Binge eating trigger point located deep inside brain
Rats’ excited and speedy responses to cues for sugar – akin to binge eating – became more subdued when certain neurons in their brains were turned off.
June 1, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: became-more, binge-eating, brains, certain-neurons, neurology / neuroscience, oncalldiets, speedy-responses, their-brains
Junk Food May Be More Appealing To Tired Brains
A new study that used brain scans of people who had not had enough sleep suggests junk food may be more appealing to tired brains. Scientists found that when normal weight volunteers looked at unhealthy food during a period of sleep restriction, the reward centers in their brains were more active than when they looked at the pictures after having slept regularly…
June 11, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: after-having, brains, junk-food, more-appealing, on call diets, pictures, reward, sleep-suggests, the-pictures, the-reward, their-brains, unhealthy-food
