Still Trying to Break the Sugar Addiction!
I am really having a rough time getting back on track after the Holidays. I fell off the bandwagon (yes, I was appalled too!) and ate sweets and can’t seem to quit! Man, now I have an idea of what quitting smoking is like! I get headaches that are alleviated when I eat sugar – a sign of addiction – man this is not good!
This really doesn’t have anything to do with willpower, I just HAVE to have sugar! My body is craving it – help!
I thought it would be good to do a little more research on the subject of sugar addiction and try to understand why my body is doing what it’s doing so maybe I can quit feeling guilty and move forward! If it helps you as well, WONDERFUL!
Here are a few articles I came across that are really good.
Science and Reason: Sugar can be addictive – “We have the first set of comprehensive studies showing the strong suggestion of sugar addiction in rats and a mechanism that might underlie it,” [principal investigator Bart] Hoebel said. The findings eventually could have implications …
Sugar addiction in rats may shed light on human behavior – The … – At the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Wednesday, psychology professor Bart Hoebel presented his innovative research that suggests …
The Sugar Addiction | DesiPundit – I am addicted to sugar. The Big Fat Desi Man tells us about his sugar addiction and how addicting it can be. This is an new and interesting blog written to share personal and social attitudes toward obesity. …
