Eating Just One

Eating Just One August 24, 2009 If you ever reached for a cookie or a donut or pastry with the intent of eating just one, or found yourself returning again and again to the evening meal's desert after you knew you were already full, only to find yourself feeling not only miserable but regretful, then new research may explain why this happening and what we can do to about it. Dr. Nicholas Bello at John Hopkins University School of Medicine presented recent findings that could explain our inability to eat just one and how our own brain's chemistry could be controlling what and how much we eat even when we have the best intentions not to eat more. Dr. Bello and fellow researchers reported that continuously eating foods that are high sugar, high fat foods like cookies or ice cream or pies and cakes can alter opioid receptor levels in the area of the brain that control food intake. Opioids naturally occur in the brain and are associated with feelings of pleasure or euphoria. Eating these foods cause the brain to be more sensitive to... Read More     Did You Know That Physical Activity Helps Sleep?   Adding Spices May Lower Blood Sugar   6 Reasons Why You Should Drink Water   To unsubscribe or change subscriber options   click here .

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