Refined carbohydrates could trigger food cravings not unlike the cravings that drug addicts experience, new research suggests.
July 1/Washington/Washington Post -- Refined carbohydrates such as corn syrup could trigger food cravings not unlike the cravings that drug addicts experience, new research suggests.
The findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, imply that the quick spike and subsequent crash in blood sugar that comes after eating highly processed carbs activates reward and addiction centers in the brain.