Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Blog 3: The End Of Overeating.
In this blog I will be discussing "The End Of Overeating" by David Kessler chapter 6. This chapter is about certain foods that we eat due to our rewarding system. The rewarding system is a part in our brain that keeps us wanting. It keeps us satisfied. The body's reward system is essential to survival. When some people have emotions, whether it is a positive or negative one they will eat to make them feel better or to keep them feeling better. It keeps us coming back for more. This is due to the sugar, fat and salt. It has been researched that it is not the need of hunger in us that causes this (Kessler 30). It is the want and satisfaction in us. As studied a French experiment demonstrated that animals will work for foods that are high in sugar and fat and are not even hungry. As said on page 37, this is called nucleus accumbens" an area of the human brain that is center of reward. Also there are opioids produced by eating high-sugar, high-fat foods that can relieve pain or stress and calm us down. Many of us do not notice this because we look at this as signs of needs, when in reality it is a want. When having foods with such a high sugar and fat as kids, most of us as we get older continue to have a craving for that food. For example children who are given McDonald's and other fast food as a child keep craving these foods and wanting them as years go by. It becomes like a drug. Once you begin to have it and have that feeling of satisfaction, it keeps people coming back for more.
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Hi, Christina. First off, I would like to say that I found it extremely interesting to finally have an opportunity to read a students blog from the other class, as I have been curious as to what you all are learning. More specifically regarding this blog assignment in particular, I liked how you gave the reader tremendous context. You were thorough in you summarizing strategies, and provided only the necessary keywords and points to lead your audience to an understanding. For the most part, I thought that your paragraph structure was unified. One thing I would have enjoyed reading more of is your critical thinking portion of the text you have written about, with which you may consider starting a second paragraph. This blog is interesting because you not only explain the chemical and physiological aspect of what drives people toward less than healthy foods, but you also give an example, which better put it into terms for me to comprehend. Great job!
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