Changes seen with sugar addiction in rats could be similar to binge-eating and bulimia

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Rats taught to binge on sugar, show signs of addiction and withdrawal according to research from Princeton professor Bart Hoebel and his team from the Department of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.

"It seems possible that the brain adaptations and behavioral signs seen in rats may occur in some individuals with binge-eating disorder or bulimia," Hoebel said. Additional Study Info

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Hoebel B, Avena N, Rada P. Sugar can be addictive, princeton scientist says : Animal studies show sugar dependence. Press Release from Princeton University. 2008 Dec 10, http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-12/pu-scb120908.php.

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Bart Hoebel
Department of Psychology
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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