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Sugars can trigger Brain changes & Overeating!

January 14, 2013

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PET brain scans show chemical differences in t...

PET brain scans show chemical differences in the brain between addicts and non-addicts. The normal images in the bottom row come from non-addicts; the abnormal images in the top row come from patients with addiction disorders. These PET brain scans show that that addicts have fewer than average dopamine receptors in their brains, so that weaker dopamine signals are sent between cells. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Associated Press ran an article on a new study that looks at brain scans to determine why we are addicted to sugar and how it may be causing obesity. Our brains have an epigenetic trigger that rewards us for eating (pleasure). This trigger is not implemented when sugar is present. Thus we continue to eat causing weight gain.

Scientists Say Fructose Changes Brain To Cause Overeating (consciouslifenews.com)
Your brain on sugar: Study finds fructose may spur overeating (thestar.com)
Brain image study: Fructose may spur overeating (sacbee.com)
Fructose may spur overeating: Brain image study (todayonline.com)
Fructose ‘may spur overeating’ (timesofmalta.com)
Fructose May Spur Overeating: DNews Nugget (news.discovery.com)
MRI shows fructose may spur overeating (news.com.au)
Brain scans reveal what we already knew: fructose linked to overeating (sott.net)
Fructose may trick your brain into overeating (todayhealth.today.com)
Sugar may change the brain to cause overeating (sott.net)

Flesh & Fructose

January 9, 2013

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Sugar sugar (Photo credit: dhammza)

Fructose is basically meat & sugar. This leads to higher blood pressure and higher risk of gout, diabetes and heart disease. Dr Greger talks about this in a new video. We went from 4 labs of added sugars per year to 100 lbs. Is there any doubt we are making ourselves sick?

Fructose may cause type 2 diabetes mellitus? (foodconsumer.org)
How Corn Syrup Might Be Making Us Hungry – and Fat (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
Fructose Effect On Brain May Explain Link To Obesity (medicalnewstoday.com)
Study: Fructose may cause overeating (wwlp.com)
Fructose has different effect than glucose on brain regions that regulate appetite (sciencedaily.com)
Brain scans reveal fructose link to overeating (rawstory.com)
Why We Overeat: Fructose? (newser.com)
Scientists Say Fructose Changes Brain To Cause Overeating (consciouslifenews.com)
Fructose Found to Cause Overeating and Fat Gain, Study Says (naturalsociety.com)
Imaging study examines effect of fructose on brain regions that regulate appetite (esciencenews.com)

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