Why Do We Crave Sugar? | Dr. Charles Zuker & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Charles Zuker and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss why we crave sugar.

Dr. Charles Zuker, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biophysics and Neuroscience at Columbia University and an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Dr. Zuker is the world’s leading expert in the biology of taste, thirst and craving. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast.

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[sinethmendis]

In brief :
1.Gut-brain axis affects our sugar and fat cravings.
2. Liking sugar is taste-based, wanting is different.
3. Sweet receptors play a role in sugar preference.
4. Mice without sweet receptors drink equally from sugar and water.
5.Over time, mice without sweet receptors prefer sugar.
6. Gut cells recognize sugar, send signals to the brain.
7. Specific neurons in the brain respond to post-ingestive sugar.
8. Sugar preference is reinforced by the gut-brain axis.
9.Gut cells do not recognize artificial sweeteners.
10. Artificial sweeteners do not satisfy sugar cravings.
11.Dopamine is involved in craving sugar.
12. Overconsumption of sugar and fat is a major issue.
13. Modulating the gut-brain circuits may help control cravings.
14. Identifying healthier alternatives to satisfy gut receptors is important.
15. Modulating the circuits can improve human health.

[questionmark]

I remember having Covid not able to taste and smell anything for 1 month. However I still had some sugar cravings. That was the moment I experienced myself that there must be a relation with my gut.

[garagamesdev]

This channel is pure gold. Thanks to share all this great information

[gregamania]

This guy has such a compelling way of speaking and phrasing things. Especially impressive as it sounds like English is not his first language.

[foodmomcoe]

This little short was great 👍🏻 I did listen to the entire version but as I use your info I can share the short version so easily with friends and family.

[aestheticslifeandstyle]

I cannot even begin to explain in words my great appreciation for ALL of your knowledge you and your guest freely offer. At one week from turning 40 yoa, graduating nursing school with a 3.76 GPA with 17 years of experience, and all my independently sought education and therapy, I finally found the appropriate knowledge for my brain! Thank you is the absolute least I can make known to you. ✌❤😊

[aholegames]

as a newly discovered diabetic, im fortunate that sugar substitute products satisfy me on most days, however this explains those special days when i just really want the real thing. what a fascinating discovery

[QueenM_]

Thank you Sir Andrew for being in service to our generation!! 💙

[memastarful]

Liking and wanting are two different things...fascinating

[adiradoi]

I wonder if cutting this clip at this exact moment is pure coincidence. Andrew is well beyond his ego and tries to make the most from the wealth of knowledge he can extract from his guests - to our benefit! Chapeau, Andrew, keep it going and thank you for your imense service. Let me tell you..you are changing the world!

[PiyushSudhir]

Such an engaging conversation. I wonder how we are going to evolve from here. Sugar has become so much more available than ever before.

[surajgaikwad]

Dr huberman this podcast was a great can you do a talk on how to overcome maladaptive daydreaming a mental disorder?

[mihaig]

Amazing content! What is actually kinda funny is that his last name is Zuker which is similiar to sugar in German. Cheers!

[koolkrieg]

I think it is quite funny that this dudes last name "Zuker" is the German word for sugar, isn't it?

[et_cetera_]

@hubermanlab Why does the gut crave sugar exactly? I usually experience lethargy and brain fog after eating sugar, so why does the gut register its consumption as beneficial for the body?

[katiep]

Love the shorter form highlights of key points

[danl]

Just came from twitter and subscribed
Thank you
Please post clips regarding concentration, motivation sir

[Kyouma.]

There's interesting stuff about sugar and fat from a guy named Udo Pollmer, who's absolutely in favor of both. But beware, he's a nutritional chemist, he argues with scientific facts, and he can explain very detailed what's going on in the body when one eats X, Y, or Z

[nicholasramsay]

Didn't answer the penulitmate question at all. Why ingesting sugar leads to more sugar craving which was a very good question

[jamieheald]

Education and will power. If society wants to change we can change but greed rules the world and while there's money to be made selling people who don't know how their bodys work a product, those who have no principles will do what ever it takes to make money.