Almost three in four Australian children drank sugar drinks every day in 1995. Now, it’s just one in four.
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Sugar triggers dopamine “hits” in the brain, making us crave more of it. Sugar also disrupts memory formation.
Fat-shaming is as ineffective as it is cruel. The bullying tactic also ignores the biological factors underlying obesity, which are not always under a person’s control.
If South Africa’s argument in court is that marijuana causes harm, it deserves to lose. The real question it should ask is whether criminal prohibition is the effective way forward.
If you’ve ever tried to cut back on sugar, you may have realised how incredibly difficult it is. This leads to the question: can you be addicted to sugar?
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Senior Lecturer (Adjunct), Nutritional neuroscientist, Adelaide University
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Senior researcher, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University
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Nutritionist, Dietitian & PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland