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Why You Get So Hungry When You’re Drunk

The Francis Crick Institute research center in London may finally be able to explain what causes the drunchies.
Phoebe Hurst
London, GB

Few urges are as domineering as the one that compels you to seek food after a night on the tiles. The  drunchies, if you will. No matter how many times you tell yourself that you'll go home from the bar and swallow nothing more than a Tylenol and pint of water before bed, here you are at the fridge, chain-spooning leftover lasagne into your mouth and wondering where you hid the emergency Snickers. Or, worse in terms of waistline but totally superior for satiating inebriated tastebuds, at the kebab shop on the corner ordering a deluxe doner with extra garlic mayo. Oh, and a side of cheesy fries while you're at it. But according to a new study from the Francis Crick Institute research center in London, your drunken food cravings could all be down to a neural mechanism. See? It's not your fault you gravitate towards carbs and cheese when buzzed. It's your brain. Read more on MUNCHIES

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