Monday, November 4, 2013
Oreos may be as addictive as cocaine, morphine
After researching why humans and animals become addicted to certain substances, foods, drinks, etc., there is much to say about the intriguing behavior of humans when it comes to "cravings". As the title suggests, researchers have suggested that the common snack is as addictive as various drug paraphernalia. Although tasty, I would have never suspected Oreos as a relatively addictive food. You see, the body reacts in different ways when it is exposed to cocaine; consumers, such as rats and humans, produce dopamine when give this substance. When the consumer eats an Oreo, researchers concluded that a higher dopamine content is produced as opposed to cocaine. The difference between being addicted to Oreos and enjoying them from time to time is the inability to stop consuming these tasty delicacies. If a person allows Oreos, or any other food for that matter, to control their life, then they're probably addicted. The rats fondness of the Oreos did not suggest an evident addiction; it just showed that nearly all animals prefer Oreos as opposed to rice cakes or any other type of treat. Everyone wants to be healthy, but the abundance of junk food make it easy for people to off-set a healthy diet. Even though the test results indicate that Oreos are highly addictive, people can always control what goes in their bodies, no matter how much dopamine is produced in the process.
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That is very interesting I have never even considered a Oreo to be considered as addictive as a drug. I have never really understood what makes drugs addictive. You said the dopamine produced by the body when using cocaine is less than when eating an Oreo. I guess that is what makes them so addictive. I agree with you though that people should be able to control what they eat or even drugs. People should learn to have self-control even though a cookie may be considered addictive they are able to stop eating them. Although if people are able to stop eating Oreos and they are considered to be more addictive to cocaine then why do people have such a hard time quit using cocaine? I would like to know more about this topic because I myself love these cookies but have yet to become addicted to them. It is like you said people should have the control to control what goes in your body. You have to know your limits with anything from foods to drugs because you are the leader of your own life and your body is going to be affected by the choices you make. It also could be different for human to though because they said they tested it on lab rats and they are different than humans because we have the ability to make choices based on what our conscience tells us. The only way to know for sure is if they do this test on humans. It can also be proven that drug dossages dont affect people the same way just because of weight and other factors. An example would be a big guy weighing 275 pounds is not going to get drunk as fast as a person weghing like 100 pounds but alcohol is not really considered a drug but it can be the same thing.
ReplyDeleteI never knew Oreo's could be as addicting as cocaine. That is a very interesting topic. But I think you should add more text and space out your text. But otherwise this was a good post.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you went into detail on what goes on inside the brain when consuming an Oreo or cocaine. Some of the blogs I have looked at did not really go into that. The only flaw is the size of the text, I think you should break it up a little.
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