Could your brain start to prefer healthy food?

Summary of Training your brain to prefer healthy foods by Tufts University.

 According to the scientists at Tufts University human nutrition research center, there is finally a way to start prefering your greens instead of all the unhealthy junk food. The scientists wanted to know if there was a way to retrain the human brain to prefer healthier foods instead of what most of us prefer. The researchers took thirteen obese men and women in their system. To find differences, eight people were chosen to be in the universities weight loss program. Five others were in a control group but, not in the program. After six months both groups went under an MRI brain scan to find changes in the brain function with learning and addiction. What the scientists found was that area of the brain "had increased sensitivity to healthy, lower-calorie foods, indicating an increased reward and enjoyment of healthier food cues" (Tufts University, 2014).

What drew my attention to this article was the real life studies shown. I found it interesting that it's actually possible to train your brain to do something different in your adulthood.The article proved that there is a way to eat food happily instead of going through a tummy tuck or gastric bypass surgery to hide it. This article showed that you don't have to completely change your lifestyle to lose weight, you just have to change the way your brain thinks about it. Unhealthy food eating is a true addiction but, you can reverse that power to eat healthy foods.

Reference

Tufts University. (2014, September 1). Training your brain to prefer healthy foods. ScienceDaily. Retrieved September 8, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140901123455.htm