A recently released study shows that eating junk food elicit the same brain response as using heroin. The study was based on Scripps Research Institute, a non-profit and independent organization. The group of researchers said that the rats who are addicted to heroin behave the same as those who eat junk food.

The experiment was used two groups of rats, one group was given high-fat and high-calorie foods while the other was given healthy foods. After five days of experimenting, the result showed that the first group became accustomed to the junk food. This means that the rats have to eat a lot more to reach the same pleasure they had on day one.

The scary thing was, they would do anything to have these foods. Even after being electric shocked, they will continue to eat the junk food. The second group, meanwhile, stopped immediately. The same is true for heroin addicts, because they do anything to continue using the drug.

If this is absolutely true, then there really is a good reason why some parents refuse to give their children junk food. Because once they become addicted to it, reasoning to them won’t matter anymore. This study isn’t designed to scare the crap out of people, but to educate them about eating a healthier diet.