When Connecticut College researchers announced a few weeks ago that they found Oreo cookies to be as addictive as cocaine — in rats — they made headlines. (Paul Sakuma, AP file) When Connecticut College researchers announced a few weeks ago that they found Oreo cookies to be as addictive as cocaine — in rats — they made headlines. Their study (actually, their abstract; the study hasn't yet been published) quickly drew well-founded criticism for its weak methodology and overstated conclusions. Nonetheless, the underlying premise — that habitual excessive eating leads to the kind of brain changes that are seen in drug addiction — is worth a closer look...
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