Sugar addiction news, research and analysis - the conversation

Sugar addiction news, research and analysis - the conversation


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November 14, 2019 Amy Reichelt, _Western University_ Sugar triggers dopamine “hits” in the brain, making us crave more of it. Sugar also disrupts memory formation. September 17, 2019 Bill


Sullivan, _Indiana University_ Fat-shaming is as ineffective as it is cruel. The bullying tactic also ignores the biological factors underlying obesity, which are not always under a person’s


control. July 27, 2017 Anine Kriegler, _University of Cape Town_ If South Africa’s argument in court is that marijuana causes harm, it deserves to lose. The real question it should ask is


whether criminal prohibition is the effective way forward. February 22, 2017 Amy Reichelt, _RMIT University_ If you’ve ever tried to cut back on sugar, you may have realised how incredibly


difficult it is. This leads to the question: can you be addicted to sugar?