By Paddy Kamen, Publisher, BetterBrainBetterLife.com
What a smart brain you have: it is directly connected to your taste buds!
If you’ve ever wondered why you just don’t want those artificial sweeteners in, or on, your food and drinks here’s why:Research from Professor Ivan de Araujo, at Yale University School of Medicine, found that mice don’t want that artificial stuff even when it is actually sweeter than sugar. The reason? Artificial sweeteners cause brain dopamine levels to drop. The brain wants the energy it gets from sugar. de Araugjo is suggesting that perhaps a combination of artificial sweeteners and sugar can reduce the obesity effects of eating sweet stuff while making those products more appealing to the brain. I say, learn to give up the junk food! Or just eat it in small amounts. I eat a wee bit of dark chocolate every day, sweetened with sugar.
What a smart brain you have: it is directly connected to your taste buds!
If you’ve ever wondered why you just don’t want those artificial sweeteners in, or on, your food and drinks here’s why:Research from Professor Ivan de Araujo, at Yale University School of Medicine, found that mice don’t want that artificial stuff even when it is actually sweeter than sugar. The reason? Artificial sweeteners cause brain dopamine levels to drop. The brain wants the energy it gets from sugar. de Araugjo is suggesting that perhaps a combination of artificial sweeteners and sugar can reduce the obesity effects of eating sweet stuff while making those products more appealing to the brain. I say, learn to give up the junk food! Or just eat it in small amounts. I eat a wee bit of dark chocolate every day, sweetened with sugar.
Actually, chocolate is not junk food and the brain really likes it! According to a study published in the August 7, 2013 online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, older people who drink two cups of hot chocolate a day keep their thinking skills sharp. It works for me — have you tried it? And what is your experience with artificial sweeteners?