The addiction response from the delicious baked treats are indistinguishable from drugs.
Tag: sugar addiction
You Are What You Eat: How Chemicals in Food Affect Your Mood
Low-nutrient foods, plentiful in the American diet, are made of ingredients which can cause the same effects in the brain as mind-altering substances.
Conditions Under Addiction "Umbrella" Continue To Evolve
“Whether it’s drugs, sex, gambling or whatever, you’re looking at impulse-control disorders where people have difficulty refraining from maladaptive use,” said one expert. Video gaming, shopping, social media use, sex—according to The Guardian, the scope of what falls into “addiction” has broadened in recent years. Rather than just including alcohol, tobacco and drugs, other substances… Continue reading Conditions Under Addiction "Umbrella" Continue To Evolve
The Other White Powder: My Addiction to Sugar
In that first meeting I went to for my sugar addiction, I heard others admit to doing the same things I did. Sneaking. Lying. Throwing food in the bin to halt a binge only to come back later and fish it out to eat. It was right in front of my face but I couldn’t… Continue reading The Other White Powder: My Addiction to Sugar
Are Chocolate Chip Cookies As Addictive As Cocaine?
Researchers examined the ingredients in chocolate chip cookies to determine why they are so addictive for some. Science has turned in a humdinger: studies indicate that sugar and sweetness can induce reward and craving that are comparable to those induced by cocaine. Research giving laboratory rats rewards of sugars and sweets shows that these goodies… Continue reading Are Chocolate Chip Cookies As Addictive As Cocaine?