Endocannabinoids - Why You Can't Eat Just One Potato Chip

The image of a stoner always having the munchies is a stereotype because it's true - and it's true, say researchers, because it has a basis in biology.Daniele Piomelli, Nicholas DiPatrizio and colleagues found that fats in foods like potato chips and french fries trigger a biological mechanism - and that is driven by natural marijuana-like chemicals in the body called endocannabinoids.In their study, they discovered that when rats tasted something fatty, cells in their upper gut started producing endocannabinoids but sugars and proteins did not have this effect.read more

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