RE: What You Need To Know About Sugar

Hello there @jrswab,

I was browsing the science tag looking for something to read and came across your post :)

I really like the material you referenced here. Particularly, Sugar: the bitter truth

I am interested in this statement of yours :

I was addicted to sugar and carbs more than most people I know.

So many people are addicted to sugar without being aware of it. I think 'food addiction'together with the ready availability of energy-dense foods are the culprit of our obesogenic society.

But, to tackle this issue, food addiction would need to be first formally accepted by the diagnostic statistical manual; and second, people would need to acquire the understanding your shared here:

We don't need it to survive like most other foods since there is no nutrition in the sugar like we find in spinach or kale.

However, for the former statement to be put in place, sugar would need to be regarded as an addictive substance, which would, perhaps, unfold wider issues: political, economical etc..

Thank you for relating your personal experience to this topic!!!!
Best.