Scientists offered high-sugar, high-fat, banana-flavored pellets to female rhesus monkeys, and found that high-status monkeys were not impressed. But the low-status monkeys scarfed them around the clock because, researchers believe, they somehow mitigated the stress of being harassed all day by the top-tier monkeys. It's possible the treats enhanced the reward pathways in the brain, in a manner similar to cocaine. Reports the Times, "the experiment intrigues scientists studying human junk-food binges, which are hard to understand because there are so many confounding factors." Of course, in humans, the benefits of bingeing are offset by crippling guilt. Which is why a follow-up study is planned at the Condé Nast cafeteria. HEY-OH! [Times]