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Why sugar is highly addictive and effective tips to break the ‘sweet cycle’

Why sugar is highly addictive and effective tips to break the ‘sweet cycle’

by Caroline Scott | Feb 6, 2018 | Nutrition, Personal Wellness, Workplace Wellness

Sugar is a highly addictive substance.  Even rats prefer sugar to cocaine. Our brains are wired for reward, it is part of our survival instinct, the primary force behind human survival.  Anything that creates a release of dopamine in our brain (a neurotransmitter)...

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