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<blockquote data-quote="Dennis" data-source="post: 41143" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p>Hi Sal,</p><p>Excellent advice from Margaret. I would just like to add that sugar is extremely addictive. Many consultants regard it as more addictive than nicotine!. It is precisely because it is addictive that food manufacturers use so much of it - not only is it a very cheap food bulker but they want you to get hooked on their particular brand!</p><p></p><p>Sugar encourages the production of seratonin by the brain, and seratonin is the hormone that is responsible for us having a feeling of well-being, so it is often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone. When you reduce your sugar intake, you produce less seratonin, so your brain starts to crave for more. Fortunately these cravings do wear off once your body gets used to the lower sugar (and therefore lower seratonin) levels, but it does take a few weeks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dennis, post: 41143, member: 1338"] Hi Sal, Excellent advice from Margaret. I would just like to add that sugar is extremely addictive. Many consultants regard it as more addictive than nicotine!. It is precisely because it is addictive that food manufacturers use so much of it - not only is it a very cheap food bulker but they want you to get hooked on their particular brand! Sugar encourages the production of seratonin by the brain, and seratonin is the hormone that is responsible for us having a feeling of well-being, so it is often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone. When you reduce your sugar intake, you produce less seratonin, so your brain starts to crave for more. Fortunately these cravings do wear off once your body gets used to the lower sugar (and therefore lower seratonin) levels, but it does take a few weeks. [/QUOTE]
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