Week 10
More about Dopamine
Tolerance = Down Regulation Of D2 Receptors.
“Frequently overeating highly palatable foods saturates the brain with so much dopamine that it eventually adapts by desensitizing itself, reducing the number of cellular receptors that recognize and respond to the neurochemical.”
Consequently, the brains of overeaters demand a lot more sugar and fat to reach the same threshold of pleasure as they once experienced with smaller amounts of the foods. These people may, in fact, continue to overeat as a way of recapturing or even maintaining a sense of well-being.”
̶ Mark Gold, Brownell, Kelly, Et. Al Food And Addiction, 2012
Action Steps:
Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn1cI8FNU6M