High-sugar diet dampens release of dopamine, triggering overeating

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 08:40 in Health & Medicine

Everyone knows it: An entire box of Girl Scout cookies counts as one serving, right? That’s at least how it feels, and a University of Michigan study in fruit flies finds why this might be: a high-sugar diet muddies the neural circuit that allows you to feel the sensation of satiety and causes you to […]

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