Scientists from Sweden conducted a unique study, as a result of which they found that the gastric hormone ghrelin can cause alcohol addiction in people, according to Pannochka, an online publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old.. net Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Gothenburg found that mice given ghrelin therapy increased their alcohol intake.

When the effects of ghrelin were blocked, the mice did not show such cravings for alcohol.. The author of the study, professor of physiology Suzanne Dixon, argues that the hormone ghrelin can provoke the development of any addiction, not just alcohol..

It should be noted that in Sweden more than five percent of people are addicted to alcohol.. About 8,000 Swedes die each year from alcohol-related illnesses, according to official figures..

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