Why does eating junk food make me feel good?

When it comes to junk food we all have our guilty pleasures. But what are the long term effects of a poor diet and what can you do to avoid temptation? Thankfully, Physiologist Jay Brewer is on-hand to help out.

Got a favourite junk food? Drop it in the comments below and we'll suggest a tasty alternative.

[rachitjoshi]

Its my only way to deal with my depression

[ayush]

Summary -
1. Eat healthy : for sustained energy release, plus long term health benefits
2. Exercise : It uplifts mood by releasing happy hormone (dopamine), plus long term health benefits.

The above two techniques do not have the disadvantages of highs and downs, whereas sugar/junk food has an energy spike (top of hill) followed by energy low (bottom of valley).

Overall, eat healthy and exercise, for a better and happier life.

Have a nice day! :) :) :)

[shadowxgaming]

Junk food makes me feel everything negative.
I like eating healthy.

[vanessamclennan]

I like your explanation of dopamine. You've made it sound easy to understand, which I couldn't do. Great video

[ashsqx]

I love fast food hamburgers, fried chicken and biscuits or waffles, chips, crisps, pies, spicy BBQ chicken, pizza, nachos, chicken nuggets, doughnuts, onion rings.

[armorwolf]

Penut butter and jelly, cookies, chips, and soda 🤤

[ArtandKitchen_]

it only makes me feel good while Im eating eat, then after few hours I feel really bad.. So I seldom eat junk foods

[aroundme]

Yes I love junk food so I try to make it healthy

[tadariusme]

Perfect answer doc

I’m being secluded

[balaramsharma]

Vegetables, pure grains, Fruits and milks, meats and eggs, beans

[williamgarrett]

I like cake, crisps, biscuits, ice cream, fizzy drinks, chocolates and protein bars.

[DerekBoldiene]

I used to be like that I ate like a dump trunk. I was eating machine last year I decided to stop eating that much and lost over 40 pounds.

[nahidalam]

I am live from Bangladesh. but I see your all videos.

[stunnadabrat]

Junk food snacks make my eyelashes grow lol

[bomitalia]

Almond Biscotti. But one hear and there will have little to no effect on the body if a person keeps an overall healthy diet you can enjoy the junk foods you love I highly recommend when eating any junk food or any food for that matter read the back of the package and see what a serving is and eat no more then that in a sitting

[JINXED_OUT]

Chicken melts, hot dog, pizza, Chinese food, and chicken wings.

[tomasjolin]

A year now ive eaten nothing but eggs, chicken fish peanut butter black coffee and vitamins not stopping

[aroundme]

And I from India and I love gulab jamun with vanilla ice cream 😍😋😋

[alanmawson]

My favourites are kebabs KFC’s crisps frazzles Pepsi sugary cereal my favourite sugary cereal is chrunchy nut

[elizabethbaldwin]

Nutella on white bread, chocolate in general