Is Sugar Addiction Actually a Thing? Let's Look at the Research

17/06/2021 34 min

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Episode Synopsis

In today's episode, we take a nuanced and balanced approach on the topic of sugar addiction, speaking on research that has pointed to sugar being an addictive substance, and research that shows it's not. Towards the latter half of the convo, we also dive into the current food environment in the United States and how having a healthy relationship with sugar can be tough due to its near-ubiquity in foods today.

Ted-Ed video on sugar addiction Kerrie mentioned: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-sugar-affects-the-brain-nicole-avena