It is a situation you may have faced at some point in your life. You have been living responsibly, exercising frequently and avoiding fatty food and desserts. You go for a party and eat a piece of cake. It tastes good, and you have another piece. The next day you feel hungry and crave for a sweet snack. You give in to temptation, as sugary snacks are within easy reach. Before you realise, several weeks have gone by and you have consumed a lot of sugar. You are under threat of a long period of high sugar diet. What would you call this behaviour?

Even a decade ago, few people would have called such a habit an addiction. The word was reserved for more serious stuff: alcohol, drugs and nicotine. Eating sugar was a habit that came and went, thought scientists, and not as dangerous or permanent as drinking alcohol or smoking....................Read more

Source: The Economic Times