How Sugar Affects the Brain

Sugar is a general term used to describe a class of molecules called ________________________.

• Fats

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Omega 3 Fatty Acids

Which of the following is NOT a type of sugar found in different foods and drinks?

• Blactose

• Glucose

• Fructose

• Sucrose

Sugar is not only found in candies and desserts, it is also added to tomato sauce, yogurt, dried fruit, flavored waters, or granola bars.

• True

• False

When you eat something sweet, the sugars that food/drink contains activate the sweet-taste receptors, part of the taste buds on the tongue. These receptors will then send a signal to the _________________________.

• Gut

• Hypothalmus

• Tongue

• Brain Stem

Which of the following is NOT one of the different tastes that the cerebral cortex processes?

• Bitter

• Crunchy

• Salty

• Sweet

Which of the following does NOT activate the brain's reward system?

• Socializing

• Sugar

• Sleep

• Drugs

Eating too much sugar/sweets is one of the ways that you can over-activate your brain's reward system. Which of the following is NOT something that happens to you when you over-activate your brain's reward system?

• Increased Tolerance to Sugar

• Cravings

• Drowsiness

• Loss of Control

There are sugar receptors in your gut.

• True

• False

There are taste buds in your gut

• True

• False

When you eat/digest sugar, a "feel-good" chemical/neurotransmitter known as ____________________ is released by the brain's reward system.

• Dopamine

• Omega 3 Fatty Acids

• Oxygen

• Cortisol