tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161145992070861069.post4549698226516597397..comments2024-02-25T07:11:38.732-05:00Comments on Small Bites: You Ask, I Answer: Sugar AddictionAndy Bellattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04994079922078627050noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161145992070861069.post-86270696634176457122009-04-22T08:27:00.000-04:002009-04-22T08:27:00.000-04:00One thing i see with studies...... One day they a...One thing i see with studies...... One day they are bad for you and a few years down the line, they are a miracle cure. which is it???????<br /><br />melissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161145992070861069.post-45938490779515242522009-01-30T12:55:00.000-05:002009-01-30T12:55:00.000-05:00I am not convinced.The fact remains that, unlike d...I am not convinced.<BR/><BR/>The fact remains that, unlike drugs, sugar does not satisfy enough "dependence" criteria in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) to classify as an addictive substance.<BR/><BR/>The human body does not become dependent of sugar in the same way it does of heroin or cocaine.<BR/><BR/>One big problem with the studies (done on rats) is that the amount of sugar they use is way too large to put it in a realistic and appropriate context for humans.Andy Bellattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994079922078627050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161145992070861069.post-30576716634307879042009-01-30T12:44:00.000-05:002009-01-30T12:44:00.000-05:00I just read in Karen Koenig's blog that a new stud...I just read in Karen Koenig's blog that a new study showed sugar may very well be addictive!wife2abadgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886552203311389234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1161145992070861069.post-65412332192811825352009-01-29T18:37:00.000-05:002009-01-29T18:37:00.000-05:00I find the new trend of being "addicted to sugar" ...I find the new trend of being "addicted to sugar" annoying. Speaking as one who struggles with cigarettes, I can tell you it's a whole different kind of craving. I do crave kickboxing, satsuma oranges, strawberries, chocolate, even celery sometimes, not to mention a nice hot bath, but these have no physical component (perhaps endorphins from exercise), but I think mostly people just want to put responsibility elsewhere rather than their own choices. Before I learned to moderate my sugar intake, I was more likely to lose control with this stuff. Now I can just take a small bite, or a mini-slice, and be happy, no freaking out necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com