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.
Substance vs. Behavior Debate Doesn’t Abate
Can a person be said to be addicted to food? Or to eating? Those questions are still intensely discussed.
The Connection Between Alcohol Use Disorder and Eating Addiction
New research shows similarities between how the body processes alcohol and sugar.
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.