My Name is Athos, and I'm an Addict

I just read this article where it compares the addicitve properties of bacon and cheesecake to heroin and cocaine in rats. "Not even mild foot shocks kept them from compulsively feasting on chocolate bars, cream-stuffed cakes, sausage, frosting and other highly palatable human foods. Within 40 days, their body weight had increased 25%." Truth be told, the scientists were mainly monitoring the dopamine levels in the brains of the rats, but it's still interesting - and funny - to see how they were addicted to this food. Can I use that excuse?