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Study results from D. Benton et al provide new insights into nutrition

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 28th, 2010

Researchers detail in 'The plausibility of sugar addiction and its role in obesity and eating disorders,' new data in nutrition. In this recent report published in the journal Clinical Nutrition, researchers in Swansea, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To consider the hypothesis that addiction to food, or more specifically sucrose, plays a role in obesity and eating disorders. By considering the relevant literature a series of predictions were examined, derived from the hypothesis that addiction to sucrose consumption can develop."

"Fasting should increase food cravings, predominantly for sweet items; cravings should occur after an overnight fast; the obese...

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