I would say just based on my own experience that sugar has an addictive quality. When I was losing weight one of the first things I did was cut out as much sugar as humanly possible. It's actually pretty damn hard with how much sugar is in everything. I noticed when I did this that I'd get sugar cravings. I used to buy a pack of skittles and then when I got a craving for something sweet, I'd eat a few skittles then put the pack away. This seemed to work to wean me off sugar. It sounds like something an addict would do to wean off an addiction.
Once I was in the routine of not eating sugar, I stopped craving sugar and things like cupcakes or chocolate and desserts just didn't really interest me. I kind of forgot how much I used to like sugar and just figured I didn't have much of a sweet tooth. Once I lost all my weight and got into a good workout routine, I decided I didn't need to pay so much attention to cutting out sugar so I started eating more sugar and the cravings came back. I used to only drink water but as I incorporated my sugar into my diet, I started craving pop and juice again but it was the sweetness of the drinks I was craving.
I 100% fully believe sugar is addictive. I think this is why it's added to food. Many people will say things with sugar taste better but that's because these people are hooked on sugar. When I was off sugar in my diet, I actually found a lot of things too sweet. I remember drinking a can of pop and thinking it was gross because of how sweet it was.
As for suggestibility? I don't think sugar made me more suggestable. Alcohol is hypothesized to with some research suggesting it increases estrogen and displaces testosterone in people. Generally speaking we think of women as more suggestable than men, could it be that alcohol increases suggestibility because of how it impacts these hormones which impacts suggestibility. As for sugar, it does seem to me that women are more prone to the addictive nature of sugar than men are. It might appear sugar increases suggestibility only because the group of people who overconsume sugar might me more weighted towards women which then makes it appear to have an overweight for suggestibility.
I would say just based on my own experience that sugar has an addictive quality. When I was losing weight one of the first things I did was cut out as much sugar as humanly possible. It's actually pretty damn hard with how much sugar is in everything. I noticed when I did this that I'd get sugar cravings. I used to buy a pack of skittles and then when I got a craving for something sweet, I'd eat a few skittles then put the pack away. This seemed to work to wean me off sugar. It sounds like something an addict would do to wean off an addiction.
Once I was in the routine of not eating sugar, I stopped craving sugar and things like cupcakes or chocolate and desserts just didn't really interest me. I kind of forgot how much I used to like sugar and just figured I didn't have much of a sweet tooth. Once I lost all my weight and got into a good workout routine, I decided I didn't need to pay so much attention to cutting out sugar so I started eating more sugar and the cravings came back. I used to only drink water but as I incorporated my sugar into my diet, I started craving pop and juice again but it was the sweetness of the drinks I was craving.
I 100% fully believe sugar is addictive. I think this is why it's added to food. Many people will say things with sugar taste better but that's because these people are hooked on sugar. When I was off sugar in my diet, I actually found a lot of things too sweet. I remember drinking a can of pop and thinking it was gross because of how sweet it was.
As for suggestibility? I don't think sugar made me more suggestable. Alcohol is hypothesized to with some research suggesting it increases estrogen and displaces testosterone in people. Generally speaking we think of women as more suggestable than men, could it be that alcohol increases suggestibility because of how it impacts these hormones which impacts suggestibility. As for sugar, it does seem to me that women are more prone to the addictive nature of sugar than men are. It might appear sugar increases suggestibility only because the group of people who overconsume sugar might me more weighted towards women which then makes it appear to have an overweight for suggestibility.
Just some thoughts.