Brain's response to sugars may explain obesity | Share on LinkedIn

Brain's response to sugars may explain obesity | Share on LinkedIn

Two very similar sugars — fructose and glucose — cause quite opposite reactions in some regions of the brain, according to a new study. Fructose stimulates brain activity in those regions, while glucose decreases them.

The findings support the idea that an increase in Americans' fructose consumption over the past decades has helped fuel the nation’s obesity epidemic, the researchers said. Click the link above to read more. The commercials about high fructose corn syrup not being so bad for you, could be really wrong. We'll keep watching the research and will let you know.

White Bean Rosemary Dip « Whole Foods • Clean Eating • Healthy Recipes

White Bean Rosemary Dip « Whole Foods • Clean Eating • Healthy Recipes

A delicious and healthy snack to balance out your Super Bowl party. Do you have any healthy snack recipes you can share?

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