Sugar Addiction! Do you think have it?

[Michaelangelica]

I've come to the conclusion that our species is irrevocably insane.

Of course, QED, you only just thought of this?
Perhaps the plants (with addictive substances) are out to get us?

[Michaelangelica]

"What is easy: to counsel another.
What is difficult, to know yourself "
Thales (c.700 B.C.):

[eco4560]

Sugar isn't the problem for me. Cheese addiction is what I have....

[Curramore1]

Salt, sweet, bitter, sour- argh! the temptations of the taste buds. These are supposed to be the simple pleasures, but only in moderation. Nothing like a slice of salty smoked salmon, some pickled ginger with a briny olive or five and a big fat wedge of double cream brie washed down with an earthy peasant shiraz! A good cheese is a worthy addiction eco.

[Michaelangelica]

Is Sugar Addiction Real?(slide show)
http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slidesh...wnl_dia_041212

Before you sprinkle that packet of artificial sweetener into your coffee, consider this: Researchers have found that sugar substitutes may leave you craving more sugar, making it harder -- not easier -- for you to control your weight. "You never get out of the sense of needing sweet, and eventually you're going to grab the real stuff," Kirkpatrick says.

[mischief]

I'm starting to wonder if its the sugar or the processing that it goes through.
Would homemade sugar crystals/syrup be better...(please say yes, cos I just found a source for the sugar sorghum and its an kiwi heirloom type too).

There is always stevia.
I'm going to chase up a friend for her recipe for how she used to make a syrup with this-hope she has found her book.

[permasculptor]

liquorice is very sweet.

[eco4560]

Would homemade sugar crystals/syrup be better...(please say yes, cos I just found a source for the sugar sorghum and its an kiwi heirloom type too).

Yes - dried cane juice is called rapadura and it's pretty good stuff!

Rapadura for sugar addicts