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Sugarless – w/ Dr Nicole Avena
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On Today’s Episode –
Today’s episode is less about politics and more about your health. Our guest today is Dr. Nicole Avena, a returning guest to the show. Mark gives us a little history about Nicole’s CV, and then dives right in.
If sugar was discovered today, it might be a controlled substance. It would be less known as food, and more like a drug. Sugar is no different than other street drugs except it is pervasive and more accepted. Nicole tells us a little about the addictive nature of sugar. Humans evolved to like the taste of sweet. We relate sweetness with safety and health. We need to stop using sugar as a reward and treat it more like a drug that harms us.
When we look at the data, the average human consumes about 22 teaspoons of sugar per day. The Doctors talk a myriad of topics related to how. You can help yourself get. Rid. Of sugar in your diet.
Tune in for all the conversation.
250 episodes
Manage episode 401054343 series 2599987
On Today’s Episode –
Today’s episode is less about politics and more about your health. Our guest today is Dr. Nicole Avena, a returning guest to the show. Mark gives us a little history about Nicole’s CV, and then dives right in.
If sugar was discovered today, it might be a controlled substance. It would be less known as food, and more like a drug. Sugar is no different than other street drugs except it is pervasive and more accepted. Nicole tells us a little about the addictive nature of sugar. Humans evolved to like the taste of sweet. We relate sweetness with safety and health. We need to stop using sugar as a reward and treat it more like a drug that harms us.
When we look at the data, the average human consumes about 22 teaspoons of sugar per day. The Doctors talk a myriad of topics related to how. You can help yourself get. Rid. Of sugar in your diet.
Tune in for all the conversation.
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