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Junk food is addictive as heroin say scientists

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Scientists have announced that junk food is as addictive as heroin . Scientists in Florida have announced the results of their experiements on three groups of rats. Those results are, they say, that junk food is as addictive as heroin. Which is …

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Junk Food and Addiction – How Cheesecake and Bacon are Like Heroin and Cocaine | The Posit Science Blog

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Study: Addicted rats 'starved themselves' rather than give up junk food | news-press.com | The News-Press

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