CARB CRAVINGS- WAKE UP YOUR BRAIN

Did you know that there is a brain chemical called Neuropeptide Y (NPY) responsible for your craving for the Carbohydrates?

Blood concentration of NPY is high in the mornings and it is for this very reason, cereals, butter, toast, pancakes, waffles etc are the popular dietary choices for breakfast. Hypothalamus, the control centre  in the brain which regulates a number of vital processes in the body including hunger, wants to replenish the body with Glucose, particularly in the mornings as the brain requires more amount of Glucose for functioning in the early morning hours.

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However, you would need to include protein and fat also in your breakfast for slowing down sugar absorption helping regulation of blood glucose level for a healthy body.