Are Oreos more addictive than cocaine? (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

Send in the SWAT Teams! He’s got a Double Stuf!

Students at Connecticut College found that high fat Oreos stimulate pleasure center neurons in the brain similar to cocaine, or morphine

Laboratory rats were tested in chambers and darted through mazes to get to the cookie. And would you believe they ate the cream first? They were like crack addicts! The control rats in the study were fed rice cakes. “Just like humans, rats don’t seem to get much pleasure out of eating them,” Schroeder said of the rice cakes.

This science stuff sure is useful!

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Professor Schroeder and Lauren Cameron – Photo by Bob MacDonnell, courtesy of Connecticut College

“Our research supports the theory that high-fat, high-sugar foods stimulate the brain in the same way that drugs do,” Professor Joseph Schroeder said. “It may explain why some people can’t resist these foods despite the fact that they know they are bad for them.”

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One student has been testing Oreos all summer, I mean. She’s been testing rats all summer, feeding them Oreos and measuring their brains. She learned that rats actually had more neurons stimulated by Oreos than cocaine! That’s crazy!

The woman who came up with the study says that she thinks the findings are going to be a problem with the general public. “Even though we associate significant health hazards in taking drugs like cocaine and morphine, high-fat, high-sugar foods may present even more of a danger because of their accessibility and affordability,” she said.

Uh oh! Soon we’ll hear be hearing from Michael Bloomberg! Oreos are too cheap! Tax them like cigarettes and keep them out of the hands of kids! Block their advertising and shut ’em down boys!

Science and fun below:

Thanks to NBC Connecticut for the report.

 

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.