Mar 27, 2024
Is sugar addictive?
Scientists studied what happens when we eat sugar and found that it activates dopamine, which is the same chemical activated when taking drugs such as cocaine. This has led to the idea that sugar is addictive, but while you may crave it, it's a bit of a stretch to say it is truly addictive.
The key...
Mar 20, 2024
When you eat a chocolate bar or a dessert you know that you are going to be eating sugar. And for most of us, we enjoy the taste and it doesn't cause us a problem. However, sugar is hiding in many foods so many of us are consuming much higher levels than we realise.
Green washing is the term we use when foods look...
Mar 13, 2024
The idea behind sweeteners was good but it's clearly not working, so what went wrong?
Are our bodies meant to be digesting chemicals that taste sweet but have no nutrients or calories?
What can we include in our diet that are naturally sweet instead?
These are the topics discussed in this weeks podcast, part 2 of our 4...
Mar 6, 2024
Our body quickly breaks down sugar in our diet into glucose, however, it also breaks down other food sources into glucose such as simple carbohydrates, vegetables and fruits and even protein.
Glucose is our body's primary source of energy, and insulin is the hormone that helps is utilise glucose. If everything...