Clone: A study found that French fries, crisps and chocolate barsE Overeating has more to do with the brain than with poor willpower, causing us to favor foods high in fat and sugar.
In this study conducted by researchers from Germany’s Max Planck Institute and Yale University in the United States, it has been reported that if we continue to eat this type of food on a regular basis, even if it is in small quantities, our brain will be able to do the same in the future. Asks for food.
During the study, researchers fed one group a pudding made with a small amount of high sugar and fat in addition to their normal diet for eight weeks.
The researchers fed another control group a pudding containing the same amount of calories but less fat. The brain performance of the volunteers was measured before and during the eight-week study.
According to research using interventional studies (in which the participants use a drug, medical device, activity, or procedure) in healthy, middle-weight participants, it was found that high-fat and high-sugar diets lead to weight gain. Changes in growth and metabolic factors also reduce the demand for low-fat foods.
It plays an important role in the brain’s appetite for junk food and affects neuronal encoding (a system in which neurons send messages to cells through electrical activity) in general.
The study found that the group that was fed the high-fat and sweetened pudding had significantly increased brain responses. In these participants, the diet activated the dopaminergic system. This is the part of the brain that is responsible for motivation and reward.
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