Train your brain to crave healthy food by Megan Lafferty

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/01/health/train-brain-eat-better/index.html?hpt=he_c2

People have been trying for decades to be able to maintain a healthy diet, however, unhealthy food cravings have made this difficult. Recent studies have shown that by changing your habits, and consistently eating healthy foods, you can train your brain to react differently to good and bad foods. Scientists took a group of overweight individuals and studied their brains reactions to photos of different types of foods. They then took an experimental group from that group and had them undergo a behavioral therapy program where they attended support groups and learned to follow a good, healthy diet. After six months, the experimental group had lost about 14 pounds of average; the control group lost a mere 5 pounds on average. The scientists then looked again at the individual’s brain reactions to various foods. After the therapy program, the people from the experimental group had more positive brain reactions to healthier food. This did not happen with the control group. Although there is more research to be done in this field to validate these results, this proves that you can train your brain to crave healthier foods to some degree.

This article stood out because eating healthy is the latest trend in today’s society. It is interesting to see that a therapy program was able to alter individual’s brains reactions to certain things. Although there is more research to be done in the field, the results show this therapy regime has true promise. It makes you wonder, if you can train your brain to crave healthy food, what else can you train your brain to do?