Summary of Gary Taubes's The Case Against Sugar

Excerpt From Summary of Gary Taubes's The Case Against Sugar



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What if the reason sugar is so addictive is because it is a drug in the same sense that heroin or cocaine is a drug. It produces a high, and once you’ve had it, you want more of it.



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The sweetness of sugar makes it very addictive. The brain responds to it just like it responds to drugs of abuse, and just like drugs of abuse, it is impossible for the body to become accustomed to having too much of it.