Nutrition: Lesson 3, Hyper-Palatable Foods and the Evolution of our Diet

Type of Work: Indy Product: Word Doc Time: 1 Period EOC: Submit Doc to Schoology Nutrition Lesson 3 Concept: As we discussed yesterday food for the many, many, many years was for a simple purpose-to survive. But somewhere in our not too distant past food manufacturers and fast food companies have learned how to earn your dollars.through your brain. Hyper-palatable foods have inundated our society and our brains are left craving more. This has far-reaching implications on our health in terms of number of calories consumed and the obvious relationship to obesity. Is food addictive? If so what does this mean for our society? Or is it simply a matter of willpower? Goal: TSWBAT: Identify the role nutrient quality has on food selection. Analyze the research on why we choose hyper-palatable foods and their effect on the brain. Due: 1 Period

Preview to consumption of junk food and weight gain and the impact of this food on the US.
Directions: You will only read ONE article and snip your answers with your name and period. I need nothing else and it should all be on one page. Read the article and answer the questions provided. To be nice I put the questions in numerical order . When done submit your questions to schoology and preview the reading on cheetos for our discussion at the end of class.

Snip Just the section with your questions below with your name and answers (you can erase questions)-Should all fit on one page!! NAME: PERIOD: My work demonstrates level:

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What is emotional eating? What are comfort foods? What are some of your comfort foods? Whats the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger? Why are we supposed to eat? What could be bad about not eating when you are hungry?

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1. Why can food be considered addictive? 2. What does the brains pleasure center (look it up if you dont remember from the drug unit) do and what does it have to do with food addiction? 3. What types of foods are we adapted to eat? 4. What foods are most addictive? 5. What does processed food mean? 6. What was food meant to do? 7. Now why do we eat and what is the problem with this?

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In order of reading 1. New discoveries in science prove that industrial processed foodfood that is made in a plant, rather than grown on a plant is biologically addictive. What does he mean by foods made in a plant rather than grown on a plant? 2. Define Binge: What type of food do people binge on? 3. The author says that nobody chooses to be fat. What is his argument in your own words 4. Foods high in what ingredients can be addictive? 5. Based on the criteriawe are addicted to industrial food based on the findings outlined in the article. Fill in the blanks:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sugar stimulates the brains ________centers through the neurotransmitter dopamine exactly like other addictive drugs. Brain imagining (PET scans) shows that high-sugar and high-fat foods work just like ______, _________, or __________ in the brain.(iii) Brain imaging (PET scans) shows that obese people and drug addicts have lower numbers of morphine receptors, making them more likely to ________ things that boost dopamine. Foods high in _____ and __________ stimulate the release of the bodys own opioids (chemicals like morphine) in the brain. Drugs we use to block the brains receptors for heroin and morphine (naltrexone) also reduce the consumption and preference for sweet, high-fat foods in both normal weight and obese binge eaters. Can you explain this? Plus 1 point extra credit: People (and rats) develop a __________ to sugarthey need more and more of the substance to satisfy themselvesjust like they do for drugs of abuse like alcohol or heroin. Obese individuals continue to eat large amounts of unhealthy foods despite severe social and personal negative consequences, just like addicts or alcoholics. Animals and humans experience ___________ when suddenly cut off from sugar, just like addicts detoxifying from drugs. Just like drugs, after an initial period of enjoyment of the food the user no longer consumes them to get high, but to feel _________.

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6. Define Hyper, Define Palatable? What are hyper-palatable foods? 7. How does hyper-palatable foods tie in to consumption of junk food and weight gain? Your own brain 8. Do you believe that primitive neuoro-chemical reward centers in the brain override normal willpower like the author and that being obese is an addiction?

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What is leptin and what role does it play in the potential genetic link to obesity?

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Cite the stats from the first paragraph: % Obese in 1960-62 % Obese Today Chance of having diabetes in lifetime= Explain the picture to the right-(larger version in article)

What does palatable mean.

What are our top six calorie sources in the US diet and how does this relate to the rats cafeteria diet?

How does the reward system decide which foods to crave?

Give examples of palatable foods.

Which ingredients or types of foods does the reward system reinforce or consider desirable and why?

How are commercial or processed foods designed to hook you or keep you coming back for more?

What is hedonic circuitry and how does it apply to the discussion of processed foods and the increase in obesity stats? Explain the picture to the left. What types of diets should we consider to lesson the obesity epidemic

How could foods with high palatability be addictive?

From Your Brain: Given what youve read should the government regulate junk food?

Extra Credit/Going Beyond/Level 5: Make a list of the top 3 most Hyper-Palatable foods to you. Use the chart below: Picture Cost Total Calories Total Fat Total Sugar Total Salt