Binge eating can make some people feel better because it provides more insulin and glucose to struggling brain cells, and it stimulates the reward centers in the brain. This may be the quickest and easiest way to overcome insulin resistance—eat a lot of sugar. Unfortunately, as I just discussed, this makes matter worse over time. For others, restricting eating can improve mood because it can provide stress hormones or ketones (you’ll hear more about these soon) that can be helpful to struggling brain cells. These two extremes of overeating and undereating can both produce rewarding experiences
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