addictions & answers_sweet sorrows_ are you addicted to sugar

8/8/2019 Addictions & Answers_Sweet Sorrows_ Are You Addicted to Sugar

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/addictions-answerssweet-sorrows-are-you-addicted-to-sugar 1/3

Sweet sorrows: Are youaddicted to sugar?ADDICTIONS & ANSWERS

Friday, August 20th 2010, 4:00 AM

Like Be the first of your friends to like this.

Are you addicted to s ugar? Dr. Dave and Bill’s answer to Katie Holmes and Kelly Ripa.

BILL: Our current plague of obesity reminds me of an old New Yorker cartoon. It showeda garden party dowager, sitting at a drug store soda fountain. She’s so well uphols teredthat her rear end droops down over her stool on all sides. While her uniformed chauffeur stands bes ide her, waiting to take her wherever she wants to go, she’s s pooning up anelaborate Banana Supreme Sundae, weeping into the fudge sauce with very bite shetakes.

DR. DAVE: No caption needed. I take it, Bill, your point is—If our addictions end inbringing us no pleasure, only pain, why do we continue them anyway?

BILL: I remember my last drink. Stumbling around Bleecker St. in the Village, a pint of ginin my hand, another in my raincoat pocket. I hope I don’t drink this, I say to myself anddrink it. I hope I don’t buy another I say to myself and buy two. But Dave, I bet there aremore people addicted to candy bars, cookies, fudge sundaes , chocolate brownies –

DR. DAVE: -- in short, to different forms of sugar --

BILL: -- than to booze, pills and/or dope. Why can’t they stop?

DR. DAVE: Americans consum e an average of about ½ cup o f sugar daily, even thoughit’s been linked not only to obesity and hypertension, but also to diabetes, attention andmemory problems, hyperactivity, anxiety, and depression. What you are talking about, Bill,is the very hallmark of addiction: obsess ion and compuls ion.

BILL: But Dave, these are ordinary foods. Advertised to kids on TV. Your mother buysthem in the supermarket. Where do obses sion and compulsion enter?

DAVE: As a recovering drunk, Bill, whose addiction was immediately life-threatening, youseem to have a problem with other addictions, those whos e destructive potential is m orelong-term.

BILL: True, I do resent articles like the ones that track Katie Holmes’s cupcake addiction– substituting Isabelle's Curly Cakes from the Plaza Hotel in New York for Jack DanielsOld #7. Rather than drinking, they say, her regime is to work out even while having those

sugary confections flown to her film set in California.

DR. DAVE: Playing to readership for both gourmet food and weight loss, the gossipcolumnists are really describing the cycle of binging and purging in a pos itive light. Acycle that can evolve right into bulimia.

BILL: But you have to wonder Doc. When I was researching this column about sugar addiction—at first I was impressed w ith Kelly Ripa us ing her celebrity status to speak outabout raising her kids in what she calls "our over-sugared society." Then I see that bymaking sure her kids do a lot of swimm ing to work off the calories, she feels s he iswinning the battle over their sugar addiction!

DR. DAVE: More unconscious support for solving addictive sugar intake with bulimicpurging. Not surprisingly, most bulim ics go on to using laxatives or vomiting because it’seasier than ten laps around the family pool.

BILL: Or daily high-impact dance workouts to a Katie Holmes tape!

DR. DAVE: The point I’d like to make here is m ost people fail to s ee how eating dis orders

work to continue the addiction. The National Institute on Mental Health has pu t together agood solid website for both profess ionals an d the general public to review the dynamicsof eating disorders, how they are assessed and the types of treatment for them.

BILL: And for people who laugh off the idea of sugar being addictive, I have come torespect Dr. Jeffrey Rossman, from Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Mass. His column, "Mind-Body-Mood Advisor ," appears weekly on Rodale.com.

DR. DAVE: These two resources point to the obvious, just as we linked alcohol and

EDITORS' PICKS

Hamster? Gerbil? No, it'sSnooki inside that ball!

Reality TV 'star' practices for tonight's ball drop (love theplastic cup, Snooks!)

Happy Stinkin' New Year:

No trash pickup til Monday

Garbage removal, streetsweeping s till days away, saysNYC sanitation boss .

Russell Brand likely in t he

doghouse for t weetingTHIS pic

The funnyman posted this photoof wife Katy Perry with no make-up on and quickly deleted it.

What is she 'do-ing?!

