Brain circuit that controls compulsive overeating and sugar addiction discovered

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Compulsive overeating and sugar addiction are major threats to human health, but potential treatments face the risk of impairing normal feeding behaviors that are crucial for survival. A new study reveals a reward-related neural circuit that specifically controls compulsive sugar consumption in mice without preventing feeding necessary for survival, providing a novel target for the safe and effective treatment of compulsive overeating in humans.
SOURCE: Eating Disorder Research News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.

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