Oreos have been around since 1912, which would be why most of us have grown up with these amazing Oreo cookies. They've even caused great disputes as to the best way to eat them - dunking them in milk or twisting off one side and eating the middle first. Besides eating them plain, there are recipes galore on how to use Oreos in cakes, milkshakes, and additional desserts. Oreos had become part of twentieth century culture.
Have you ever found it hard to put down a box of Oreos? Well, turns
out there might actually be a scientific reasoning behind it.
New research has suggests that sugary, fatty treats can provoke the
same reaction and activate the brain in a similar manner as cocaine and
morphine (at least in lab rats). A Connecticut College
professor Joseph Schroeder and his students found the high-fat, high-sugar
cookies stimulate the rats' brains the same way drugs do.
The study found rats
formed an equally strong association between the pleasurable effects of eating
Oreos and a specific environment as they did between cocaine or morphine and a
specific environment. They also found that eating cookies activated more
neurons in the brain's "pleasure center" than exposure to drugs of
abuse.
The results of the
Oreo and rice cake test were compared with results from rats that were given an
injection of cocaine or morphine on one side of the maze and a shot of saline
on the other. The rats conditioned with Oreos spent as much time on the
"drug" side of the maze as the rats conditioned with cocaine or
morphine.
So which one is more
dangerous when it comes to Oreos or Drugs?
It was mentioned that
Oreos may actually be the more dangerous one. Surprising? Well, if you actually
think about how much cheaper it is to get a box of Oreos compared to investing
in drugs. Also I believe it is way more convenient to get a hold of a box of
Oreos at a local grocery store. Despite what may be scientifically proven, I'm positive that nothing will get in the way of having one, two, maybe even three delicious Oreo cookies.
wow!! no wonder oreos is the number 1 selling cookie in america!.. maybe in the world too!
ReplyDeleteThis is so crazy! I love oreos...sad faaace
ReplyDeletevery interesting information but honesty I don't think that people that loves oreos will stop buying or eating them. I am one of them I love oreos.
ReplyDeleteAs an oreo lover I'm in shock over here! I'm not giving up my oreo addiction and I won't go to rehab either! I'm overreacting a little bit but I still won't give them up. This is very interesting information.
ReplyDeleteI'm not very surprised that Oreos can cause the same reaction to the "pleasure center" of the brain as drugs because Oreo's are so amazingly delicious! I've never met one person who isn't a fan of these cookies. This wouldn't stop me from enjoying some once in a while. I think just the fact that it activates the pleasure center like drugs do, doesn't make them harmful because we've never heard anyone dying from too much Oreo consumption! This is very interesting though!
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