Not So Sweet? This Is What Happens to the Brain When You Give Up Sugar for Lent

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Originally shared by Neuroscience News

Not So Sweet? This Is What Happens to the Brain When You Give Up Sugar for Lent

In neuroscience, food is something we call a “natural reward.” In order for us to survive as a species, things like eating, having sex and nurturing others must be pleasurable to the brain so that these behaviours are reinforced and repeated.

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http://neurosciencenews.com/sugar-brain-neuroscience-6199

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