Friday, July 6, 2012

FOR KIDS: Sweets on the brain

Sugar-free sweeteners fool the body?s internal computer

Web edition : 12:09 pm

In a new study, psychologists from San Diego report that the sugar-free sweeteners confuse not only taste buds but also the brain.?

Previous studies have found a surprising connection between gaining weight and drinking diet soda, and the new study may help explain why. The brains of people who regularly drink diet soda get mixed up keeping track of calories, say the scientists. And that deception may unconsciously encourage people to overeat.

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Found in: Science News For Kids

Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/342128/title/FOR_KIDS_Sweets_on_the_brain

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