food cravings
08/17/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Understanding cravings: Food preferences are linked to dietary needs; dopamine may play a role in what you choose to eat, research suggests
For the first time ever, researchers are understanding a nutrient-specific hunger mechanism in living organisms. Specifically, a team from John Hopkins University has pinpointed the neurons responsible for protein cravings in fruit flies – neurons that the team was able to turn on and off. As part of their study, the researchers deprived fruit flies of […]
05/24/2018
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By Ralph Flores
This is why they just keep on getting fatter: Obesity dulls the taste, causing people to crave more sugar and salt
Aside from an increased risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, people who put on a lot of weight have another thing coming for them. Based on the results of a study conducted by Cornell University researchers, obesity can blunt a person’s taste buds, reducing their ability to enjoy the taste of food, especially for the five […]
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