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Originally Posted by dyna mo
are you saying sugar is a/the problem?
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He's ignoring the obvious fact in his horribly flawed reasoning that has little basis in physiology, neurobiology and psychology in terms of cause and effect in that anything that makes you "feel good" basically works in the same way. Jerking off. Playing poker. Seeing a sunrise. Falling in love. Etc.
At the end of the day, addiction is a complicated thing and happens through a variety of neurological pathways, with some being more physical/chemical and most being more emotional (dependency/self medicating) - however, people can still make the choice to be addicted, not addicted or to stop their addiction.... no matter how bad anyone thinks it is. People wake up every single day and give up "addictions" because they understand its the right thing to do. Many 1000s of people today across the world who are habitual drinkers, pot smokers or compulsive eaters will decide they've had enough and stop. It's called self control and discipline. "addiction" is an excuse for weakness. Being "addicted" to anything does not mean you cannot exert control over it and stop. It happens all day, everyday, all over the world for any type of compulsive behavior or addiction.
A simple example of this is phobias. I believe the single most commonly treated problem by psychiatrists are phobias. People spend large parts of their lives being petrified of something. Without getting into a long winded discussion of the hows, the whys, the where's, the when's, the chemical processes of the brain, emotions, feelings and what horrible event "causes them to feel this way" and so on... just ask a simple question "how do people who get over phobia's do it on their own?", "how do people who's lives are crippled by compulsive behaviors change on their own?"
Answer... simple. The simple decide that they are acting like idiots and declare that enough is enough and start changing their behaviors.
The same is true of this so called "addiction" to sugar. You can either change your eating habits and make good choices and act responsibly, or one can declare themselves an "addict" with the full support of the enablers around them and ultimately live a much shorter and much more unfulfilling life.
You know full well as someone who has a grasp on nutrition that simple carbs and sugars cause cravings for more of the same and that when you increase protein and fibrous vegetables and stabilize your blood sugar levels, those cravings disappear.