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Data

Year of publication

2020

Type

Mixed-Method

Design

Narrative

Classification

Other (non-stated)

Country studied

Global

Data

Secondary

Data Collected

Other

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N/A

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Diet, drugs, and the brain: Are ultra-processed foods a gateway to addiction?

Goal

Reviews the relationship between especially tasty food, our brain’s reward system, and drug use.

Results

Studies with animal models have proven that an intermittent high-fat diet during adolescence increases the consumption of cocaine and ethanol. Moreover, recent research has shown the fundamental role of the diet in the development and treatment of addictions.

Authors

Blanco-Gandia MC, Gonzalez-Portilla M, Rodriguez-Arias M.

Journal

Mètode Science Studies Journal.

DOI

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