Increased ethanol consumption after interruption of fat bingeing.
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SUBMITTER: Blanco-Gandia MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5874030 | biostudies-literature | 2018
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Increased ethanol consumption after interruption of fat bingeing.
Blanco-Gandía M Carmen MC Miñarro José J Aguilar Maria Asuncion MA Rodríguez-Arias Marta M
PloS one 20180328 3
There is a marked comorbidity between alcohol abuse and eating disorders, especially in the young population. We have previously reported that bingeing on fat during adolescence increases the rewarding effects of ethanol (EtOH). The aim of the present work was to study if vulnerability to EtOH persists after cessation of binge eating. OF1 mice binged on fat (HFB: high-fat binge) during adolescence (PND 25-43) and were tested for 15 days after the last access to HFB (on PND 59) using the self-adm ...[more]
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