How To Tell If You Are Addicted To Sugar

by Katherine Crawford M.S. on February 1, 2010 · weight loss

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Are you addicted to sugar and are you trying to get rid of flabby arms? If you answered yes to both of these questions, a very tough road lies ahead. You see, an addiction to sugar will keep your body from burning fat.

Perhaps you think you may be addicted, but aren\’t sure. After all, many people are addicted to many things they aren\’t even aware of. Thus, a little introspection is required to figure this out. Think about the following questions to help figure out if you\’re addicted:

1. Has it been impossible to stop no matter how much effort you put forth? Now if you find yourself eating sugar despite best efforts to stop the madness, then you are probably addicted. If the sugar always finds its way back to you, an addiction is lurking.

2. Do you feel horrible when you don\’t have sugar? This is called withdrawal and is a tell tale sign here. If your head hurts, if you get extremely vivid cravings and if your mood goes up and down in the absence of sugar, you are withdrawing.

3. Do you come up with elaborate reasons as to why you are NOT addicted? The creation of complex reasons as to why one is NOT addicted is a tell tale sign of addiction. The more elaborate your excuses, the more likely the addiction.

4. Are you able to ignore the serious consequences of high sugar consumption despite a health issue? If you have developed the ability to ignore the health issue despite your sugar intake, then you could be in denial-a dangerous place to be.

5. Does your sugar intake offset other negative aspects of life? If you find yourself bingeing on sugar to compensate for other negative areas, it\’s time for an overhaul. Life can be painful, and using sugar to appease the pain is dangerous for your health.

And rest assured that sugar addiction is real, very real. Rodents given high intakes of sugar show similar brain alterations as compared to drug use. Also, doctors routinely use sugar as a powerful pain killer when performing surgery on infants.

Now you have to be honest with yourself: are you addicted to sugar? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then you very well may be addicted. Seeking out competent psychological, nutritional and medical help is a good approach for helping you overcome the battle. And remember, there is always hope!

One more thing, you have to act on the advice in this article or you will forget the information. After all, information is rendered useless unless acted upon.

Katherine Crawford, a Harvard exercise expert and former flabby arms victim, is an expert on the best upper arm toning exercise. Discover how to get toned arms now by exploring her website on how to get skinny arms.

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