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Br J Sports Med July 2018 PMID 28835408

Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review.

James J DiNicolantonio, James H O'Keefe, William L Wilson

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Overall, these discussions demonstrate strong agreement about sugar's addictive potential, fueled by scientific references and persuasive language such as 'at least as addictive as cocaine.' The tone is proactive and fueled by curiosity and concern, implying that the recognition of sugar addiction might influence public health attitudes and personal choices.

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Most discussions agree with the idea that sugar has addictive qualities similar to drugs like cocaine, citing numerous studies and reviews supporting this view.

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Users show high interest by referencing scientific research, sharing personal opinions, and asking for supporting evidence.

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Many discussions delve into scientific explanations and comparisons, indicating deep engagement with the topic.

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The conversations highlight the significant implications of sugar addiction, influencing opinions on public health, policies, and personal habits.

Abstract in brief

  • Animal studies show that sugar can lead to addictive symptoms similar to those of drugs, including binge eating and cravings.
  • Consumption of sugar appears to trigger the release of natural opioids in the brain, suggesting a link to dependence.
  • Research indicates that both animals and humans exhibit similar neurochemical and behavioral responses to sugar and addictive substances.
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Hugo
@Hugo_Baup · X

@Barbusceptique PS : expérience récente sur les souris démontrant qu’elles préfèrent le sucre à la cocaïne so… https://t.co/QgTtjDa3be

Jan 19, 2024 · 13 likes · 15,650 followers View post →
Zeptej se vědce
@Zeptej_se_vedce · X

Apr 10, 2023 · 12 likes · 16,646 followers View post →
Erasmonoficial
@Erasmonoficial · X

Continuamos haciendo la labor del buen Rius. https://t.co/X0v7ZexeFA

Sep 3, 2023 · 12 likes · 4 shares · 5,388 followers View post →
CuriosaMente
@curiosamente · X

¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales?

Sep 3, 2023 · 10 likes · 6 shares · 39,706 followers View post →
CuriosaMente
@curiosamente · X

¿Serán consideradas nuevas adicciones?

Sep 4, 2023 · 9 likes · 1 share · 39,706 followers View post →
Alex Kuzbidon
@kuzbidon · X

@CamilleStineau Le sucre aussi mais c'est encore moins populaire de le dire. https://t.co/nvqq475cOs

Jan 4, 2025 · 7 likes · 119 followers View post →

All mentions

How Sugar Causes Addiction and Affects Your Brain

Discover what happens in the brain when we consume sugar and why it's hard to stop after eating chocolate or gummies. This video explores the neurological impacts of sugar, its addictive potential, and health effects…

DR. FLOJO · Oct 13, 2021 5,585 views
rgb hr
@rgb53562 · X

@docsteinmetz @Rosenblumen0 Ich behaupte nirgends, dass Sie oder ihre Kollegen das machen. Deswegen doch der Disclaimer: politischer Diskurs folgt NIE dem wissenschaftlichen Ideal Als dieses eine Review (Zucker = Droge) rauskam, wurde es gierig aufgesogen von der Politik in UK. https://t.co/EgjBBDbdza

Mar 9, 2025 · 1 like · 72 followers View post →
Nicolas - Oracle virtuel
@Nicolbif13 · X

RT @FirstHenri: @thierrycas Plus addictif même que la cocaïne

Feb 8, 2025 · 2 shares · 2,865 followers View post →
irisiku #pfizergate #fucktheNWO #INGODWETRUST
@IkuNajo · X

RT @FirstHenri: @thierrycas Plus addictif même que la cocaïne

Feb 8, 2025 · 2 shares · 4,006 followers View post →
Henri the first ‼️
@FirstHenri · X

@thierrycas Plus addictif même que la cocaïne

Feb 7, 2025 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 1,072 followers View post →
MANUEL MALDO
@maldo159 · X

@3HuntLe0 https://t.co/BI1xWAwDzN

Feb 4, 2025 · 1 followers View post →
Elda
@eldaiv5689 · X

RT @eldaiv5689: Adicciones modernas

Feb 1, 2025 · 1 share · 18 followers View post →
Elda
@eldaiv5689 · X

Adicciones modernas

Jan 31, 2025 · 1 share · 18 followers View post →
le sel dans la soupe
@cafkaien · X

@ProffeTania @CoccS https://t.co/ArqFV5TYHT “Sur la base des preuves susmentionnées, le sucre répond à de nombreux critères d'une substance faisant l'objet d'un abus et pourrait être potentiellement addictif chez l'homme”

