Addicted to Fat: Overeating May Alter the Brain as Much as Hard Drugs

Like many people, rats are happy to gorge themselves on tasty, high-fat treats. Bacon, sausage, chocolate and even cheesecake quickly became favorites of laboratory rats that recently were given access to these human indulgences--so much so that the animals came to depend on high quantities to feel good, like drug users who need to up their intake to get high. [More]

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