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How to Finally Kill Your Sugar Addiction


Wouldn’t it be great if we all had an endless supply of willpower?

No amount of temptation or distraction could throw us off course. Making a change in our habits would be as simple as deciding to do it. Unfortunately, this is not how human behavior works, which is evident by how hard it is for many of us to break bad habits, even when we understand the harm they are causing us. One of the most prevalent bad habits affecting our health is sugar addiction. When people hear the word addiction, they think of chemical addictions like prescription pain killers, or behavioral addictions like gambling.

But sugar addiction is just as serious an issue.

Because of the ubiquity of sugar in our food supply, it is by far the most common addiction, even more than nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, or other drugs.

Learn my strategies for combating sugar addiction on Breaking Muscle


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