Do you want something sweet: should you follow your desire or not?

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A gastroenterologist explained why we crave sweets when we are sad, and in which cases it is not worth giving up pleasures.

In fact, not everyone wants something sweet in moments of sadness and despair. There is a concept of food programming and food education. How is this pattern of behavior formed?

“The child, being small, ran, fell, broke his knee. To calm him down, they give him a piece of candy. And in this way, an associative chain is gradually formed in the child: it's sad – they let him eat something sweet,” the doctor gives an example.

That is, parents often shape their children's eating habits themselves. But in addition to bad eating habits, the desire to eat sweets can be explained by the fact that when we eat sweets, the hormone serotonin is produced in our body.

But you should not eat longing and sadness with sweets. This can lead to obesity and other health problems. Even if you already have a sweet tooth habit, it's never too late to change it.

Chocolate in small quantities can be useful, but only if it is natural chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 60%. Chocolate should not contain flavorings or sugar substitutes.

You also want something sweet after intense mental activity, because sweet glucose is a nutrient medium for the brain. After active mental activity, the brain always needs glucose. And in this case, you can never refuse sweets. Vice versa! Just replace harmful sweets (buns, candies, milk chocolate, cakes) with healthy sources of glucose (fruits, berries, natural chocolate). day Then your brain will not constantly ask for something sweet.