#47 SUGAR: "Addiction", Cravings, & Making Peace With Sweets

Let’s chat about sugar – specifically the concept of “sugar addiction” and what the science says. This topic has been requested countless times, and I can absolutely understand why. Diet culture has demonized sugar in a myriad of ways, leaving so many of us to feel like we “can’t control ourselves” around sweet foods. If you’ve ever felt like you are addicted to sugar (or food, for that matter), tune in to this one. 

Abbie talks through the scientific research on sugar addiction, including:

• How it impacts the reward centers in our brain

• What it means that it lights up neural pleasure pathways

• How deprivation and restriction (including “intermittant access” play a fundamental role in our behaviors with sugar

• Cravings, mental restriction, and more

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Studies / resources mentioned: 

• Exposure Therapy In Binge Eating

• Sugar Addiction: The State of The Science 

• Intuitive Eating Improves Health Indicators

• Episode 35: Addiction, Sobriety, and Disordered Eating: An Interview With Abbie & Her Husband