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The Trouble with Sugar

Maintenance Phase

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The Effects of Sugar on the Brain

"I absolutely would have done cocaine if someone had offered it to me," he says. "The more added sugar in a food, the more that brain reward center will be triggered,. making you want more and more of it." Studies show diets high in added sugar can be as addictive as some street drugs like cocaine.

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