Saying sugar is an addictive drug is not far from the truth. There are many similarities between drugs and sugar like how addictive they are and how hard it is to quit them. If someone was to stop eating sugar all together, it would be very likely they would resort to old habits and begin eating it once more. This is why I think if you plan on quitting sugar, you need to do so slowly. Perhaps each week you limit yourself to less and less amounts of sugar in your foods. This would minimise the withdrawal effects of not consuming sugar. I believe this strategy would help your body’s “ ‘natural reward’ ” system become less dependent on sugar.
As unhealthy as sugar can be, it …show more content…
The more sugar a person has the more it take the new time to experience the same “ ‘sugar high’ ”. The same is true for, a much more notorious substance, alcohol. This happens because “regular sugar consumption changes the availability of dopamine receptors.” It also decreases levels of receptors called “D2”. These facts are critical to know for our health and well being. If we eat too much sugar we could be sucked into a black hole of nonstop sugar consumption until our bodies can no longer withhold it.
Overall sugar addiction and withdrawal are hard to go through, but both can be solved if you truly want to conquer it. Remember take it slow and try not to quit sugar consumption over night. This will only make your withdrawal that much worse. If you don’t plan on quitting sugar remember that it can be unhealthy at large levels and dangerous at high tolerance