A recent study by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research explores how sugar consumption affects the brain's satiety signals. They discovered that -Endorphin, released by satiety neurons in the hypothalamus, binds to opiate receptors and induces feelings of reward. Through experiments with mice and human brain tissue, researchers warned that the brain may be evolutionarily wired to crave sugar. This finding holds implications for understanding obesity and developing effective weight-loss strategies in humans.
Researchers found that the same neurons signaling satiety in mice also released -Endorphin, creating a reward feeling that can lead to sugar overconsumption.
The study suggests that human brains have evolved to excessively crave sugar, as it is easily metabolized and thus benefits energy needs.
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