Jan 13, 2025 · 122 followers View post →
vinznojutsu.bsky.social
@vinznojutsu.bsky.social · Bluesky

Mais vraiment je vous prie du fond du cœur de nous sur quoi vous vous basez ? Je suis vraiment prêt à changer d’avis. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28835408/

Jan 11, 2025 · 2 shares View post →
Alex Kuzbidon
@kuzbidon · X

@CamilleStineau Le sucre aussi mais c'est encore moins populaire de le dire. https://t.co/nvqq475cOs

Jan 4, 2025 · 7 likes · 119 followers View post →
Kirill A. Korinsky
@KirillKorinsky · X

@aviahate @Rayegan_weiss @milosz_szewsky Наша разница в том что я читаю тот же pubmeb. Вот, например, не плохая статья про зависимость к сахару (и как вы верно заметили углеводам): https://t.co/I778zfcvSz Или вот еще одна: https://t.co/XLX6lmQzdY Прошу заметить что воздействие напоминает опиоиды.

Nov 6, 2024 · 582 followers View post →
Laurent_T
@ltaillebois · X

@darkironLyon @barriere_dr @Angoulme1 Une étude parmi tant d'autres https://t.co/0lvlWAEAhV

Oct 23, 2024 · 2 likes · 1,064 followers View post →
Alex
@electractu · X

RT @LIVESTRONG0210: Le sucre est aussi addictif que la CC @zebodag @Ciceron___ @moz_dub https://t.co/y7v9tcGPen https://t.co/J2gwcSxcTx

Oct 23, 2024 · 3 shares · 1,082 followers View post →
Keφla de Mars
@KlLM13 · X

RT @LIVESTRONG0210: Le sucre est aussi addictif que la CC @zebodag @Ciceron___ @moz_dub https://t.co/y7v9tcGPen https://t.co/J2gwcSxcTx

Oct 23, 2024 · 3 shares · 2,413 followers View post →
Sébastien
@Ciceron___ · X

RT @LIVESTRONG0210: Le sucre est aussi addictif que la CC @zebodag @Ciceron___ @moz_dub https://t.co/y7v9tcGPen https://t.co/J2gwcSxcTx

Oct 23, 2024 · 3 shares · 2,625 followers View post →
Libre en tout et surtout libre
@LIVESTRONG0210 · X

Le sucre est aussi addictif que la CC @zebodag @Ciceron___ @moz_dub https://t.co/y7v9tcGPen https://t.co/J2gwcSxcTx https://t.co/ks9Gon4hBT

Oct 23, 2024 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 6,795 followers View post →
Loy0
@loy0_T · X

@CoradeFred @Ryo_Saeeba @ChatOccitan Je vous invite à aller vous instruire > Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review James J DiNicolantonio, James H O’Keefe, William L Wilson https://t.co/KNhFSNHFJw

Sep 18, 2024 · 186 followers View post →
Fred
@Fred_Cova · X

@Eretz01 Pero son tan dañinos como la heroína https://t.co/XsN3U0ogr2.

Jun 18, 2024 · 2,909 followers View post →
Hugo
@Hugo_Baup · X

@Barbusceptique PS : expérience récente sur les souris démontrant qu’elles préfèrent le sucre à la cocaïne so… https://t.co/QgTtjDa3be

Jan 19, 2024 · 13 likes · 15,650 followers View post →
VERONICA VALDEZ O.
@verovaldezo · X

¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales? https://t.co/nKu3llnzZ7 a través de @YouTube ADICCIONES AL AZÚCAR, EJERCICIO, CASINOS, REDES SOCIALES @conasama_invest

Dec 12, 2023 · 493 followers View post →
VERONICA VALDEZ O.
@verovaldezo · X

¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales? https://t.co/nKu3llnzZ7 a través de @YouTube

Dec 12, 2023 · 493 followers View post →
dj_yonell
@dj_yonell · X

¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales? https://t.co/f1VkEyYZiO vía @YouTube

Nov 24, 2023 · 263 followers View post →
Laura Jean
@laura_j_62 · X

@Malicide @EnriqueDAustin @SBakerMD Hello? They sure do. Just because they don't admit it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I've seen it. Sugar is at least as addictive as cocaine. Science. https://t.co/TXh3RUbHv0

