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Drunk munchies are now officially verified by science. This unnatural consequence of drinking alcohol has long been considered an inevitable side effect. However, until recently, it’s never really been understood why. New research suggests that there is a neurological connection between bingeing booze and craving greasy, fatty foods. These two activities, it seems, are linked, with either one having the potential to lead to the other.
This drunk munchy news comes out of a study done by Caitlin Coker, a graduate student at Penn State’s College of medicine. Her research suggests that a shared circuit in the brain could be the reason why heavy drinking and high-fat “junk food” cravings go hand in hand. Both activities are part of a vicious cycle of brain activity that uses the same underlying neurocircuitry, and could even be connected to other forms of binge behavior.
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Drunk munchies are now officially verified by science. This unnatural consequence of drinking alcohol has long been considered an inevitable side effect. However, until recently, it’s never really been understood why. New research suggests that there is a neurological connection between bingeing booze and craving greasy, fatty foods. These two activities, it seems, are linked, with either one having the potential to lead to the other.
This drunk munchy news comes out of a study done by Caitlin Coker, a graduate student at Penn State’s College of medicine. Her research suggests that a shared circuit in the brain could be the reason why heavy drinking and high-fat “junk food” cravings go hand in hand. Both activities are part of a vicious cycle of brain activity that uses the same underlying neurocircuitry, and could even be connected to other forms of binge behavior.
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