I love sugar and sweet treats. In fact, often I crave something sweet and am not satisfied until I get it. Interestingly, a friend of mine (who is a doctor of Naturopathy) sent me an article recapping a research study, which concluded that refined sugar is far more addictive than cocaine! 94% of rats who were allowed to choose between sugar water and cocaine chose sugar. Even rats who were originally addicted to cocaine quickly switched their preference to sugar once it was offered as a choice. Also, the rats were more willing to work for sugar than for cocaine! I’ll spare you the greater details of the study, but wow – this explains the difficulty I have between choosing between a chocolate brownie and a plate full of veggies! However, becoming conscious of your addictions is the first step in breaking them. What do you think? Sugar is the new cocaine – does anyone else feel they may have a sugar addiction?

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