Without what’s troubles, a cake cannot solve them.
If one doesn’t work, then two?
Indeed, when in a bad mood, many people like to eat some sweets, while others say that life is so bitter that only sweets can make them happy.
However, have you ever wondered why you chose sweets when there are so many delicious things? Can sugar really bring happiness?
The cruel reality is that one cake cannot solve the troubles, and perhaps two cannot solve them…
But a spicy hot pot can!
No amount of sugar can bring happiness.
In fact, if you want to eat sugar when you are unhappy, it may not be because of the so-called “eating sugar will bring happiness”, but because sugar [hijacks] your brain and makes you continuously have the desire to eat sugar.
Studies have shown that when eating a large amount of sugar and fat mixture, such as biscuits, cakes and ice cream, the brain secretes a substance called dopamine.
However, some studies on dopamine show that it mainly acts on people’s reward system, making people desire and predicting rewards, thus guiding actions.
Yes, although everyone has always regarded [dopamine] as a synonym for happiness, in fact, there is no research that shows that dopamine is directly related to the feeling of pleasure and happiness.
In other words, although sweets stimulate dopamine secretion, they do not bring real happiness.
It can only activate the reward system in the brain, making you desire sugar and take actions for it.
For example, on a sleepy afternoon, you are worried about your work.
At this time, the brain remembered how it felt when it drank milk tea last time, and it hoped to get this reward again.
As a result, the brain sends out a signal [I really want to drink milk tea] and urges you to turn on your cell phone and order a cup of milk tea. In this way, dopamine successfully completed the task.
This reward circuit is also constantly strengthened, prompting you to make the same choice next time. Seeing this, you may feel that it is nothing to eat sugar when you are unhappy, just to satisfy your appetite. However…
Eat sugar when you are unhappy, you may become addicted.
As mentioned earlier, sugar can activate the reward system in the brain, making you want to eat more and more, so some people compare sugar to addictive substances such as cocaine.
Although sugar does not produce obvious [withdrawal reaction] like drugs, it has some addictive conditions: for example, it reduces self-control ability, produces strong desire, and will continue to eat recklessly.
In other words, if you get used to eating sweets when you are unhappy, it may be difficult to stop again. Even after a period of time, in order to satisfy your rising desire, you need to eat more sweets to achieve your goal.
In this way, we eat more and more, sweeter and sweeter, gradually forming a vicious circle, and finally falling into this [sweet trap].
Once we fall in, our whole body will be victimized.
In addition to visible weight gain and skin deterioration, excessive intake of sugar will also increase the risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and even various cancers.
Other studies have shown that excessive intake of sugar will lead to the decline of memory function and learning ability.
Think carefully, although eating sugar brings temporary satisfaction, but after a long time, when you see the meat on your stomach, the pimples on your face, and even feel stupid, are you still happy?
However, since eating sugar is useless and hurts the body, what should I do if I am unhappy?
Dangdang Dangdang, the real ultimate move is actually…
Only when you eat spicy food can you be happy.
Yes, you are right. Two cakes cannot solve the trouble, a spicy hot pot may be possible.
When we eat chili, our taste buds will feel stimulation and cause pain. In order to relieve this pain, the brain will secrete [endorphins], which can not only suppress pain, but also help us feel happy and relieve stress.
This is the reason why [no spicy, no happy].
Compared with sugar, spicy food is much less harmful to the body. Of course, the premise is not to go with heavy oil and salt. However, if you are not very good at spicy food or really want to eat sugar, it is not impossible.
As the only bit of sweetness in a miserable life, the right to eat sugar should certainly not be deprived. Therefore, today I have specially prepared the following suggestions for everyone to eat sugar.
1. When you want to eat sugar, you can replace it with fruit.
Some fruits are very sweet, but the sugar content is not high, such as watermelon, grape, strawberry, the sugar content is not more than 10%. Moreover, the sugar in fruits, which are natural foods, is much healthier than the free sugar in cakes and milk tea, and can be eaten with confidence.
2. Skill in dessert selection
Sweets are certainly edible, but when choosing, you need to pay attention. Try to buy some snacks with low sugar and sodium, and use the sweet taste of the food itself to relieve your appetite.
Dried fruits, oatmeal and yogurt with low processing degree are all good choices.
3. Share dessert with friends
This is a simple math problem: a bucket of popcorn, eaten by one person, will consume about 500 calories. But if three people eat together, how much will each consume on average? Less than 170 calories.
Sharing sweets with others will make you eat a lot less calories quietly. More importantly, chatting with friends while eating can really help relieve pressure and improve your mood.
Good friends, of course, want to be fat all their lives.
4. Eat sugar after exercise
Moderate exercise can bring pleasure to people.
When you are in a bad mood, running and playing ball games are good choices. After exercise, you can reward yourself with some sweets. After all, exercise consumes calories, so your daily intake of calories will not exceed the standard. Moreover, as long as you pay attention to controlling the total amount, delicious sweets can also help form the habit of regular exercise.
See, when you are in a bad mood, there are many, many choices besides eating cake, milk tea and chocolate. Eating sweets does not really make you happy, nor is it the solution to the problem.
Next time, don’t think about only relying on sweets to adjust your mood, why don’t you eat some spicy food?