When I tell my friends I have a sugar addiction, most of them scoff and say, “Well, we all like dessert!” I more than like dessert. I crave dessert—and not just the beautifully plated cakes and tarts ...

Are you or someone you know addicted to sugar? Feel the need to have that afternoon candy bar? Dr. Jonny Bowden, known as The Nutrition Mythbuster, visited the ABC7 studio to talk about how to kick ...

We've survived the stretch between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, when rich, sweet treats come at us non-stop. Now is the season of reform, when gym memberships, cleanse books and weight-loss plans ...

Imagine your body is a high-end smartphone that hasn't been rebooted in years. It’s lagging, the battery drains instantly, and the "background apps" — your internal organs — are struggling under the ...

Sugar often gets compared to drugs like nicotine or cocaine in popular media, with claims that it "hooks" us and keeps us coming back for more. But is sugar truly addictive in the same way as those ...

Craving sugar nonstop or bingeing on sweets can be signs of sugar addiction. Red flags include using sugar to cope, hiding how much you eat, and feeling “off” without it. You can cut back by swapping ...

Is sugar the new nicotine … or maybe just the current scapegoat for our collective confusion over what’s “healthy?” Science can’t decide if sugar is a genuine addiction or a guilty pleasure, and our ...

A friend and I were talking the other day about our addiction to sugar and fatty comfort foods (think cookies, cake, chocolate). We do so well for a while, and then somehow find ourselves back at it, ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.- When we hear the word "addiction," most people think of cocaine, heroin or alcohol. However, another widely abused substance all around the world is sugar. And you can be ...

Elizabeth Garner (name has been changed) is a complete hottie, even by South Beach’s ridiculously tough standards. Her butt sits high and tight, her arms are defined, her tummy is toned, and her ...

Are you a lifelong sweet tooth (a sugar addict)? Can’t finish a meal without something sweet to top it off? Does your stomach have a “reserve tank” purely for sweets? Me too. I could be completely ...

Hoebel and researchers in the department of psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute have demonstrated patterns of craving and relapse, the third and final stage of addiction, that had ...