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Alcohol Flips Brain Into Hungry Mode

  • January 11, 2017

New research shows that alcohol turns on the hunger switch in your brain, causing you to feel hungry, and thus eat more than you would if you hadn’t been drinking, according to BBC.com. While the research was done on mice, scientists believe the results can be bridged to humans. Alcohol’s effect on your brain doesn’t end with hunger. Alcohol slows the functioning of the limbic system of your brain, which controls emotions such as anxiety and fear. The functioning of your...