The State of Science: Sugar Addiction

In this podcast Tabitha Farar talks to Maggie Westwater, one of the authors behind a study looking into misconceptions behind the notion of sugar addiction.

We talk about:

- Animal studies into addiction and what they can tell us about human behaviour.

- What studies into drug and other types of addiction can tell us about "sugar addiction."

- How restriction, not addiction, looks to be the driver behind binge eating behaviours.

- Artificial sweetners and how they affect the way we desire foods.

- Binge eating development and the role of restriction.

- Why "food addiction" can be a problematic use of language.

Paper we discussin in this podcast: Westwater, M.L., Fletcher, P.C. & Ziauddeen, H. Eur J Nutr (2016) 55(Suppl 2): 55. doi.org/10.1007/s00394-016-1229-6

Links to the study that Maggie Westwater spoke about:

Twitter handle (@STRIvE_Study)
Official Health Research Authority page hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/app….

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