Sugar Craving Research Paper

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It has scientifically been proven that sugar is very addictive, it tends to act as a stimulant to particular brain centers just as cocaine or heroin does. According to a piece in The New York Times by James DiNicolantonio and Sean Lucan they did assert that nearly 75 percent of all packaged food in USA contained sugar. If that is not all, withdrawing from sugar also leads to side effects that hard-core drugs hold such as increased craving which needs an actual detox process.
In fact, there are so many theories assumed to cause sugar cravings. For example, adrenal fatigue, hormonal changes in women, bacterial growth, food allergies and candida. According, to Christine Gerbstadt, MD, RD the spokeswoman of American Dietetic Association (ADA) own words, she says “Sweet is the first taste human prefer from birth.” Sugar is a carbohydrate, and carbohydrates are used to release serotonin a feel-good brain chemical. Furthermore, sugar also is a relaxant because it tends to produce endorphins which help in calming and relaxing us.
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This usually tends to be a little bit difficult to notice since most of the things that we do consume have sugar additives added to them.
However, as much as sugar is good if consumed in its recommended quantity, Research done by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston found that consuming sugar in high quantity stresses the heart. Furthermore, sugar also causes a surge of insulin in the body which impacts on growth hormones and glucagon’s. These are very important hormones to the body, they help in burning fat and muscle