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malfistyesterday at 2:04 PM1 replyview on HN

> sugar cravings bordering on addiction, which describes a depressingly enormous proportion of the population

It's almost like our bodies are designed to crave calories


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kibwenyesterday at 5:01 PM

Our bodies are designed to crave calories, but habitually ingesting too much sugar is more about hijacking dopamine release pathways than about fulfilling your body's basic need for satiation.