Sucralose increases hypothalamic activity linked to hunger more than sugar or water, especially in women and people with ...

A study by USC reveals that sucralose, a common artificial sweetener, alters brain activity in regions controlling hunger.

Using a technique called 'ex vivo magnetic resonance imaging' (MRI), a ... or base of the brain, close to where it connects ...

The sugar substitute might spur on a person’s appetite and feelings of hunger, potentially leading them to overeat, according ...

sucralose increased hypothalamic blood flow and its functional connections with brain regions involved in motivation and somatosensory processing. POMC and AgRP neurons in hypothalamus were widely ...

Compared to sugar, consuming sucralose-a widely used sugar substitute-increases activity in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates appetite and body weight, according to a new USC study.

The team collected MRI brain scans, blood samples and hunger ... sucralose increased activity in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates appetite and body weight, results show.

This process is controlled by the thermoregulatory centre, which is contained in the hypothalamus in the brain, and it contains receptors sensitive to the temperature of the blood. The skin also ...