Oct 22, 2023 · 2 likes · 1,010 followers View post →
tekitoi
@Blablabla92i · X

@GeekNfit https://t.co/0TkfELx59Q

Oct 12, 2023 · 38 followers View post →
Ils
@ilsycupil · X

¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales? https://t.co/Q6sjb7HYy5 vía @YouTube Este canal está increíble

Oct 5, 2023 · 1,169 followers View post →
Cesar Vargass
@VargassCesar · X

https://t.co/AEB1ghnhMt

Sep 10, 2023 · 1 like · 1,526 followers View post →
Javier&NM
@Javierpe46 · X

https://t.co/UJgKhq82Uv

Sep 6, 2023 · 17 followers View post →
ElPatriarkadoOk
@OkPatriarkado · X

¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales? https://t.co/Sp5FBPloIq a través de @YouTube

Sep 5, 2023 · 1,378 followers View post →
OmarMFL
@omarmfl · X

https://t.co/YhFgaQ4aK3

Sep 4, 2023 · 1 like · 93 followers View post →
CuriosaMente
@curiosamente · X

¿Serán consideradas nuevas adicciones?

Sep 4, 2023 · 9 likes · 1 share · 39,706 followers View post →
Licenciado Carlos MANZO
@MalAmigoMX · X

Estaba viendo este video de las adicciones y me di cuenta que me estoy volviendo adicto a humillar chairos pndjos. https://t.co/3I7aiSE5qB

Sep 4, 2023 · 14,332 followers View post →
Javier Lacroix
@javierlacroix · X

RT @curiosamente: ¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales?

Sep 3, 2023 · 6 shares · 737 followers View post →
I am Adrian
@YoSoyAdrian10 · X

RT @Erasmonoficial: Continuamos haciendo la labor del buen Rius. https://t.co/X0v7ZexeFA

Sep 3, 2023 · 4 shares · 985 followers View post →
Diana Martínez
@Narusailor · X

RT @Erasmonoficial: Continuamos haciendo la labor del buen Rius. https://t.co/X0v7ZexeFA

Sep 3, 2023 · 4 shares · 6,520 followers View post →
Mauricio Ordoñez, Juárez, Villa y Asociados
@chicharo_o · X

RT @Erasmonoficial: Continuamos haciendo la labor del buen Rius. https://t.co/X0v7ZexeFA

Sep 3, 2023 · 4 shares · 379 followers View post →
Psyghouls
@Psyghouls · X

RT @Erasmonoficial: Continuamos haciendo la labor del buen Rius. https://t.co/X0v7ZexeFA

Sep 3, 2023 · 4 shares · 141 followers View post →
Erasmonoficial
@Erasmonoficial · X

Continuamos haciendo la labor del buen Rius. https://t.co/X0v7ZexeFA

Sep 3, 2023 · 12 likes · 4 shares · 5,388 followers View post →
Erasmonoficial
@Erasmonoficial · X

@RoiLopezRivas Y otro sobre "adicciones conductuales" https://t.co/X0v7ZexeFA

Sep 3, 2023 · 2 likes · 5,388 followers View post →
Miller
@Aval_ufficiale · X

RT @curiosamente: ¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales?

Sep 3, 2023 · 6 shares · 275 followers View post →
Batu
@TheBatGamer · X

RT @curiosamente: ¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales?

Sep 3, 2023 · 6 shares · 52 followers View post →
Darwin De La Encina
@Darwin_Encina · X

¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales? https://t.co/PY74iuyIIa a través de @YouTube

Sep 3, 2023 · 1,087 followers View post →
Roy Ramírez
@royramone_ · X

RT @curiosamente: ¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales?

Sep 3, 2023 · 6 shares · 509 followers View post →
CuriosaMente
@curiosamente · X

¿Qué son las adicciones conductuales?

Sep 3, 2023 · 10 likes · 6 shares · 39,706 followers View post →
Joe Shmo
@JoeShmoReal · X

@Pr0t0E @GiorgioMar43476 @ArbysCouponPDF @jartling @capybaroness https://t.co/CTknR5xABU

Aug 5, 2023 · 5 followers View post →
Giuliano Gavazzi
@meccanismo · X

@AurelianoStingi @BarbaraTempest1 Etimologicamente non è perché mi pare derivi dall’olandese per erba essiccata… ma in termini di effetti e quindi in senso lato mi pare vi sia una certa sovrapposizione. E.g.: https://t.co/b5j1VuAp2T

