Foods With High Fat, Sugar Content Rewires Brain To Crave For More: Study
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The brain's response to high-fat and high-sugar foods was greatly increased in the group that ate the high-sugar and high-fat pudding after eight weeks. This particularly activated the dopaminergic system, the region in the brain responsible for motivation and reward.
"Our measurements of brain activity showed that the brain rewires itself through the consumption of chips and co. It subconsciously learns to prefer rewarding food. Through these changes in the brain, we will unconsciously always prefer foods that contain a lot of fat and sugar," lead author Marc Tittgemeyer, from Max Planck explained.
During the study period, the test persons did not gain more weight than the test persons in the control group and their blood values, such as blood sugar or cholesterol, did not change either. However, the researchers assume that the preference for sugary foods will continue after the end of the study.
"New connections are made in the brain, and they don't dissolve so quickly. After all, the whole point of learning is that once you learn something, you don`t forget it so quickly," Tittgemeyer said.
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