When Unhealthy Foods Hijack Your Brain
In
a book being published next week, former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler
brings to consumers the disturbing conclusion of numerous brain studies --
some people really do have a harder time resisting bad foods.
At issue is how the brain becomes primed by different stimuli. Neuroscientists increasingly report that fat-and-sugar combinations in particular light up the brain's dopamine pathway -- its pleasure-sensing spot. This is the same pathway that conditions people to alcohol or drugs. The culprits foods are "layered and loaded" with combinations of fat, sugar and salt, and they are often so processed that you don't even have to chew much. Overeaters must take responsibility, too, and basically retrain their brains to resist the lure, says Kessler. Comments by Dr. Mercola:
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Sugar is Incredibly Addictive
Your Emotions Play a Major Role, Too
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