Trigger for food addiction and drug addiction the same
Drug addiction and food addiction are not so different.
Lab rats were fed some especially delicious food so Scripps Research Institute scientists could find out what caused them to overeat and become obese. It turns out the same biochemical mechanism that controls the compulsion to overeat also controls the compulsion that drives people into drug addiction. This means that junk food binging is very difficult to stop, but the finding may shed light on treating obesity. In the meantime, just say “NO” to that Twinkie!
Guest:
Paul J. Kenny, associate professor of molecular therapeutics at the Scripps Research Institute
- Patt Morrison for March 29, 2010
- Mayor Villaraigosa has his hands full—DWP, budget crisis, census, and you!
- Turns out red light cameras decrease accidents & lose money—will you hate them any less?
- States say “NO!” – sue Uncle Sam over healthcare reform bill
- Medical parole could save California hundreds of millions of dollars
- Trigger for food addiction and drug addiction the same
Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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