http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/1431/lamar-and-sugar-addiction-part-2/ Change your brain, change your life Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:42:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/1431/lamar-and-sugar-addiction-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2129 Susan Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:24:08 +0000 http://www.amenclinics.com/?p=1431#comment-2129 I have been on Prosac for years yet still crave sugar like crazy. I eat relatively healthily otherwise and am not obese. How come. I think I am just greedy and lazy! I have been on Prosac for years yet still crave sugar like crazy. I eat relatively healthily otherwise and am not obese. How come. I think I am just greedy and lazy!

]]> http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/1431/lamar-and-sugar-addiction-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 Kathleen Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:54:58 +0000 http://www.amenclinics.com/?p=1431#comment-1598 Dr. Amen, Thank you so much for beating the drum on this very serious addiction problem in the US today. The only major point I would add is that parents and teachers need to prevent this addiction before it can take hold. I work in a preschool where we see obvious behavior changes in children who have eaten a food with sugar added (as opposed to fresh fruit and other whole foods that are sweet but without sugar or worse high fructose corn syrup added). After eating sugar children are unable to focus or concentrate and thus they have a difficult time learning. Often they will also disturb other children in the classroom who are working. We point out to parents the foods they send in their child's lunches that contain sugar and often return them in the lunch box. Most parents are eager to do the very best for their children and are just ignorant of all the sugar that is added particularly in processed and frozen food. Thanks again for your excellent article. Dr. Amen,
Thank you so much for beating the drum on this very serious addiction problem in the US today. The only major point I would add is that parents and teachers need to prevent this addiction before it can take hold. I work in a preschool where we see obvious behavior changes in children who have eaten a food with sugar added (as opposed to fresh fruit and other whole foods that are sweet but without sugar or worse high fructose corn syrup added). After eating sugar children are unable to focus or concentrate and thus they have a difficult time learning. Often they will also disturb other children in the classroom who are working. We point out to parents the foods they send in their child’s lunches that contain sugar and often return them in the lunch box. Most parents are eager to do the very best for their children and are just ignorant of all the sugar that is added particularly in processed and frozen food. Thanks again for your excellent article.

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