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Question by fatimahanif: Please tell me if sugar is addictive?
I am hooked on eating spoonful of sugar and I cant resisit. I eat almost 5-6 spoonful per day. How bad is it? What is the harm? How do I get off? Please serious advice only.

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Answer by BeachSaint
In medical terms, a substance is addictive if it:

• induces a pleasant state or relieves distress,
• causes long-term chemical changes in the brain,
• leads to adaptive changes in the brain that trigger tolerance, physical dependence and uncontrollable cravings,
• causes dependence, so that abstaining is difficult and creates severe physical and mental reactions.
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Does sugar fit this profile?

Jan Ulbrecht, associate professor in biobehavioral health and medicine in the College of Health and Human Development, thinks not. “Since the human body does not become physically dependent on sugar the way it does on opiates like morphine and heroin, sugar is not addictive,” he argues.    Read more...

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Question by Cutie: I can’t get my blood sugar levels down. Please help!?
Hi I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2007, since then I have rarely have a low reading. The lowest my blood sugar as been was 137mg/dl. I try to eat healthy even though it is really hard. My blood sugar level are often in the high 200s and 300s and at its highest 470 mg/dl. I desperately want my sugar under control as I would love to have a baby this year, but I am afraid that if I do not get my sugar under control that I will not have a healthy baby.

Please give me some advise.

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Answer by Thandarr
I don’t know what you’ve tried, other than eating sensibly. That has been difficult for me. I know what you mean about it being really hard. Part of the problem with Type 2 diabetes is that it makes you hungry.    Read more...

How to Stop Addiction: DOHA-HealthTalk: Is sugar addictive, or just a bad habit? – Peninsula On-line

DOHA-HealthTalk: Is sugar addictive, or just a bad habit? Peninsula On-line What is most frustrating to people with this sugar habit or addiction is that the medical community often dismisses their inability to stop eating the substance and, therefore, their inability to lose weight as a “character flaw”. … and more »

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How to Stop Addiction: Did ‘cold-turkey’ detox kill Amy Winehouse? Is that possible? – Los Angeles Times

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Read more... Did 'cold-turkey' detox kill Amy Winehouse? Is that possible? Los Angeles Times "Unfortunately, addiction treatment is poorly understood," she adds. "Some people feel a lot of guilt and shame about their ability to stop, so they convince themselves they're not going to get treatment and go cold turkey." But Miotto says addicts … Bonnie Says: Amy Winehouse Could Absolutely Have Died From Alcohol Withdrawal …Hollywood Life Amy Winehouse May Have Died From Alcohol WithdrawalSpinner Amy Winehouse – Gifted, but a loser in the fame gameCamden New Journal newspapers website Times LIVE –Politics.co.uk –New Statesman (blog) all 286 news articles »

Causes of Addiction: Bodybuilding.com Editor-in-Chief Targets America’s Deadliest Habit with New Book – SUGAR NATION
Bodybuilding.com editor-in-chief and New York Times best-selling author Jeff O’Connell targets America’s deadliest addiction with his new book SUGAR NATION. As editor-in-chief of the Internet’s most-visited bodybuilding and fitness site and largest online retailer of nutritional supplements; former editor-in-chief at Muscle & Fitness, former executive writer at Men’s Health, and coauthor of four …
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Causes of Addiction: The Public Gets to Say Goodbye to Betty Ford
Dozens of people got the chance to pay their respects to Former First Lady Betty Ford Tuesday night, following a memorial service at a Palm Desert church. Ford died Friday of natural causes.
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Addiction Rehab: Sneak Peek – Celebrity Rehab: Jessica ‘Sugar’ Kiper (Survivor) arrives – Examiner.com

Sneak Peek – Celebrity Rehab: Jessica 'Sugar' Kiper (Survivor) arrives Examiner.com On tonight's new episode of Celebrity Rehab "Triggers and Regret," Jessica "Sugar" Kiper (Survivor: Gabon — Earth's Last Eden) enrolls for help with her addiction to alcohol and marijuana. It's day four of treatment at the PRC and one of Dr. Drew's …

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Addiction Rehab: Betty Ford was no match for a cocaine drop by helicopter – Telegraph.co.uk

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Betty Ford was no match for a cocaine drop by helicopter Telegraph.co.uk The actor Peter Lawford beat the restrictions at the Betty Ford Clinic by having a helicopter drop cocaine in the desert behind the rehab facility. By Andrew Brown Betty Ford's plain speaking did much to banish the stigma associated with addiction. …

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How To Stop Addiction: How to Stop Sugar Cravings
WebMD discusses 13 ways you can fight sugar cravings.
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How To Stop Addiction: The new graphic warnings on cigarettes make me gag, but not for the reason you’d think.
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