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How sugar affects the brain.

97115167 — 2025-05-13 10:57:13 UTC

Sugar triggers dopamine release in the brain, giving a temporary energy boost and feelings of pleasure. However it can lead to cravings and blood sugar crashes, causing fatigue and irritablity. overtime, excessive sugar consumption can contribute to insulin restistance and cognitive decline, increasing the risk of diseases like alzheimer's

BRON: harvard medical school, national institue on drug abuse

american heart association.

Is sugar bad for the brain?

97115167 — 2025-06-03 09:59:14 UTC

It's possible to have too much of a good thing. Modern western diets are filled with refined sugar and carbohydrates in the form of ready-made snacks, treats, and proccessed foods. You may feel sluggish once the "sugar high" wears off. Eating too much sugar can also make you susceptible to health conditions like type 2 diabetes. The best way to limit refined sugar intake is to lean on a natural diet consisting of whole food

The role of sugar and insuline

97115167 — 2025-06-03 10:45:04 UTC

The effects of glucose and other forms of sugar on the brain may the most profound in diabetes, a group diseases in which high blood glucose levels persist over a prolonged period of time. Type 1 diabetes is a disease in which the immune system destroys the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, a hormone used by the body to keep blood glucose levels iin check. Type 2 diabetes, caused by dietary and other environmental factors, is a condition in which cells become overwhelmed by insulin and fail to propely respond, they become resistant to insuline

97115167 — 2025-06-03 10:53:42 UTC

Reflection Anna

97115167 — 2025-06-03 11:00:18 UTC

It was fun to work on the project and interesting to discover new things about sugar and how it affects the brain. In the beginning, it was a bit difficult because we weren’t really sure what to do, but once we figured it out, everything went well

Reflection Ilse

97115167 — 2025-06-03 11:01:44 UTC

It was nice to do the project, because you learn more about sugar. But it was hard to find the correct sentence because i can't read English.

Reflection Floor

97115167 — 2025-06-03 11:03:59 UTC

I really enjoyed doing this in this group, but i did find it a little bit difficult to find the right information and because everything had to be in English. But for the rest I thought it went fine!

Reflection Sarah

97115167 — 2025-06-03 11:06:35 UTC

I thought the assigment was fine to do, I had a nice group so that was fun, you always learn something from doing assigments like this, I liked the combination of English and a nutrition and lifestyle-related topic.Sometimes it was difficult to find the right information, but all in all it was doable.