What they found was that four hours after drinking the high-glycemic shake, blood sugar levels had plummeted into the hypoglycemic range, the subjects reported more hunger, and brain scans showed greater activation in parts of the brain that regulate cravings, reward and addictive behaviors. Although the subject pool was small, every subject showed the same response, and the differences in blood flow to these regions of the brain between the two conditions “was quite substantial,” Dr. Ludwig said.
“Based on the strength and consistency of the response,” he added, “the likelihood that this was due to chance was less than one in a thousand.”
There are videos at the CBS source.
except beer.
Space aleins must be laughing at the prospects of invading a world dominated by creatures that live for fast food and excitement without exertion.
Now they want my French Fries.
Will this never end? Why don’t they ask me to give up broccoli?
Will nanny Bloomberg go after Lucky Charms as potentially addicting and harmful to Children’s health? Of course not!
I'm also addicted to water, but don't tell my wife or she'll hide it from me.
The glycemic response of the foods we consume is, generally, a good indicator of expanding girth as we age and metabolism / insulin resistance changes. Most people will gain on the average of 1.5 to 5 pounds per year beginning in their 20’s. Anything that drives insulin drives fat and creation of adipose tissue.
It’s because the chemicals from the stomach to the brain take too long to say that it’s full.
Americans eat trainloads of this cheet...And they can't figure out why people are getting sick and getting fat?
Processed packaged poison.
The most addictive substance on this earth and it has everyone that ever lived as a member with a recidivism rate of 100%.
Food.
Just give me a nice juicy steak and no one gets hurt (you can keep the sweet stuff)!
As a teenager I had a ripping metabolism. One that would not allow me to actually gain muscle. I was skinny but not fit. I managed to overcome that metabolism with alcohol and bad food.
I became obese.
I made a decision not to be obese. I lost 70 lbs through mostly diet along with exercise. I have actually managed to gain some muscle mass and am now about 12 lbs above my low weight last year.
I have my metabolism back.
I am able to mostly eat the things I love and not worry much. Mind you I still watch the ammounts but I enjoy life. I ride my bike EVERYDAY. Becoming an active person is well within the possibility for everyone. My wife is obese and still thinks its a magic pill that does this. She even sees me everyday get up for work and get ready for my bike ride. She still imagines that it is not the hard work.
You can visually see someone make this transformation and still not believe what is happening. The human mind wants it to be instantaneous. My transformation took me almost two years.
Bet ya can’t eat just one?
Thanks.
It took me awhile to figure out that I have an addictive personality. And probably an “oral fixation”.
I gave up sucking my thumb at a very late age.
Then chewing tobacco.
Then cigarettes.
Then beer.
Quit the beer (hard). Quit the tobacco (even harder).
I guess now it needs to be the cookies and the bread and the pastries and the chips. Did I mention cookies!?