The Truth About Sugar Addiction

This is the third of three articles we were asked by Alicia Owen at ImproveEdu last week to add to our site. She wrote:

“I’m a tutor with ImprovEDU. I have been working with a group of students on a project where they are learning about healthy eating and the sugar content in various foods; we found your site carried a variety of useful information including the Mother Jones page which is excellent.

Whilst carrying out group research we came across a number of articles that may also be of interest to you:

Article 3:  Slideshow: The Truth About Sugar Addiction

Found on:  WebMD.com
Posted by:  WebMD.com staff
Reviewed by:  Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD

Here is a tantalizing question on the very first slide to get your attention:

“Sugar Detox: Hype or Hope?

A trendy sugar detox diet promises to end your craving for sweets and help you lose weight. But does it work? Here's the truth about sugar cravings and how to tame your sweet tooth.”

Link:  http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-sugar-addiction

Are you hooked? Continue on to slide 19, my favorite one, with very “healthy” size butts. If they don’t turn you off sugar nothing will… so we hope.