Sugar on Brain

Sugary foods are classified as 

• protien
• fat
• carbohydrate
• amino acid

Lactose, fructose, maltose, and sucrose are all examples of 

• sugar
• amino acids
• opioids
• fats

Which of these items has added sugar?

• granola bars and tomato sauce
• juice and potato chips
• starch and amino acids
• mashed potatoes and beans

Your brain releases a "feel good" chemical when you eat sugar.  What is that chemical

• oxytocin
• dopamine
• serotonin
• endorphins

Which sector of the brain is effected directly by sugar?

• the cerebelum
• the cerebral cortex
• the frontal lobe
• the temporal lobe

"Should I do that again" is activated by which system

• the lymphatic system
• the neurological systm
• the balance system
• the reward system

If you over-activate your reward system, what happens?

• You want less
• You want more
• You develop tolerance
• You develop less desire

If you rarely eat sugar, it becomes

• less rewarding to your brain
• more rewarding to your brain
• has no effect on your brain
• has a positive effect on your brain

How is sugar like nicotine, heroine, and alcohol?

• they're light in color
• they're produced in America
• they're healthy
• they're addictive 

When we eat a variety of foods, it leads to an increase in 

• epinephrin
• dopamine
• serotinin
• oxytocin