Study: Fructose leads to overeating A new study suggests that
consuming fructose based drinks leads to overeating. According
to the study published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association, fructose triggers brain changes that may lead to
overeating. Fructose is a common sugar found in many prepared
food and drinks. Scientists at Yale used MRI scans to track
brain activity in 20 normal-weight people before and after they
drank beverages containing glucose or fructose. Researchers
found that parts of the brain associated with desire for food,
motivation, and reward processing were switched off or
suppressed. Despite the findings, researchers say more testing
needs to be done to determine if there is an exact correlation.
Read the study here.