Chemically, sugars are simple carbohydrates, including glucose, fructose and sucrose, among others. They are naturally present in various foods, such as fruits, vegetables and dairy products, and ...

Yet emerging research reveals that sugar addiction can be more difficult to overcome than dependence on what we traditionally consider more serious substances. The struggle to step away from the ...

When I tell my friends I have a sugar addiction, most of them scoff and say, “Well, we all like dessert!” I more than like dessert. I crave dessert—and not just the beautifully plated cakes ...

Food addiction coach Dr Bunmi Aboaba told Sun on Sunday Health: “I help people who have food addictions and I see many who are addicted to sugar. "I have no doubt in my mind that sugar is ...

By speaking openly about her addiction, Enora Malagré wants to free up people who struggle with the same problem. She encourages everyone not to minimize this addiction and to seek help if necessary.

Surprisingly, I'm not talking about weight loss; I'm talking about addiction to sugar, a problem that affects more and more individuals every day. The World Health Organization released a report ...

Science can’t decide if sugar is a genuine addiction or a guilty pleasure, and our ever-changing regulations seem guided more by politics than hard data. Let’s see whether sugar really deserves its ...

In a recent video, Dr Robert highlighted that food addiction is similar to alcoholism, stressing that both sugar and alcohol are metabolised similarly. Is food addiction real? Can kids be affected ...

Sugar addiction seems to be dependence to the natural endogenous opioids that get released upon sugar intake. In both animals and humans, the evidence in the literature shows substantial parallels and ...