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Why We Pig Out on Super Bowl Sunday


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Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest eating day of the year, topped only by Thanksgiving. According to the National Chicken Council, Americans eat more than 1.3 billion chicken wings. The rest of the menu tends to be similarly loaded with fats and carbs. And there’s a reason for that. “These are foods that make us feel good, neurobiologically. Our brain actually responds like something really fantastic is happening when we taste sweet and when we taste fat,” explained neuroscientist Rachel
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Living Lab RadioBy Heather Goldstone