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Podcast: Mind & Matter
Episode: Sugar & Sweeteners: Are They Really Addictive or Unhealthy? | Nicole Avena | 185
Description: Send us Fan MailFull version available on Substack and YouTube.About the guest: Nicole Avena, PhD is a neuroscientist at Mount Sinai. She studies the effects of sugar and diet on animal behavior and the brain. She is also the author of, “Sugarless.”Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Avena discuss: drug addiction vs. food addiction; glucose, fructose & artificial sweeteners; the extent to which sugar consumption can drive dependency & withdrawal; fructose metabolism & live health; sweetness & palatability; ultra-processed foods; and more.Related episodes:M&M 140: Obes...