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Controlling Sugar Cravings & Metabolism with Science-Based Tools

2022/3/21
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本期播客探讨了神经系统如何调节糖的摄入和对糖的渴望,以及糖如何反过来调节神经系统。Huberman教授解释了糖通过消化道和神经系统进行处理的过程,以及糖的味觉和营养成分如何导致特定的食欲变化和渴望。他还讨论了糖、多巴胺和渴望之间的联系,并概述了许多控制糖瘾的工具,特别是对高度加工的精制糖的渴望。Huberman教授还解释了在禁食状态下,大脑如何利用身体中储存的能量,以及为什么在禁食状态下,许多人会感到精神更清晰。他还讨论了血糖水平对神经元功能的影响,以及为什么葡萄糖是大脑的首选燃料。此外,他还讨论了果糖和葡萄糖的区别,以及为什么高果糖玉米糖浆对健康有害。最后,他还讨论了一些控制糖瘾的工具,例如:调整血糖指数、补充欧米伽-3脂肪酸和谷氨酰胺、使用柠檬汁和肉桂、以及保证充足的睡眠。

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This chapter introduces the Huberman Lab podcast and its focus on the science behind sugar cravings and metabolism. It emphasizes the dual mechanisms by which sugar affects the brain and body: its sweet taste and its nutritive content.
  • Sugar impacts the brain and body through its sweet taste and nutritive content.
  • Sugar cravings are influenced by both taste and nutritive components.
  • The podcast aims to provide information on sugar intake and energy sources for the brain.

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I explain how to blunt sugar cravings through fundamental knowledge of how sugar is sensed, metabolized, and utilized within the body. I explain how sugar is processed through the digestive tract and nervous system and how both the taste and nutritive components of sugar can lead to specific appetite changes and cravings. I discuss the connection between sugar, dopamine, and cravings and outline many tools to curb sugar cravings, specifically craving highly processed refined sugars.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Sugar & Physiology

(00:02:41) Sponsors: AG1, LMNT

(00:07:40) Sugar & the Brain

(00:10:06) Appetite & Hormones: Ghrelin & Insulin

(00:14:17) Glucose & Brain Function

(00:24:19) Glucose & Physical Activity

(00:26:16) Fructose vs. Glucose

(00:32:41) When to Eat High-Sugar Foods?

(00:35:01) Sugar’s Taste vs. Nutritive Pathways, Sugar Cravings

(00:41:46) Tool: Sugar & the Dopamine, Pleasure – Pain Dichotomy

(00:48:43) Subconscious Sugar Circuits, Hidden Sugars in Food

(00:58:03) Glucose Metabolism in the Brain

(01:03:00) Tool: Glycemic Index, Blunting Sugar Cravings

(01:12:08) Sugary Drinks, Highly Refined Sugars

(01:14:33) Artificial Sweeteners

(01:22:36) ADHD, Omega-3s

(01:30:18) Tools: Reduce Sugar Cravings with EPA Omega-3s & Glutamine

(01:35:15) Tool: Blunt Sugar Peaks & Craving with Lemon Juice

(01:43:09) Tool: Reduce Sugar Cravings & Spikes with Cinnamon

(01:45:10) Berberine, Sustained Low Blood Glucose Levels

(01:51:24) Tool: Sleep & Sugar Cravings

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