The problem with sugar really is sugar

davert123

I've read the article in a previous post and thought I would counter with actual science fact to stop sugar sensitive people bashing their heads ans blaming themselves because they 'should' be able to stop eating sugar but can't after reading the erroneous text. The article is interesting but perpetuates a lot of misconceptions. The problem with addiction is that it centers in the brain and not in the food processing area which the article didn't address (well not in the bits I read anyway). The problem for people addicted to sugar really is sugar. Well, the problem is that people prime themselves by eating a little which triggers the addictive process off. Not everyone is like this of course but some are. If you have brown hair you would be foolish to think everyone has brown hair. This is because the color of hair is visible. People are equally different as their hair color when it comes to the way their bodies process sugar but because the difference is not visible it is easy to assume everyone experience is the same as our own. A very silly starting point of course but it is part of our human nature to make this slip.

A great resource which (not only says it contains but does really) contain information about why sugar is addictive at a biological level can be found here...


http://www.radiantrecovery.com/newsensitive.htm

Research this site if you are addicted to sugar, there are plenty of peer reviewed scientific papers referenced within which describe in more detail different aspects of sugar addiction as well as a very simple way of getting out of it.

BTW my credentials for my stance are this are personal experience as well as a degree and post grad qualification in psychology as well as over 2000 hours training in psychotherapy.

If you want to talk to me about sugar addiction please feel free to message me. I'm not touting for business here (my practice currently has enough clients :-) ) but I am interesting in sharing personal experiences about this and I can tell you more about what I know.

Good luck

soupandcookies

As I'm sure you already know, your opinion is not very popular, within the MFP community (I am obviously generalizing). However, I completely agree with you, and I have read Potatoes not Prozac, and found it to be really enlightening. I am absolutely a sugar addict of the worst kind! Thank you for sharing your research and opinions here. I am grateful to know that I am not alone in the way I view sugar and its effect on my mental and physical health!