Milk Duds. Swedish Fish. Sour Patch Kids. Reese's peanut butter cups. Even if you don’t eat much candy, you probably have a soft spot for Halloween treats. Or maybe you get into the spirit of the season with a pumpkin-spiced latté? And all that sugar can affect your brain in some frightening ways.
Read MoreThere’s still so much we don’t know about the mass of gray stuff in our skulls and how it relates to what we eat. But two new pieces of research support the notion that our brains and appetites are intrinsically intertwined. New findings presented last week, suggest that brain chemistry may cause some temptation by that plate of chocolate chip cookies.
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