Wire Web Only How a brain switch could combat comfort food cravings during stress By Talker News Jun 8, 2023 Jun 8, 2023 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email sander-dalhuisen-nA6Xhnq2Od8-unsplash Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Mark WaghornComfort food cravings could be stopped by flicking a switch in the brain that is turned on by stress, according to new research. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm!6@A=6 @7E6? EFC? E@ 72EEJ 2?5 DF82CJ D?24<D =:<6 4C:DAD[ DH66ED 2?5 3:D4F:ED H96? E96J 766= F?56C AC6DDFC6]k^Am kAmp?5 :EVD 2 G:4:@FD 4:C4=6 \ 4C62E:?8 492?86D :? 8C2J >2EE6C E92E 5C:G6 >@C6 62E:?8 2?5 6I46DD H6:89E 82:?]k^AmkAm%96J @44FC :? 2? 2C62 42==65 E96 =2E6C2= 9236?F=2[ H9:49 A=2JD 2 <6J C@=6 :? :?9:3:E:?8 FC86D]k^AmkAmtIA6C:>6?ED 7@F?5 2?I:6EJ @G6CC@56 ?2EFC2= C6DA@?D6D E@ D2E:6EJ[ =625:?8 E@ ?@?\DE@A C6H2C5 D:8?2=D E92E AC@>@E6 9:89=J A2=2E23=6 EC62ED]k^AmkAmu:CDE 2FE9@C sC] z6??J r9: z:? xA[ 7C@> E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]82CG2?]@C8]2F^Qmv2CG2? x?DE:EFE6k^2m :? $J5?6J[ pFDEC2=:2[ D2:5i Q(6 5:D4@G6C65 E96 =2E6C2= 9236?F=2[ H9:49 :D ?@C>2==J :?G@=G65 :? DH:E49:?8 @77 E96 3C2:?VD C6H2C5 C6DA@?D6[ H2D 24E:G6 :? >:46 @? 2 D9@CE\E6C>[ 9:89\72E 5:6E E@ AC@E64E E96 2?:>2= 7C@> @G6C62E:?8]k^AmkAmQw@H6G6C[ H96? >:46 H6C6 49C@?:42==J DEC6DD65[ E9:D A2CE @7 E96 3C2:? C6>2:?65 D:=6?E – 2==@H:?8 E96 C6H2C5 D:8?2=D E@ DE2J 24E:G6 2?5 6?4@FC286 7665:?8 7@C A=62DFC6[ ?@ =@?86C C6DA@?5:?8 E@ D2E:6EJ C68F=2E@CJ D:8?2=D]Qk^AmkAmw6 25565i Q(6 7@F?5 E92E DEC6DD65 >:46 @? 2 9:89\72E 5:6E 82:?65 EH:46 2D >F49 H6:89E 2D >:46 @? E96 D2>6 5:6E E92E H6C6 ?@E DEC6DD65]Qk^Am Sander Dalhuisen By Talker kAm%96 DEF5J[ AF3=:D965 :? E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]46==]4@>^?6FC@?^9@>6Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm;@FC?2= }6FC@?k^2m[ :56?E:7:6D DEC6DD 2D 2 4C:E:42= C68F=2E@C @7 62E:?8 923:ED E92E 42? 3=@4< E96 3C2:?VD ?2EFC2= 23:=:EJ E@ 32=2?46 6?6C8J ?665D]k^AmkAm$6?:@C 2FE9@C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]82CG2?]@C8]2F^23@FE\FD^A6@A=6^96C96CQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm!C@76DD@C w6C36CE w6CK@8k^2m D2:5i Q%9:D C6D62C49 6>A92D:K6D ;FDE 9@H >F49 DEC6DD 42? 4@>AC@>:D6 2 962=E9J 6?6C8J >6E23@=:D>]k^AmkAmQxE :D 2 C6>:?56C E@ 2G@:5 2 DEC6DD7F= =:76DEJ=6[ 2?5 4CF4:2==J – :7 J@F 2C6 562=:?8 H:E9 =@?8\E6C> DEC6DD – ECJ E@ 62E 2 962=E9J 5:6E 2?5 =@4< 2H2J E96 ;F?