So I have a new job at some high-tech Financial Firm based in Manhattan and they have several pantries that are stocked with loads of candy, “nutrition bars” and other junk. I normally avoid all of this stuff but during my new-hire training, I was walking right by one of these pantries several times per day. I ended up indulging more than once and I noticed that immediately after eating any of these sugar-rich snacks I ended up feeling horrible. Then I wanted to go back and get some more.
So now I am no longer in training, and I sit at my desk and only pass by these pantries one, maybe two times per day. I no longer grab any of the junks except for on special occasions. Regardless, I found a study that was published some time ago that mentioned that Rats preferred water that contained sugar more than water which contained cocaine. This even includes rats that were already addicted to Cocaine!
Does this mean that if I can avoid the snacks in the sugar pantry I have more will-power than a cocaine-addicted Wall Street Banker? I don’t know, and I don’t want to find out… Anyway, stay away from sugar, not only is it bad for you, it is addictive, perhaps more addictive than Cocaine…
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