Sugar Lovers take note The Rats became addicted

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A new study by Canadian researchers has found that high-fructose corn syrup can cause reactions similar to those to cocaine
The study measured rats' reactions to higher and higher levels of high-fructose corn syrup
The study suggests that high-fructose corn syrup could explain the current obesity epidemic

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Canadian researchers have found that high-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioral reactions in rats 'similar to those produced by drugs of abuse, such as cocaine'.


Professor Francesco Leri of the University of Guelph, who carried out the research, said it suggested there was an addictive quality to foods that contain high levels of high-fructose corn syrup which could explain, at least partly, the current global obesity epidemic.

During the experiment, rats were fed foods containing varying levels of high-fructose corn syrup. They were then given access to a lever which controlled how much syrup they received. The more concentrated the syrup, the harder the rats worked to obtain it.
Canadian researchers have found that high-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioral reactions in rats 'similar to those produced by drugs of abuse, such as cocaine'.


The new findings are part of a growing field of investigation into the effects of high fructose corn syrup, which has been blamed for everything from the obesity epidemic to diabetes and liver disease.

Research from Princeton University in 2010 found that rats fed on a sugary diet became nervous and anxious when the sugar was removed. They were thrown into a state of anxiety similar to the kind of stress that people feel during withdrawal from drugs like nicotine and even morphine.


Professor Bart Hoebel and his team in the Department of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute have been studying signs of sugar addiction in rats for years.


Other Names for High Fructose Corn syrup
In addition to “corn syrup,” you might find names like these… * Maize syrup * Glucose syrup * Glucose/fructose syrup * Tapioca syrup * Dahlia syrup * Fruit fructose * Crystalline fructose In Canada, they call it “glucose-fructose.” And in Europe, it’s “isoglucose.” And I’m sure there are more. -
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