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food images and your brain

Food Images and Your Brain

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / May 8, 2023

We may now have a better idea of why some people crave fries over fruit. Using artificial intelligence technology to build a computer model of a certain part of the human brain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers discovered a new area in the organ’s visual cortex that lights up when we see images of food.  

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Sucralose and appetite

Sucralose Increases Appetite and Cravings

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / March 14, 2022

A study found that people with obesity experienced an increase in appetite and food cravings after consuming a drink with sucralose.

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Sleep and vigorous exercise

Sleep Loss? Vigorous Exercise May Reduce Cravings

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / January 25, 2021

Vigorous exercise may lessen food cravings and counteract mood impairments resulting from multiple nights of short or fragmented sleep.

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