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  2. 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 ...

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

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    Doctor Says Sugar Eight Times More Addictive Than Cocaine The chairman of the Institute for Functional Medicine says we're becoming more dependent on sugary foods and drinks - saying they're even ...

  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. Why sugar is so addictive and how to combat your cravings - AOL

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    Dr Michael Mosley claims eating the sweet stuff triggers the release of “feel good” chemicals.

  6. Evolutionary models of human drug use - Wikipedia

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    The hijack model of substance addiction explains that drugs that elicit positive emotion mediate incentive motivation in the nucleus accumbens of the brain. Put another way, addictive substances act on ancient and evolutionarily conserved neural mechanisms associated with positive emotions that evolved to mediate incentive behavior.

  7. 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 ...

  8. A cheeky little slice of cake here, a cookie there, or a nibble of chocolate every once in a while isn't the worst thing in the world. But according to new research, the buck stops at sugary drinks.

  9. Sugar addiction - Wikipedia

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