New brain scan research supports the notion that some tao mat troi cua my people have a food “addiction,” with foods like white bread or potatoes helping to spur their craving to eat.
Researchers used functional (“real time”) MRI to observe the brain activity of 12 overweight or obese men during the crucial four hours after they ate a meal, a period that experts say influences eating behavior during the next meal.
The participants’ blood sugar levels and hunger were also measured during this time.
The men’s “meals” were two milkshakes that had the same calories, taste and sweetness. The only difference was that one milkshake contained high-glycemic lam sao de tang can index carbohydrates and the other had low-glycemic index carbohydrates.
High-glycemic index carbohydrates — which are quickly transformed into sugar in the blood — are found in highly processed foods such as white bread and white rice. Low-glycemic index carbohydrates are found in items such as whole wheat products and sweet potatoes.
The researchers found that consuming carbohydrates like those found in processed foods can cause excess hunger and stimulate areas of the brain involved in reward and cravings, regions that also play a role in addiction, according to the study published June 26 in the American phuong phap tang can hieu qua Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The study might have implications for weight control, the researchers said.
“Limiting high-glycemic index carbohydrates like white bread and potatoes could help obese individuals reduce cravings and control the urge to overeat,” study leader Dr. David Ludwig, director of the obesity prevention center at Boston Children’s Hospital, said in a hospital news release.
A new type of vaccine may stop the autoimmune attack that occurs in people with type 1 diabetes, researchers report.
Although an initial trial of the vaccine wasn’t able to free anyone from their daily insulin injections, it did boost insulin production, which could help prevent some of type 1 diabetes’ most devastating complications.
Instead of increasing the immune system’s activity like the polio or influenza vaccine does, the new vaccine turns off a portion of the immune response, acting as a huong dan tang can an toan reverse vaccine. The researchers were able to isolate a part of the immune response that only seems to be involved with type 1 diabetes, according to the study. That means the vaccine likely wouldn’t have the risks that medications that suppress the immune system do.
“We were able to destroy the rogue cells that are attacking the insulin-producing cells without destroying any other part of the immune system, and that’s truly exciting,” said senior study author Dr. Lawrence Steinman, a professor of pediatrics and neurology and neurological sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.