mean people that crave a substance and then gorge on said substance are similar to people that crave a substance and then gorge on said substance? THIS IS AMAZING! SCIENCE FTW!

    Web 2.0 will be when the internet learns some 'common sense.' Now THAT is a buzzword I can get behind!
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2SOUR PATCH KIDS ARE MADE OF CRACK!!








    and I need a hit baaaaaaaaadd..

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