Sugar Addiction

a group of concerned health and wellness experts are holding the first annual Great Worldwide Sugar-Out Challenge to draw attention to the many health hazards from over-consuming sugar and refined carbohydrates, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and heart disease.

Research is, once again, confirming what we all know about sugar: it is addictive. While it is frustrating that it has taken this long for science to catch on to sugar addiction (remember that Sugar Blues was written in the 1970's), it is great to hear that research is starting to back up what...

Addictions can be tricky to define; there are both physical and psychological addictions. Proving something is an addiction is a bit difficult, but the test below is a test that would work for any addiction. Give it a try:

While it is hard to believe, children are now eating their weight in sugar every year. Recent studies looking into the dietary habits of our children show that they are consuming more sugar than ever before and the main culprits are exactly what you might guess: soda and fruit juice. If typical, children –...

Sugar hurts us in a lot of ways, but the most harmful is that high blood sugar is toxic to the blood vessels that carry sugar throughout our bodies and, boy, it is hard to break free of that addiction.

I get this question a lot, "why did you name your book Sugarettes?"

You might be surprised to learn how much sugar you eat in a day. Take a look at this video to see how much you are likely to eat in a day. You might not think you eat this much, but remember that in some ways, we were conservative about our estimates: we used...

I wrote Sugarettes because, despite the growing amount of evidence that sugar is harmful and responsible for many of the diseases you are likely to encounter in a lifetime, there is not one medical, governmental, or professional association that thinks there is anything wrong with the amount of sugar we are all eating.

The short answer to this question is: yes. But before you click off this page, let me explain why our taste buds have been led astray, and then give you some hope about how that can change.

Most people believe that they are addicted to sugar and most people think that this addiction is harmful to their health. Why do you think most people believe that sugar is addictive and harmful, but most organizations don't?