Drinking bubble tea that brings you joy may bring you sugar addiction as well

Sugar is a great source of energy that is easily accessible. We can find it in candies, cakes, chocolate, or sweet beverages like bubble tea that we crave after having meals !! However, as sugar releases opioids and dopamine — brain chemicals that improve mood and affect the reward center in our brain — not only does it hype you up but also may lead you to have sugar addiction. 

It was found that there is a strong association between sugar addiction and cardiometabolic risk. Moreover, a liver can store only a finite amount of glycogen, which becomes fat once there is an excess amount. Thus, sugar addiction may result in fatty liver syndrome, weight gain, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes.    

If drinking sweet beverages is irresistible, then you’d better try to break this addiction. One method is to try a 30-day challenge of abstinence from sweet beverages. If this is too harsh, then another method can be cutting every consumption of sugar by half. For example, if you usually get a large-size bubble tea, then try getting a small-size. 

Because sugar is as addictive as drugs, alcohol, and nicotine, do not hesitate to try any of the methods if you are worried about sugar addiction!

 

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