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The Impact of Fermented Foods on Food Choices
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Consuming two to four servings of fermented foods a day can significantly improve the gut microbiome, create correct gut microbiome conditions that encourage healthy food seeking, and activate neurons to signal to the brain for more of the same food. Food choices are driven by sugar in the gut that triggers the activation of subconscious mechanisms leading individuals to seek and pursue more of these foods.
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Eating two to four servings of fermented foods per day, such as natto and sauerkraut, can promote healthy gut microbiota which leads to the neurons signaling to the brain to promote healthy food-seeking.
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Summary
Eating two to four servings of fermented foods per day, such as natto and sauerkraut, can promote healthy gut microbiota which leads to the neurons signaling to the brain to promote healthy food-seeking. Studies have also shown that a healthy gut microbiome prevents the ingestion of sugars placed into processed foods that activate our subconscious mechanisms and drive us to pursue these foods.
ChapterThe Impact of Fermented Foods on Food Choices
EpisodeNutrients For Brain Health & Performance
PodcastHuberman Lab
Studies have shown that taste, food value, and the impact of food on the brain's metabolism are key drivers of our food choices, and that changing the taste associated with certain substances can influence our food choices.
1:06:59 - 1:12:49 (05:49)
Summary
Studies have shown that taste, food value, and the impact of food on the brain's metabolism are key drivers of our food choices, and that changing the taste associated with certain substances can influence our food choices. Activating neurons through the ingestion of sugar triggers the brain to pursue more of that taste, even if it's not associated with a pleasant taste.