[LifeStyle] Why can't I stop eating chocolate or chips? This is how food stimulates and conditions the brain

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According to researchers, the foods that make us lose our minds are those that contain a higher dose of refined carbohydrates and fats

There are foods that stimulate the release of dopamine and cause euphoria just like drugs, according to neurologists. The happiness that comes from eating foods high in fat and sugar is connected to the brain and that makes it, for example, more difficult to stop eating chocolate.

Regardless of how hungry one is, few people leave well-fried potatoes on the table, or avoid a cookie between meals simply for the pleasure of savoring something sweet.

According to the researchers, the foods that make us lose our minds are those that contain a higher dose of refined carbohydrates and fats, because they immediately initiate a feeling of retribution in our brain, as reviewed by Men's Health.

Why can't I stop eating chocolate or chips?
The danger of eating foods such as chips and chocolate is the risk of not being able to stop wanting to eat these types of products that harm health when they become the usual diet.

The starch they contain manages to absorb a large amount of oil. And if they are cut very thin, like potatoes, they get even more soggy. According to research from the magazine 'PNAS' "they generate a greater sense of well-being."

As if that were not enough, according to research, this substance causes the need to eat fat, which is also related to pleasure. Salt also plays a role because it is a flavor enhancer and stimulates the taste buds.

A study led by Miguel Valdeolmillos, Doctor of Medicine and researcher at the Institute of Neuroscience of the CSIC-UMH, found that this food was more stimulating for the brain than sex.

“When we eat chocolate, a compound called anandamide, a relative of cannabinoids, is released in small amounts that gives us a relaxing sensation,” he said.

"The effects observed are adaptive and if, as in an addiction, there is continuous use and increasing exposure, damage and dysfunction will occur," warn the metabolism specialists in their research published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism.

 

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