Here's why women over-eat more often than men

You eat a healthy breakfast, a responsible lunch and dinner and then it goes wrong: you let yourself be tempted by unhealthy sweet snacks and foods. And not just a little bit: you just have to finish that whole roll of cookies. This is why women tend to overeat. Unfair but true.

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Overeating yourself is not only unhealthy, you often don't feel the best after such a binge. Perhaps you are disappointed in yourself or all those sugars have caused you to be in a huge energy slump. Men over-eat less often than women. And there's a scientific reason for that.

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Research among rats shows that women are about six times more likely to over-eat compared to men. In addition to this result, the researchers also found the reason for these sweet eating binges. The natural reward system in women's brains is a lot more sensitive than that of men. Because of this sensitivity, they react more violently to sugar and thus also tend to want more and more of it. This article was written by Bart (37). Bart is a health expert in a village in the eastern part of the country. He strongly believes that a healthy lifestyle makes a positive contribution to a healthy weight and an energetic life. He is also not averse to (a down-to-earth view of) spirituality. He regularly provides us with new insights which he also takes into his daily life with his young family. Photo: Ben White via Unsplash