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Blood sugar and your health, with Jessie Inchauspé

Instant Genius

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Why Do We Love Glucos So Much?

We eat over a hundred pounds of sugar per year per person. Why is it that we love gluco so much? Because every time we eat something sweet, it activates dopemine in our brain. And dopemine makes us feel pleasure. So even though the sweet snack is given you energy, it's actually not. It's giving you pleasure, which feels like energy. But ultimately, in your body, you're becoming less good at creating energy. Back to Mail Online home. Back to the page you came from.

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