Jun 22, 2023 · 1 like · 658 followers View post →
Jagan Mohan
@altvu · X

Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review https://t.co/05PDfyxwuA

Apr 15, 2023 · 819 followers View post →
endocrinorosero
@endocrinorosero · X

@MonoMeLlaman @p0c4lucha Hola, no puedes afirmar categóricamente eso : Hay muchos que apoyan esa teoría : Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Jul;52(14):910-913. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097971. Epub 2017 Aug 23. PMID: 28835408. Freeman CR, Zehra A, Ramirez V,

Apr 14, 2023 · 159,418 followers View post →
Zeptej se vědce
@Zeptej_se_vedce · X

Apr 10, 2023 · 12 likes · 16,646 followers View post →
Christopher Sylvain
@ChrisSylvain · X

@ScepticalDoctor https://t.co/NUbg2wZVd8

Mar 6, 2023 · 591 followers View post →
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@AdiG1993 · X

@arshiet Well, its a bidirectional relationship. Carbohydrate addiction is a real thing. https://t.co/wOmTesKIsy

Oct 15, 2022 · 1 like · 36,955 followers View post →
Le Chat Secouriste ♂️
@ChatSecouriste · X

@GeekNfit @Esban_ C'est pour ça que je suis TRES méfiant sur les conseils diététiques / nutritions. Bon, pour le sucre, sans chercher loin et en premier résultat, j'ai trouvé ça : (j'ai pas creusé l'étude pour voir si c'était fiable ou pas) https://t.co/g1bMCiILBl https://t.co/f0fM2U4IDv

Sep 11, 2022 · 2,699 followers View post →
Le Chat Secouriste ♂️
@ChatSecouriste · X

@moebius0 @Esban_ Hum... Premier résultat que je trouve sur Pubmed: il existerait bien une (forte) addiction au sucre https://t.co/g1bMCiIdLN https://t.co/XVCuGJ1l7K

Sep 11, 2022 · 1 like · 2,699 followers View post →
Bryan Krantz
@bakrantz · X

@Markus_maximas @SBakerMD In humans and animals. https://t.co/oRAmsMxdv6

Aug 14, 2022 · 765 followers View post →
Bryan Krantz
@bakrantz · X

@Markus_maximas @SBakerMD https://t.co/oRAmsMxdv6

Aug 13, 2022 · 765 followers View post →
loaS912WQXX__Q
@kackenchef69 · X

@AndersonEricV @robertlufkinmd Good article about it https://t.co/APmIlr7R2a

Aug 6, 2022 · 7 likes · 2 followers View post →
Camilo
@camiloszy · X

@luttyshimanutri https://t.co/OAzUe4OOuO Pergunta: vc considera álcool e cafeína comida? Se sim pra alguma das duas, considera a dependência que elas causam como vício?

Aug 4, 2022 · 1 like · 225 followers View post →
Lem0n
@PantaNotme · X

@RachelNotley https://t.co/Bz6icuh9j2

Jul 22, 2022 · 2 followers View post →
LaDameNoire
@la_DameNoire · X

Quand le "body positive" vire à l'anti-science

May 5, 2022 · 562 followers View post →
James DiNicolantonio
@drjamesdinic · X

@TavisPiattoly I’m fairly educated on this topic https://t.co/AvWsrX3Ads https://t.co/g8HVJ0nurY

Apr 25, 2022 · 2 likes · 207,752 followers View post →
Elkin
@elkinnavarro14 · X

Las harinas y dulces son adictivos, que hacen del síndrome metabólico un problema complejo https://t.co/ZiKMapSNCK

Apr 16, 2022 · 448 followers View post →
James DiNicolantonio
@drjamesdinic · X

@TarekPacha Any references to support that? Everything I have read is dopamine highs lead to lows which leads to cravings for the high level of dopamine again https://t.co/AvWsrX3Ads. It’s seems odd to pigeon hold dopamine into just anticipatory and not rewarding.

