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Drunk Mice Get the Munchies
If you give a mouse a beer, he’s going to ask for a cookie—and another, and another. If you give a person enough beer, she might find herself wolfing down a plate of greasy nachos. But why does binge drinking make us binge eat as well? The reason may lie not in the stomach but in the brain, recent research suggests. A study published today in Nature Communications found alcohol activated brain cells that control hunger, sending drunk mice scampering for snacks even when they were not really hungry.
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What about a hangover?
After years of research I can tell you that Drunk Pirates get the munchies also.
What about drunk parrots?
Well you see... I was really drunk and really hungry.... so I don't know. I do have a good buffalo wing recipe though!