Our brain automatically discovers to prefer high-fat treats
The brains response to high-fat and high-sugar foods was considerably increased in the group that consumed the high-sugar and high-fat pudding after eight weeks. This particularly triggered the dopaminergic system, the area in the brain responsible for inspiration and benefit. “Our measurements of brain activity showed that the brain rewires itself through the usage of chips and co. It unconsciously finds out to prefer gratifying food. Through these modifications in the brain, we will automatically always choose the foods which contain a lot of fat and sugar,” describes Marc Tittgemeyer, who led the research study.
The researchers presume that the choice for sweet foods will continue after the end of the study. “New connections are made in the brain, and they dont liquify so rapidly.
Reference: “Habitual daily intake of a sweet and fatty snack regulates benefit processing in humans” by Sharmili Edwin Thanarajah, Alexandra G. DiFeliceantonio, Kerstin Albus, Bojana Kuzmanovic, Lionel Rigoux, Sandra Iglesias, Ruth Hanßen, Marc Schlamann, Oliver A. Cornely, Jens C. Brüning, Marc Tittgemeyer and Dana M. Small, 22 March 2023, Cell Metabolism.DOI: 10.1016/ j.cmet.2023.02.015.
Regular intake of high-fat and high-sugar foods rewires the brain to subconsciously prefer these unhealthy choices due to changes in the brains dopaminergic system responsible for motivation and benefit.
Why do we find it so hard to withstand chocolate bars and similar deals with?
Why is it so hard to resist chocolate bars, chips, and fries while shopping at the grocery store? According to researchers at limit Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne and Yale University, consuming foods high in fat and sugar can in fact change our brains. Routine consumption, even in small amounts, trains the brain to yearn for these foods in the future.
How does this preference establish in the brain? We think that the brain learns this choice,” explains Sharmili Edwin Thanarajah, lead author of the research study.
To check this hypothesis, the scientists offered one group of volunteers a little pudding containing a lot of fat and sugar per day for eight weeks in addition to their typical diet plan. The other group received a pudding that contained the exact same number of calories however less fat. The volunteers brain activity was determined before and during the 8 weeks.
Regular usage, even in small amounts, trains the brain to yearn for these foods in the future.
The brains response to high-sugar and high-fat foods was considerably increased in the group that ate the high-sugar and high-fat pudding after 8 weeks. “Our measurements of brain activity revealed that the brain rewires itself through the intake of chips and co. Through these modifications in the brain, we will automatically always prefer the foods that include a lot of fat and sugar,” discusses Marc Tittgemeyer, who led the research study.
