Sugar's Effect On The Brain

Sugars are ________________ processed foods such as tomato sauce, dried fruit, and granola bars.

• Added to

• Removed from

• Neither added to nor removed from

• Activated in

Sugar ___________ the brain’s reward system.

• Destroys

• Represses

• Activates

• Does nothing to

Overstimulation of the reward system may result in

• Loss of control

• Craving

• Increased tolerance

• All of the above

What important chemical in the brain is changed in response to sugar ingestion?

• Melanin

• Insulin

• Urea

• Dopamine

What kind of diet has an effect in the brain that is similar to eating a balanced meal?

• Eating sugary foods once in a while

• Eating sugary foods all the time

• Eating only processed foods

• Eating about 4 sugar cubes before each meal