Protective and therapeutic benefits of environmental enrichment on binge-like sucrose intake in C57BL/6J mice.

We report here, for the first time, that early EE exposure protects mice from binge-like excessive sucrose intake during adulthood. Ongoing binge-like high sucrose intake in SE-reared mice was also significantly reduced when switched to EE conditions. The present observations suggest that EE exposure might be a promising tool for preventing repetitive binge-like sucrose consumption from transitioning to BED and food addiction.
PMID: 30940610 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Appetite - March 29, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Rodriguez-Ortega E, Alcaraz-Iborra M, de la Fuente L, Cubero I Tags: Appetite Source Type: research