Ever wondered why alcohol makes you crave chips and pizza?…

Ever wondered why alcohol makes you crave chips and pizza? It is not weakness. It is not poor willpower. It is your hormones being hijacked. New research from the University of Sydney just uncovered the biology behind one of the most common, and most damaging, eating patterns your patients have. Here is what happens: When someone drinks alcohol their liver releases a hormone called FGF21. FGF21 triggers a craving for salty, savory, protein rich foods. In a natural food environment that craving would lead to eggs, meat, fish. Actual protein. Good outcome. But in the modern food environment? The craving meets chips. Pizza. French fries. Packaged snacks. Foods that taste like protein, but cont