Name: Kenny posting number: #1
Topic: Health
article title: Why eating a lot feels so darn good
author: Madison Park
Publication Name: CNN
Publication Date: 1/27/12
Length of Article: 709 words
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After eating large meals, our brain release pleasure chemicals which are similar to drugs and alcohol.
Scientist said that the good feeling after eating is called ingestion analgesia, pain relief from eating. The rewarding feelings help species to ensure survival. Fatty, salty, and sugary foods release endogenous opioids which help to control pain. A study in Nature Neuroscience published that high fat, and high calories food will affect the brain in the same way as heroin and cocaine. The body tells us to stop eating, but it is up to us whether we listen. when food travels through the small intestine, intestines release a hormone to tell the brain to stop eating. The blood glucose levels change, and hormone ghrelin calms down when the stomach becomes full. Although we used to eat a lot in order to survive, it is not so advantageous now.
In conclusion, too many people eat more than the normal amount of daily intake. The amount of food we eat can be harmful or helpful. Sometimes when people are completely full and cannot take another bite, people still continue eating. We should eat when we are little hungry but not wait until we are starving because we will probably overeat too much. Also we should stop eating when we are full.
I think this is really interesting. I never thought the pleasure chemicals released from our brain would be similar to drugs and alcohol. It's true, it is up to us whether we continue eating or to stop after eating so much. If one can't overcome these pleasure of eating then it can affect our healthy diet. It's nice to know that we should eat when we're little hungry instead of eating when we are starving which makes us eat much more than the usual.
ReplyDeletethis article is very interesting because i have never thought about why people like to eat more than they need. now I know it's a kind of our human nature and science, to have extra energies from food. However, in order have a healthy life, we should always be careful when deciding what to eat, what time to eat, and when to stop.
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