Although prior studies in animals and humans have shown some biological and behavioral similarities between substance-use disorders and addictive-like consumption of highly processed foods, no studies have looked at whether reducing junk food can trigger withdrawal symptoms in people, she noted.
她指出,尽管此前针对动物和人类开展的研究显示,物质使用障碍与对高度加工食品的成瘾性消费之间存在一些生物学和行为上的相似之处,但尚无研究考察过,减少垃圾食品摄入是否会引发人类的戒断症状。
"Although" 引导一个具有完整主谓结构的分句:主语是 "prior studies in animals and humans",谓语是 "have shown"。该从句先承认既往研究已经发现某些相似性,再与主句所说“尚无研究考察戒断症状”形成让步关系。