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​ Stress drives brain to crave comfort food

19 Jun 2023 by Ted Escobedo   1 min read
When you're stressed, a high-calorie snack may seem like a comforting go-to. But this combination has an unhealthy downside. According to Sydney scientists, stress combined with calorie-dense 'comfort' food creates changes in the brain that drive more eating, boost cravings for sweet, highly palatable food and lead to excess weight gain.

A team from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research found that stress overrode the brain's natural response to satiety, leading to non-stop reward signals that promote eating more highly palatable food. This occurred in a part of the brain called the lateral habenula, which when activated usually dampens these reward signals.

Know more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230608120905.htm

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