Why your brain is hardwired for fattening foods

Researchers offer ways to kick your sweet tooth to the curb

Doughnuts possess superpowers. They tempt you from the break room. Even though you ate breakfast, their sweet, buttery smell envelops you, urging you to take a nibble. You plan to split a glazed with your cubemate, but before you can say "Krispy Kreme," you've devoured an entire cruller and returned to your desk feeling guilty and stuffed. But baked goods don't deserve all the blame for derailing your diet. They have a partner in crime: your brain.