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04-26-2006, 04:10 PM
The Effect Of Stress On Eating, Drug Addiction

April 26, 2006
by Andrea Moore

Ann Arbor, MICH (AHN) - It is known that stress can trigger binge-eating and compulsive drug-taking. What has not been known is how this works.

Kent Berridge of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues suggest that stress hormones might actually change how much we value a reward, increasing our desire for something pleasurable without actually increasing our enjoyment.

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