Sugar Can Be Addictive

This is no surprise to me !

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081210090819.htm

Sugar Can Be Addictive: Animal Studies Show Sugar Dependence
ScienceDaily (Dec. 11, 2008) — A Princeton University scientist will present new evidence today demonstrating that sugar can be an addictive substance, wielding its power over the brains of lab animals in a manner similar to many drugs of abuse.
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Hoebel has shown that rats eating large amounts of sugar when hungry, a phenomenon he describes as sugar-bingeing, undergo neurochemical changes in the brain that appear to mimic those produced by substances of abuse, including cocaine, morphine and nicotine.