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  2. Doctor says sugar is eight times more addictive than cocaine

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    And worse, sugar actually causes diabetes and obesity." The doctor's trying to help people find ways to lessen their dependence on sugar with tips from his book, "The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day ...

  3. Why is sugar so addictive? - AOL

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    While sugar is not technically a drug or compulsive behavior — learning about what it does to us is crucial, especially if you’ve ever managed another type of addiction. It’s important to ...

  4. Food addiction - Wikipedia

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    High-sugar and high-fat foods have been shown to increase the expression of ΔFosB, an addiction biomarker, in the D1-type medium spiny neurons of the nucleus accumbens; [1] however, there is very little research on the synaptic plasticity from compulsive food consumption, a phenomenon which is known to be caused by ΔFosB overexpression. [1]

  5. Food craving - Wikipedia

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    Foods with high levels of sugar glucose, such as chocolate, are more frequently craved than foods with lower sugar glucose, such as broccoli, because when glucose interacts with the opioid receptor system in the brain an addictive [12] triggering effect occurs. The consumer of the glucose feels the urge to consume more glucose, much like an ...

  6. Addiction - Wikipedia

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    The etymology of the term addiction throughout history has been misunderstood and has taken on various meanings associated with the word. [207] An example is the usage of the word in the religious landscape of early modern Europe. [208] "Addiction" at the time meant "to attach" to something, giving it both positive and negative connotations.

  7. Sugar addiction is real - AOL

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  9. America's Most Profitable Addiction: Sugar - AOL

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