Research paper
Avena NM, Rada P, Hoebel BG. Evidence for sugar addiction: behavioral and neurochemical effects of intermittent, excessive sugar intake. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 2008;32(1):20-39. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2007.04.019
Why we cite it
Review of the Princeton lab’s own rat model studies demonstrating four addiction-like components with intermittent sugar access: bingeing, withdrawal, craving, and cross-sensitization. Foundational paper establishing that intermittent (not ad libitum) sugar access produces neurochemical and behavioral patterns paralleling drug addiction. Supports ksa01, ksa02 and ksa03 and five live companion pages (measured 2026-09-02, card 6NM98H — the record’s own counts, confirmed correct). Also serves as the target of the cho06 critique (Ziauddeen & Fletcher 2013).
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2007.04.019 · PubMed 17617461 · Publisher