We all have that guilty pleasure. Sometimes sweet treats are just too tempting to pass up! It’s okay to enjoy sugary treats in moderation, but if you can’t go a day without a sugary substance, you may be addicted. Is Sugar Addictive? You may not believe it, but sugar can be addictive. It’s just one…

What if the root cause of your sugar cravings is not the taste of your food, but rather signals from your gut and brain? Most people think that the reason we want to eat something is due to the taste of that food—if it’s tasty, we want to eat more of it. It’s even harder…

Handing out candy to enthusiastic trick-or-treaters is fun, but surplus Halloween goodies can spell trouble for your waistline. It’s easy to grab a piece (or two or three) every time you’re in the kitchen. To prevent yourself from overindulging, try these six techniques. 1. Hide the Candy Place leftover candy in an opaque sealed container…

The overconsumption of this is increasingly being linked to brain-related health issues such as depression, learning disorders, memory problems and overeating. While all cells in your body can use glucose for energy, when you burn fat as your primary fuel your liver produces ketones that burn far “cleaner” in that they generate fewer reactive oxygen…

It might surprise you to learn that sugar consumption has actually been steadily decreasing since 2008. This could be happening for any number of reasons, including a shift in tastes and lifestyles, with the popularity of low-carbohydrate diets, like keto, increasing in the past decade. A greater understanding of the dangers of eating excess sugar…