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Could You Be Addicted to Sugar?
Ever told yourself you'd have just a few cookies, and then somehow the whole row was gone? Or put the ice cream back in the freezer, only to keep thinking about it until you finally gave in?
If so, you're not alone. Today's guest says sugar and ultra-processed food can pull on the brain harder than willpower can handle. This week, we're digging into food and sugar addiction: what it actually is, how it differs from an eating disorder, which foods are the real culprits, and what helps, from support groups to GLP-1s.
Topics Discussed:
- What Actually Makes Something an Addiction?
- How to Tell If It's Food Addiction
- Food Addiction vs. Eating Disorders (and Why It's So Common Now)
- Which Foods Are Actually Addictive?
- What to Do About Sugar and Food Addiction
- Food Noise, Cravings, and Getting Support
- GLP-1s: Helpful Tool, Not a Full Solution
- There's a Happy Ending Here
Joining me is Dr. Vera Tarman, a Toronto-based physician specializing in addiction medicine, with a particular focus on food and sugar addiction. She's board certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine and a fellow of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Dr. Tarman is the medical director at Renascent, one of Canada's leading addiction treatment centers, and she also works with the Salvation Army's Concurrent Disorder Treatment Program, supporting patients who are managing both addiction and mental health challenges.
She's the author of Food Junkies: Recovery from Food Addiction and co-hosts the Food Junkies podcast, where she talks with leading researchers and clinicians about ultra-processed food, GLP-1 medications, sugar abstinence, and the neuroscience of cravings. She's also the founder of the free Facebook community Sugar-Free for Life Support Group: I'm Sweet Enough.
That's only a glimpse of what Dr. Tarman shares. The full conversation goes deeper into recognizing the signs, what a sugar-free reset actually involves, and how to build lasting support.
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