The addictiveness of sugar
Some companies are harnessing the addictiveness of sugar for commercial benefit and to the detriment of public health. Emerging science on the addictiveness and toxicity of sugar, especially when combined with the known addictive properties of caffeine found in many sugary beverages, points to a large-scale public health threat similar to addictiveness and harmful impacts of tobacco products.
 

Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [7/2009]

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Tackling obesity in the UK »Tackling obesity in the UK
Causes of obesity »Causes of obesity
Strategies of some companies are fuelling the obesity crisis »Strategies of some companies are fuelling the obesity crisis
Production and marketing choices favour profit over diet optimisation »Production and marketing choices favour profit over diet optimisation
Unhealthier foods are engineered to be tastier »Unhealthier foods are engineered to be tastier
The addictiveness of sugar
Fructose doesn't stimulate insulin or leptin or suppress ghrelin »Fructose doesn't stimulate insulin or leptin or suppress ghrelin
Fructose is 7 times more likely than glucose to form AGE's »Fructose is 7 times more likely than glucose to form AGE's
Fructose raises tryglicerides – a high sugar diet is a high fat diet »Fructose raises tryglicerides – a high sugar diet is a high fat diet
HFCS products are sweeter and cheaper than cane sugar products »HFCS products are sweeter and cheaper than cane sugar products
How sugar affects the brain »How sugar affects the brain
Salt-reduction by reformulation in the UK »Salt-reduction by reformulation in the UK
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