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Some good information from A Princeton University study regarding the seriousness of addiction to sugar. As someone addicted to sugar I know this is the truth. I have cut and pasted several parts of the article and the link is above.
New York Daily News
BY ROSEMARY BLACK
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
It's one addiction that won't land you in court or an inpatient rehab. But sugar - as anyone who mainlines sweets can attest - can be just as habit-forming as cocaine.
Researchers at Princeton University studying bingeing and dependency in rats have found that when the animals ingest large amounts of sugar, their brains undergo changes similar to the changes in the brains of people who abuse illegal drugs like cocaine and heroin.
Some people experience powerful cravings for sweets - internal messages telling them to eat sugar even though they know it's bad for them - says Dr. Louis Aronne, director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. "These people get strong urges to consume sweets, and these cravings border on addiction," he says. "When they eat sugar, just like when someone ingests cocaine, some people get that feeling of well-being, a rush that makes them feel good for a period of time. When the sweets are taken away, the people just don't feel right."
I quit drinking pop and coffee in October for about 30 days. I didn't eliminate all sugar such as fructose and lactose found in fruit and milk. I focused mainly on my evils of coffee and Mt. Dew. At the 24 hour mark on my first day I thought I was going to lose consciousness when driving back from Subway. I was completely out of it. I went to bed at 7pm and slept for 12 hours. It probably took me an entire week to kick the dull feeling that I was going through everyday. This same thing happened to me last time I quit using sugar as well.
Deprived of their sugar, the rats displayed signs of withdrawal similar to the symptoms seen in people when they stop smoking, drinking alcohol, or using drugs.
Just as not everyone has the tendency to become an alcoholic or a drug addict, so not everyone is hard wired to be a sugar-holic, Aronne says. And there is certainly effective treatment for a sweet addiction, though it's not likely to go down easily among those who like their candy and cookies.
"If people eat starch and sugar in the morning, it's very difficult to get their behavior in control and they'll be craving sweets all day," Aronne says. "So we have people start out their day by eating protein and vegetables in the morning."
Broccoli omelet for breakfast, anyone?
There are alot of popular diets coming out now with great results that completely eliminate or greatly reduce the amount of sugar in someones diet. For those of you interested in losing that unwanted belly fat this might be something to check out.
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