According to a study conducted by Princeton University, sugar promotes chemical changes in the human brain which mimic the effects of illicit drugs. The addictive qualities of the sweetener may explain why so many obese individuals have trouble losing weight. Furthermore, scientists have found that "sugar addiction" may lead to future abuse problems with other substances.Assuming I am reading this correctly, sugar should take over the title of "most common gateway drug", currently held by marijuana. Does this mean that a pot smoker goes through the never ending three-step cycle shown below:
(1) Getting high
(2) Having the munchies
(3) Craving hard drugs & booze, since your body is full of various "gateway drugs"
I don't believe that "gateway drugs" exist. People like sweet stuff because it tastes good. Drugs and booze are ingested because they make people feel good. If you enjoy something, you repeat your consumption. Of course these things promote changes in our brains, but so does listening to good music or reading an interesting story. With our weak economy, its great to hear that people are wasting money to fund this sort of useless research.
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