Kardashian sports braids

Reality TV starlet i sphotographed wearing tightcornrows. VOTE: Hot or not?

The most notorious

Twitter moments of 2010

Demi Moore tweeting of picsherself in a bikini was amilestone i n s tupidity.

Mom, daugh ter accused of

molesting same t een boy

for 3 y ears

Police say the pair did it withoutknowing about each other’srelationship with him.

Visit our new Travel Section!

Explore deals, hiddenvacation fiestas, the bes tcruises and long-weekend escapes!GO NOW!

Home Autos Real Estate Jobs Classifieds Apps Place an Ad Buy Pictures Buy Tickets Deal of the Day Login Register

HealthSITE BLOGS DISCUSSIONS WEB Search powered by

SEARCH

News Sports Gossip Entertainment Events Local Opinion Life & Style Photos More Sections +

(4) ShareArticle Comments

Eats Fashion Health Travel Horoscopes Pets Coffee Break Your New York Photos Columnists Life & Style Blogs

Hospital Directory

1/1/2011 Sweet sorrows: Are you addicted to su…

nydailynews.com/…/2010-08-20_sweet… 1/3



Share 0 15 retweet

E MAIL P RINT

4 comments | See All Comm ents » To comment, Register or Log In [Discussion guidelines]

9:02:33 AMAug 21, 2010

Report Offensive Post

We can thank the producers of packaged foods for that. It's hard tofind anything that isn't sweetened. It wouldn't satisfy our craving!

8:37:08 PMAug 21, 2010


Re diet: Salem Children's Villages take kids who were abused athome, shuffled through foster homes, & diagnosed with problemslike hyperactivity, retardation, hyperkinesis, stunted growth, lack of gross motor coordination, drug abuse, illiteracy, violence, sexualacting-out, recurring infections, tardive dyskinesia, obesity, skinproblems, etc., etc. The main therapies given are to provide a familysetting in a rural area with no tv & to change the kids' diets. "All refinedfoods are elim inated, & replaced by homemade breads & grainproducts, & des serts lightly sweetened with molasses, honey, or fruit.All chemical additives, particularly salicylates, are removed. The dietis classified as natural-foods, lacto-ovo-vegetarian, & much of thefood is grown locally." I.e., no GMO filth from Monsanto. The kids are

also give less m ilk, i.e., less rBGH & less needless antibiotics. –Below is the case of "Sally."

8:38:20 PMAug 21, 2010


Sally was removed from her parents at age 3 due to severe abuse.She went through various foster homes & institutions. She wasdiagnosed as hyperactive & possibly retarded & was on 40 mg Ritalindaily. She had stunted growth & by age 12 hadn't lost her baby teeth;she had gross motor deficits & couldn't do normal exercises, run, or swim . She was uncontrollable without Ritalin. – But when Salem tookher, Ritalin was terminated on her arrival day. Within one week, her activity level se ttled to the norm for her age, with no hyperactivity.Within 3 months, most of her problems were gone. Now she runs,swims, & has im proved intellectually. She also grew 5 inches in 6months to normal s ize.

9:55:02 AMAug 22, 2010

Most recovering alcholics subs titute a great deal of sugar in earlysobriety. The cookies, ice cream, candy etc, replaces the sugar inalcohol.Sugar can work to a point when you feel hungry, angry,lonelyand or tired. The important thing to remember is not to overdo thesugar. I also see so m any mothers giving their kids packaged fruitdrinks. They are all sugar. Give the child, a piece of fruit but don't

RECENT COMMENTS FROM DAILY NEWS READERS

You may also be interested in:

alcoholism or tobacco with nicotine addiction—its time to connect sugar addiction witheating disorders.

BILL: All of which is a long way from what used to be my own eating disorder.

DR.DAVE: Which was--?

BILL: The 5-Martini Diet—pass out before dinner.

Ads by Yahoo!

"Shocking Photos"Reporter Drops 32 lbs in 28 Days with This Strange Fruit.(www.5NewsTV.com)

Zi Xiu TangLose the Weight without the wait! 100% All Natural supplement!(www.loseitfastpills.com)

"Stra nge Fruit Burns Fat"STUDY: Melts 12.3 lbs of Fat Every 28 Days. Learn More!(www.PostSentinel.com)

RT9

khovalyg

khovalyg

Orion2

BEST OF NYDN.COM

John Mellen camp & wife

split after 18 years

The Grammy-winning s inger, 59,and former supermodel ElaineIrwin have two sons.

