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too bad they don't do a comparative study between raw and cooked foods , or
even raw original and non original foods.
jean-claude
> May 21, 2004
> NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS
> "Nutrition news is important. We help you understand it!"
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> Today's Topic: Is Food Addictive?
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> In installment 1,285 of this ongoing controversy, the most
> sophisticated analysis has been interpreted that it is. A recent
> study finds that people simply exposed to food have increases in
> metabolism of brain circuits also seen in drug addicts.
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> Twelve people were shown their favorite food. At the same time, the
> food was heated so it would give off its odor and a cotton swab with
> small amounts of the food was put on the tongue so the subject would
> taste it. Sophisticated brain scans showed a significant, 24 percent
> increase in activity in the whole brain and particularly in an area
> the researchers said was involved with drive. They speculate at the
> end of the article that similar changes happen in drug craving by
> addicts. The study was published in the April 2004 issue of
> NeuroImage. < http://tinyurl.com/3dlg8 >
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> HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The subjects were fasted
> for 18 hours - so they were quite hungry - before the experiment. In
> fact, a graph in the paper shows the hungrier they were, the greater
> the increase in brain activity when exposed to the food. Despite lots
> of media attention, this does not mean that seeing an advertisement on
> television for something you may or may not like is going to make you
> crave it. So wipe that drool off your keyboard and go do some
> exercise.
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