(Natural News) Just like hard drugs, namely cocaine and heroin, sugar spikes the release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens area of your brain. Dopamine is a neurohormone and is created several different ways in the brain, especially when stimulated by drugs like cocaine, nicotine, prescription opiates, and yes, sugar. Regular sugar consumption, it has […]

(Natural News) Most commercially available foods contain high amounts of sugar. Sugar isn’t necessarily unhealthy, as most fruits and vegetables contain a considerable amount of fructose, a natural sugar. But refined sugar, that is, the sugar that is typically added to pastries, desserts, sodas and energy drinks, contains “empty” calories that do not benefit the […]

(Natural News) Consuming a lot of sugary food and drinks has been linked to dreadful diseases, such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. Unfortunately, despite these negative effects of sugar on health, a lot of people still consume sinful amounts of it. The average American may be eating around 15 teaspoons or 60 […]

(Natural News) Sugar is more complicated than it lets on. For one, the sweet-tasting carbohydrate is a paradox in itself: It’s found in nature – plants are great sources of it – but it’s also a risk factor in many chronic diseases, and as recent studies put it, a substance as damaging and addictive as […]

(Natural News) Fatty liver disease, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), affects nearly 25 percent of people around the world. A new study recommends people with this disease to cut down their sugar intake to reduce fat in their liver. In the study, a team of U.S. researchers focused on reducing dietary free sugars, such […]

(Natural News) Giving your children sweet treats may seem like the easiest way to get them to do what you ask, but you may be putting their health at risk by doing that. Consumption of added sugars is known to be harmful to a person’s health, regardless of age. For this reason, health experts discourage consuming these sugars. In a […]

(Natural News) Consumption of sugar has been linked to various health problems, such as diabetes and cancer. New research revealed that consuming refined white sugar can increase your risk of osteoporosis, a condition characterized by brittle bones that easily break. Researchers looked at the effects of table salt and white sugar on the development of […]

(Natural News) Humans are naturally wired to crave sugar because it plays an important role in survival. During ancient times, sugar was mostly available in the summertime. People during those times would indulge in it to store excess calories in the form of body fat to survive through the cold winter seasons. Today, however, sugar […]

(Natural News) We have reached a sad state of affairs, where soda is now a must in our diet, even when we know them to be detrimental to our health. Medical researchers hope that by providing new reasons to stop indulging in these sugary drinks, we will see the light — and soon. Recently, researchers […]

(Natural News) We’ve all heard about the myriad of health concerns surrounding sugar and high blood sugar levels. Maybe you’ve even heard that blood sugar can affect your brain.  And it seems that the perils of high blood glucose truly do have a negative effect on the brain. New research has found that there is […]