Addiction: A Case Study Of Tyler's The Joy Luck Club

Tyler was a normal guy but he had a problem. He did not like his body; he would consider himself “large”. Therefore, Tyler would start on a new diet. His diet would go well until a couple weeks in. That is because he really liked sugar. It is not Tyler's fault. In fact, almost everything someone can eat contains sugar, and sugar is addictive, not like a delicious food kind of addictive, it is literally addictive, like drugs. Food industries are not helping either. It even seems as though like they want this to keep happening. It does not help either when Tyler's younger brother, Thebe eats like a pig and stays skinnier than a twig. Only junk food and sugar are on Thebe’s diet. He whines and complains all day if their mother does not get junk food for him. Unfortunately, addictiveness of those sugary foods gets to Tyler's head, and he cannot help it. No matter how much he tells himself to not
According to Addiction Resource, “When addiction is being talked about, sugar addiction doesn’t often readily come to mind. However, it is a huge cause for concern, as addiction to sugar is insidious and very widely spread. The health implications are numerous especially for middle-aged adults. The first question people ask is “is sugar really addictive?” Well, the short answer is, yes” (Sugar Addiction: Facts). Sugar has been noted to have the same addictive qualities as certain drugs. Dopamine is released when consuming sugar the same as when taking cocaine, for instance. Debra is the average American; that is, the average American addicted to chocolate. She hates herself for it, but despite that, she cannot seem to go more than a week without chocolate. She has tried to kick the dangerous habit, but it somehow always comes creeping back. Chocolate is infamously known for being addictive, and it is all thanks to the overload of sugar. Luckily, some things can be done in order to help with sugar addiction