Forget Four Loko! Booze-

infused chocolate mi lk updates kid classic

Adult Chocolate Milk mixestraditional chocolate mi lk with

40-proof vodka.

Spicy! Man say s 'lewd act'

due to itch from Tabasco

sauce on groin

Man arrested for indecentexposure on airplane after teengirl complains.

The Jets' scandal-plagued

YEAR IN REVIEW

Sexual harassment, a DUI for astar player, a coach tripping anopponent...

New X-rat ed pics all egedly

of Rex Ry an's wife hit web

Just when Rex Ryan thought hewas back on sol id footing, itappears that another shoe hasdropped.

Sainz harassment shows

Gang Green's tr ue colors

Mexican television reporter wassubjected to crude behavior froma number of Jets players.

And then t here's theSterger 'sexting' story

NFL fines Brett Favre $50k for not cooperating with probe intoX-rated photos sent to TV host.

Gone, but not forgott en:

Those we lost in 2010

IN MEMORIAM - Rememberingthe iconic personalities whopassed away this year.

The most outrageous

moments of 2010

PHOTOS: Smoking babies,bedbugs and Katy Perry flashingElmo... what a year!

MORE FROM DR. DAVID MOOREAND BILL MANVILLE

Addictions & Answers: Drinking meds for alcoholics -- denial in a bottle?

Addictions & Answers: 'I'm ashamed of myaddiction to porn'

Addictions & Answers : Miley Cyrus, party drugsand other teen terrors

Addictions & Answers: Can you really be

Read your favorite comic

on the Daily News.

Selected for you by our sponsor:

John Mellencamp and wife separate after 20 years (Reuters)

10 Healthy Habits That'll Keep Your Blood Pressure Down (EverydayHealth.com)

Death of newborn baby among several blizzard tragedies as city is accused of 'dropping the ball' (NY Daily News - Local News)

Addictions & Answers: Can you really be addicted to love? (NY Daily News - Lifestyle)

Addictions & Answers: Teens and gambling ad diction (NY Daily News - Lifestyle)

The 12 days of Christmas cookies: Day Nine » (A Touch Of Rosemary)






make them over workout. This society is all about too much of everything and when wom en,especially women see the super skinnymodels and Hollywood actresses- they are terrible examplesespecially for teenage girls.

Click Here to see all comment s or to Report Abuse

addicted to love?

Addictions & Answers: Narcotics Anonymoustook my daughter away

MORE FROM HEALTH

Don't let 2010 hangover into 2011

Addictions & Answers: Drinking meds for alcoholics -- denial in a bottle?

City death rate falls to lowest level ever

Scientists beg: Please don't take m edical advicefrom these people

Get ready to be GROSSED out: 7 places wheregerms love to lurk

Most Discussed Most Email ed

MOST POPULAR

1. How does Helena Bonham Carter cope with asnoring husband? Adjoining houses

2. Nooo! Kim trades in luscious locks for cornrows

3. What the MMXI?! Happy New Year from Google!

4. BRRRRR! What does taking the 'polar bear plunge' do your body?

5. Weight Watchers' new system has dieterslosing their minds

6. Katy Perry's body of work

7. Club drug ecstasy could help people withautism, post-traumatic stress syndrome:studies

8. Adult Chocolate Milk is an alcohol-infused twiston a childhood class ic

9. Burger King mystified by lack of enthusiasm for Whopper with Brussels sprouts

10. Don't let 2010 hangover into 2011: How to partyall night on New Year's Eve and wake up fine

Media Kit RSS Home Delivery Mobile Newsletters Place an Ad About our Ads Contact Us Archives FAQ's Site Map

News

National

World

Politics

Crime

Sports

MLB

NFL

NBA

NHL

Entertainment

Movies

Gossip

Coffee Break

Music & Arts

Lifestyle

Eats

Fashion

Health

Horoscopes

Get Home Deliv ery

Take advantage of this special offer

and save 70% off the newsstandprice. Go Now

Advertise with the NY Daily News!

View our Media Kit and learn all abouthow to advertise with us . Go Now

BACK TO TOP

Use of this w ebsite signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

© Copyright 2010 NYDailyNew s.com. All rights reserv ed.

Most Read



addictions & answers_sweet sorrows_ are you addicted to sugar

Documents