• This Is Your Brain On Dessert

  • Feb 21 2025
  • Length: 8 mins
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This Is Your Brain On Dessert

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  • Ever eat a full meal ... and find you still have room for dessert? If so, you're not alone. Sugar is a quick form of energy that many people crave — even when they're full. Today, hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber dive into a new study on the neural origins of the "dessert brain."

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