Sugar is More Addicting Than Cocaine

Your brain does need fuel, primarily glucose, but excess amounts of glucose can have a negative impact. Excess amounts of sugars can impair your cognitive skills and your self-control. A little bit of sugar acts like a drug to your brain and stimulates you to crave more. Studies found that salty, fatty, and sweet foods can cause an addiction-like effect in the human brain and is said to be stronger than cocaine. This effect leads to overeating, weight gain, and lose of self-control.

Sugar specifically targets the reward center of the brain. High-sugared foods activate regions of the reward center of the brain and increases feelings of hunger compared to low-sugared foods. This drug-like effect on the brain causes some individuals to experience sugar addictions. Evidence shows that overeating alters the brains’ reward systems; therefore, over time, greater amounts of sugar is required to reach the same level of reward. Sugar acts like a drug and will cause an individual to crave more and more of it.

“A study published PLoS One found that sweet foods can be more addictive than cocaine. Though the research was performed on animals, investigators found that intense sweetness can surpass cocaine reward, even in drug-sensitized and -addicted individuals.”

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Many health care individuals high suggest monitoring sugar intake or eliminating it from your diet complete.

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Source: https://www.verywellmind.com/how-sugar-affects-the-brain-4065218