Yes, you really might be addicted to ice cream
That standard complaint -- \"I'm addicted to ice cream\" -- might actually have some factual basis to it. Scientists at the Oregon Research Institute found that the 151 adolescents they tracked enjoyed ice cream less the more they ate it.
\"Over consumption of these foods down regulates reward processes. That may, in tu, make you eat more,\" in an effort to feel the same pleasure you once did, according to one of the researchers quoted by The Body Odd. One of the study's leaders compared the results to those one would expect from drug addiction or alcoholism.
Peculiarly, the effect was unique to ice cream, ABC reports -- and the tolerance effect didn't show up with \"hamburgers, French fries or chocolate.\"
Are you addicted to ice cream?
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Mike Gallagher
Freelance writer with a passion for travelling
