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High carb diet linked to neurological damage
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High carb diet linked to neurological damage
High-carb diet attacks satiety
Michele Thompson, MS
Do you know your high carb, high sugar diet could be damaging your brain cells? Worse, this damage could be a major factor in adult-onset weight gain. Learn why you should ditch your high carb consumption and follow a diet rich in lean proteins and healthy fats and a modest intake of complex carbohydrates.
A diet high in carbs damages your appetite-control center
Research in the journal Nature reports more bad news on high carb diets. Dr. Ane Andrews, a neuroendocrinologist with Monash University’s Department of Physiology, found that the appetite-suppressing cells in the brain are attacked by free radicals after eating, significantly so following meals rich in carbohydrates and sugars.
This could be one more reason people tend to gain weight as they get older. More cells are damaged over time, resulting in increased hunger, overconsumption and weight gain. "The more carbs and sugars you eat, the more your appetite-control cells are damaged, and potentially you consume more," says Andrews.
According to Andrews, when the stomach is empty, it triggers the hormone ghrelin, which notifies your brain that you are hungry. Once you eat and become full, a set of neurons known as POMC’s kick in and tell your brain you are sated.
"However, free radicals created naturally in the body attack the POMC neurons. This process causes the neurons to degenerate over time, affecting our judgment as to when our hunger is satisfied," he adds. Free radicals also try to attack the hunger neurons but, unfortunately, they are protected by a protein.
Andrews warns that people aged 25 to 50 are most at risk, particularly if they eat a diet high in carbs and sugars. "A diet rich in carbohydrate and sugar that has become more and more prevalent in modern societies over the last 20 to 30 years has placed so much strain on our bodies that it is leading to premature cell deterioration," he says.
Andrews plans on expanding his research to determine if a diet rich in carbohydrates and sugars has other detrimental effects on the brain, such as neurological changes leading to Parkinson's disease.
Maybe you should consider changing your high carb and high sugar diet before its too late!
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