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 Evidence That Intermittent, Excessive Sugar Intake Causes Endogenous Opioid Dependence (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/25/2002 | Hits: 9 |
| From Princeton University and the journal Obesity Research, 2002: In this study, researchers investigated the question of whether or not sugar is addictive. They fed rats balanced meals followed by sugar water. The animals gradually doubled their daily sugar intake and consumed it in the first hour it was offered to them. When the researchers abruptly removed the sugar water from the rats' diet, they suffered physical withdrawal symptoms. The researchers believe that sugar triggers opioid production in the brain and when sugar is abruptly witheld the brain suffers withdrawals from the opioid production and intense cravings for sugar results. |
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| Sugar on the Brain: Study Shows Sugar Dependence in Rats (Press Release) |
Added on: 9/25/2002 | Hits: 8 |
| From Princeton University, 2002: In this study, researchers investigated the question of whether or not sugar is addictive. They fed rats balanced meals followed by sugar water. The animals gradually doubled their daily sugar intake and consumed it in the first hour it was offered to them. When the researchers abruptly removed the sugar water from the rats' diet, they suffered physical withdrawal symptoms. The researchers believe that sugar triggers opioid production in the brain and when sugar is abruptly witheld the brain suffers withdrawals from the opioid production and intense cravings for sugar results. |
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| Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Diet and Graded Exercise During the Follicular and Luteal Phases on the Blood Antioxidant Status in Healthy Women (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/18/2002 | Hits: 10 |
| From the Academy of Physical Education in Mikolowska, Poland and the Silesian Medical University in Medykow, Poland, 2002: A group of Polish researchers studied the effects of a low carbohdyrate diet on young healthly women's antioxidant defense system during all phases of their menstrual cycle. They found that when the women were placed on a low carbohydrate diet, their antioxidant defense systems were stimulated and their cell membranes were better protected against damage from peroxides. |
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| Short-sightedness May Be Tied to Refined Diet (Press Release) |
Added on: 7/10/2002 | Hits: 55 |
| From University of Colorado & NewScientist.com, 2002: This team of researchers believe that diets high in refined carbohydrate may lead to overgrowth of the eyeball and short-sightedness (near-sightedness). They point out that near-sightedness has increased dramatically in the past 200 which correlates with increased carbohydrate consumption. They also state that near-sightedness is more prevalent among obese people and diabetics, both of which have higher levels of insulin. |
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