Sugary beverages pose significant risks to cardiovascular and overall Health

Despite their negative health effects, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are widely consumed in modern diets, making up nearly 60% of the typical American diet. The feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of a behavioral intervention designed to lower UPF consumption were assessed in this study by Hagerman et al. (2024). An 8-week trial program with weekly group […]

This 2019 paper explains that sugar intake alters neural plasticity, resulting in reduced impulse control and less power to resist fatty and sugary foods, contributing to the obesity epidemic. There is a large overlap between the neural pathways involved in emotions that guide behavioral responses to survival situations and those regulating overconsumption of ‘tasty’ but […]