Recent comments in /f/science

dogoodsilence1 t1_j8nt3yp wrote

“This leads to overeating of high fat, sugary and salty food promoting excess fructose production” sounds like every fast food joint who has definitely done studies on the response the brain brings when encountering such rewarding substances

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Sunlit53 t1_j8nswgu wrote

Weird, my Dad always used corn syrup on his waffles and pancakes. I never liked it, there was something missing in the flavour of it. Never found it sweeter than real maple syrup. I don’t drink pop either.

I wonder if this has been looked at in the context of adhd. The foraging mindset described is very similar to someone with adhd in a state of hyperfocus. Time blindness, impulsivity, risk taking and blocking out anything that doesn’t relate to that one subject/activity/object. A state of obsessive monofocus that disregards all else.

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