The Psychology of Overeating with Caitlin Faas
Minds and Mics
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We Overeat Because We Over Desire
We are overweight because we overeat and we overeat because we over desire. Our dopamine response in our brain is like every time we learn, every time we get something that we enjoy. If you eat Oreos, then you gain pleasure. And so we start to desire more and more of that. The brain's just like, let's do more. We can't see a problem with this. Let's enjoy it."
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