Recent studies on rats have revealed a real addiction to refined sugars, with alterations in the reward circuit similar to those displayed by drug addicts (we refer to addiction in the medical sense of the word, as defined in the mental disorders diagnosis handbook DSM-IV-TR). Even more surprising: among the animals supplied with a choice between drinking sugared water and…
- 21 October 2015
THERE IS SUGAR IN CIGARETTES.
Cigarettes also contain hidden sugar that, when burnt, strengthens the tobacco addiction.