Does this explain sugar cravings? Junk food physically rewires brain

Eating food high in sugar and fat rewires the brain to subconsciously prefer junk, a study suggests.

The study by scientists in and the US measured the brain activity of a group given a dessert high in fat and sugar each day for two months.

They found that the brain reactions of those given the pudding significantly increased after eight weeks - particularly activating the region responsible for motivation and reward and releasing dopamine.

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