< 7@@5]Qk^AmkAm(9:=6 D@>6 A6@A=6 62E =6DD 5FC:?8 E:>6D @7 DEC6DD[ >@DE H:== 62E >@C6 E92? FDF2= 2?5 49@@D6 42=@C:6\C:49 @AE:@?D 9:89 :? DF82C 2?5 72E]k^AmkAm%96 7:?5:?8D @A6? E96 5@@C E@ 56G6=@A:?8 2? 2?E:\@36D:EJ A:== E92E E2C86ED E96 =2E6C2= 9236?F=2]k^AmkAmw6CK@8 D2:5i Q%96J C6G62= DEC6DD 42? @G6CC:56 2 ?2EFC2= 3C2:? C6DA@?D6 E92E 5:>:?:D96D E96 A=62DFC6 82:?65 7C@> 62E:?8 – >62?:?8 E96 3C2:? :D 4@?E:?F@FD=J C6H2C565 E@ 62E]k^AmkAm“(6 D9@H65 E92E 49C@?:4 DEC6DD[ 4@>3:?65 H:E9 2 9:89\42=@C:6 5:6E[ 42? 5C:G6 >@C6 2?5 >@C6 7@@5 :?E2<6 2D H6== 2D 2 AC676C6?46 7@C DH66E[ 9:89=J A2=2E23=6 7@@5[ E96C63J AC@>@E:?8 H6:89E 82:? 2?5 @36D:EJ]k^AmkAmQ%9:D C6D62C49 9:89=:89ED 9@H 4CF4:2= 2 962=E9J 5:6E :D 5FC:?8 E:>6D @7 DEC6DD]Qk^AmkAm%96 pFDEC2=:2? E62> 5:D4@G6C65 E92E 2E E96 46?E6C @7 E96 H6:89E 82:? H2D E96 >@=64F=6 }!*[ H9:49 E96 3C2:? AC@5F46D ?2EFC2==J :? C6DA@?D6 E@ DEC6DD]k^AmkAm(96? E96J 3=@4<65 E96 496>:42= 7C@> 24E:G2E:?8 3C2:? 46==D :? E96 =2E6C2= 9236?F=2[ DEC6DD65 >:46 4@?DF>65 =6DD 4@>7@CE 7@@5[ C6DF=E:?8 :? =6DD H6:89E 82:?]k^Am Authors of the study. (Garvan Institute via SWNS) By Talker kAm%96 C6D62C496CD ?6IE A6C7@C>65 2 QDF4C2=@D6 AC676C6?46 E6DEQ – 2==@H:?8 >:46 E@ 49@@D6 E@ 5C:?< 6:E96C H2E6C @C H2E6C E92E 925 366? 2CE:7:4:2==J DH66E6?65]k^AmkAmw6CK@8 D2:5i Q$EC6DD65 >:46 @? 2 9:89\72E 5:6E 4@?DF>65 E9C66 E:>6D >@C6 DF4C2=@D6 E92? >:46 E92E H6C6 @? 2 9:89\72E 5:6E 2=@?6[ DF886DE:?8 E92E DEC6DD ?@E @?=J 24E:G2E6D >@C6 C6H2C5 H96? 62E:?8 3FE DA64:7:42==J 5C:G6D 2 4C2G:?8 7@C DH66E[ A2=2E23=6 7@@5]k^AmkAm“rCF4:2==J[ H6 5:5 ?@E D66 E9:D AC676C6?46 7@C DH66E6?65 H2E6C :? DEC6DD65 >:46 E92E H6C6 @? 2 C68F=2C 5:6E]”k^AmkAm%96 3C62<E9C@F89 @776CD 9@A6 7@C 4@>32E:?8 E96 @36D:EJ 6A:56>:4] %96 &z 92D 366? 5F3365 E96 V72E >2?V @7 tFC@A6[ H:E9 ?62C=J EH@\:?\E9C66 25F=ED @G6CH6:89E]k^AmkAmw6CK@8 25565i Qx? DEC6DD7F= D:EF2E:@?D[ :E’D 62DJ E@ FD6 2 =@E @7 6?6C8J 2?5 E96 766=:?8 @7 C6H2C5 42? 42=> J@F 5@H? – E9:D :D H96? 2 3@@DE @7 6?6C8J E9C@F89 7@@5 :D FD67F=]k^AmkAmQqFE H96? 6IA6C:6?465 @G6C =@?8 A6C:@5D @7 E:>6[ DEC6DD 2AA62CD E@ 492?86 E96 6BF2E:@?[ 5C:G:?8 62E:?8 E92E :D 325 7@C E96 3@5J =@?8 E6C>]Qk^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Lifestyles Mark Waghorn Recommended for you Most Popular 2 left dead in Monday shooting BREAKING NEWS: 2 county men arrested for Monday shooting Victims identified in double homicide, reward offered Two students injured in school bus crash Prattville man arrested for possession of child porn Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 67° 67° / 64° 8 AM 66° 9 AM 66° 10 AM 65° 11 AM 63° 12 PM 62°