Mar 19, 2022 · 1 like · 207,752 followers View post →
Rhenals Acuña
@DrFisioloco · X

Fuente: Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review

Mar 14, 2022 · 4,299 followers View post →
RadicalChrisism
@RadicalChrisism · X

RT @RadicalChrisism: And yes, sugar addiction is real https://t.co/TY4wuhcceN And it is as addictive or more so than cocaine https://t.co/…

Feb 2, 2022 · 1 share · 437 followers View post →
RadicalChrisism
@RadicalChrisism · X

And yes, sugar addiction is real https://t.co/TY4wuhcceN And it is as addictive or more so than cocaine https://t.co/gErrRgWiJw

Feb 2, 2022 · 1 share · 437 followers View post →
Hilbrandie
@hilbrandie · X

@hoof_l https://t.co/iiHwoOKaVw

Nov 24, 2021 · 943 followers View post →
Truth Seeker
@IResearch10 · X

@federalistfem @Laura_3777 @69MimiLisa https://t.co/LH4Sqk4bTy

Nov 21, 2021 · 1 like · 1,744 followers View post →
Morena Lis
@morenand · X

Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review https://t.co/JpHIJhLnXQ

Aug 16, 2021 · 468 followers View post →
James DiNicolantonio
@drjamesdinic · X

@TuitNutrition @TylerCartwright Sugar-sweetened beverages (Coca Cola/Pepsi) no fat, all sugar and highly addictive https://t.co/AvWsrX3Ads

Aug 2, 2021 · 4 likes · 207,752 followers View post →
pig_wrestler
@194theNod · X

@1Mind_the_Gap @DividendGrowth @nntaleb How do you define chemical addiction? https://t.co/Flivx1bXrn

Jul 13, 2021 · 2 likes · 101 followers View post →
☶☷ - Камінь
@Pedra_80 · X

@VaushV Once sugar is introduced (even in lab rats already addicted to cocaine) rats will almost always switch over to consuming sugar. ... sugar produces effects similar to that of cocaine, ... ... foods high in sugar produce drug-like psychoactive effects. https://t.co/7000USKtcS

May 23, 2021 · 111 followers View post →
Pedra_A2
@Pedra_A2 · X

@VaushV Once sugar is introduced (even in lab rats already addicted to cocaine) rats will almost always switch over to consuming sugar. ... sugar produces effects similar to that of cocaine, ... ... foods high in sugar produce drug-like psychoactive effects. https://t.co/7000USKtcS

May 23, 2021 · 107 followers View post →
Camila C. Millan
@CamilaCMillan · X

@gabyzg92 @luisjeop @gretellgonzalez Mi comparación con el azúcar va debido a que in estudio : “Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review” revela que la adiccion al azúcar es 8 veces mayores a la cocaina (una droga mucho más fuerte y adictiva que la marihuana)

May 13, 2021 · 1 like · 1,342 followers View post →
CrotonBeam
@BeamCroton · X

@PLegalization https://t.co/gltK8MmIjG "In both animals and humans, the evidence in the literature shows substantial parallels and overlap between drugs of abuse and sugar, from the standpoint of brain neurochemistry as well as behaviour."

May 11, 2021 · 1 like · 159 followers View post →
jongho needs me not that girl
@cjhjgy · X

@khalids Gula is more addictive than cocaine. Article: https://t.co/TvJqdJHPSG Also: https://t.co/Yxlz7AlDQN

Apr 3, 2021 · 752 followers View post →
Walden
@serchi111_ · X

@DrSubhasree @prohealthlyf @LaxRon3 @ManyuJayadeep @frostdeeds @chimni_sapna @DevSarkaar @YBISL @iyer_sk @mumbaimatterz @MNCDFbombay Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review. https://t.co/wnovkPIw2O

Sep 15, 2020 · 2 likes · 55 followers View post →
Dr Shariq Shamim
@ShariqShamimMD · X

@ChristianAssad https://t.co/EmU44DFDav

Aug 7, 2019 · 4 likes · 22,404 followers View post →
Biviana García Segura
@BivianaGarciaS · X

@agaviriau https://t.co/jOhvFEzPEr

Jun 11, 2019 · 5 likes · 289 followers View post →
Christian Mogollon
@CHRMOGO · X

@fernandoposada_ @dianamotavo Buenos días con todo respeto hay investigaciones en curso.. Le adjunto este por ejemplo y en la bibliografía del mismo hay más... Sugar addiction: is it real? A narrative review James J DiNicolantonio,1 James H O’Keefe,1 William L Wilson2

Jun 11, 2019 · 126 followers View post →
Iván M. Gaitán
@IvanMGaitan · X

“los datos demuestran que el consumo de azúcares añadidos tienen efectos similares a otras drogas, como la cocaína o el opio” Dinicolantonio, James & O'Keefe, James & Wilson, William. (2017). Sugar addiction: Is it real? A narrative review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52

Jun 10, 2019 · 4 likes · 2,686 followers View post →