Pondering Sugar
Sugar is so entrenched in our culture, its presence everywhere is seen or felt as a natural phenomenon, no more changeable than the weather.
Particularly Wheat and Sugar
If a commodity like sugar is accessible, affordable, and addictive, shouldn’t we be worried?
Especially Sugar and Wheat
More evidence for the addictive quality of food-based opioid sensitivity is that deprivation can cause severe withdrawal symptoms, including depression, mood swings, and even a worsening of digestive tract problems.
Oh, Those Oreos!
It has been over a decade since the astonishing news came out: Oreo cookies are addictive — to a rat, anyway.
Scandalous Sugar
It makes a lot more sense to talk about “eating addiction” than “food addiction,” because evidence points to various foods being triggers.
The Weirdness of Sugar Exceptionalism
Any human could theoretically live a long and robust life without ever ingesting so much as one teaspoon of sugar. Yet, here it is.