TIL in a study researchers have found that intense sweetness can be more addictive than cocaine, in fact when rats were allowed to choose between water sweetened with saccharin and intravenous cocaine, the large majority of animals (94%) preferred the sweet taste of saccharin User giuliomagnifico, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 18 Sep 2023
[Research] Intense Sweetness Surpasses Cocaine Reward User PublicHealthBot, in the Public Health subreddit, 15 Jan 2021
TIL Sugar and intense sweetness is literally more addictive than Cocaine. User MonsterChicken77, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 02 Feb 2018
TIL That's Rats prefer sugar more than Cocaine. User 338Barbarian, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 06 Sep 2017
TIL that in a study, lab rats already addicted to cocaine were presented with a choice between the narcotic and sugar. 94% of the lab animals chose sugar despite the addiction due to the "intense sweetness surpassing the cocaine reward" User jackdetiveaux, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 15 Jul 2015
TIL that a in a 2007 study, 94% of rats in the study chose sugar water over cocaine User RyanIsKickAss, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 11 Jul 2015
TIL Saccharine (common sweetener) is more addictive than cocaine to rats and potentially humans User IUsuallyDontUseReddi, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 08 Feb 2015
TIL Sugar is more addictive than cocaine User livnlife, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 03 Apr 2014
TIL that when lab rats are given a choice between equal amounts of sugar and cocaine, they will favor the sugar nearly 100% of the time, nor was the preference surmounted when doses of the cocaine were increased, illustrating the powerful addictive effects of sugar. User DonTago, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 28 Aug 2013
TIL intense sweetness is more addicting than cocaine! User IIMitchellII, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 10 Oct 2012
"Intense Sweetness Surpasses Cocaine Reward" User findgretta, in the Keto: The Home for Ketogenic Diets subreddit, 08 Aug 2012
TIL Sweets are more addictive than cocaine User eski9, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 07 Aug 2012
"Our findings clearly demonstrate that intense sweetness can surpass cocaine reward, even in drug-sensitized and -addicted individuals." User D-discoideum, in the Biology subreddit, 13 Jun 2012