Ep #95: Sugar Addiction with Dr. Nicole Avena

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Andrea Donsky, nutritionist, Menopause Researcher, Menopause Educator, and co-founder of Morphus, interviews Dr. Nicole Avena about why we need to break up with sugar in perimenopause and menopause.
Dr. Nicole Avena. She's an associate professor of neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and a visiting professor of health psychology at Princeton University. She has done groundbreaking work, developing models to characterize food addiction and the dangers of excess sugar intake. In addition to over a hundred peer-reviewed scholarly publications, Dr. Avena has written several popular books. Her latest book, Sugarless, covers the latest science on sugar addiction and how to overcome it.
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1:40 Dr. Nicole Avena's research reveals how sugar addiction drives obesity and other health risks associated with overconsuming sugar

7:52 Understanding the dangers of added sugars vs. the benefits of fruit sugars

9:04 There are 280+ sneaky names for sugar on food labels. Dr. Avena explains the rise of sugar overload in the modern diet.

12:28 Discussing the recommended daily sugar Intake and how to change our taste preferences towards less sugar

21:56 How artificial sweeteners fuel the growing sugar addiction epidemic

24:12 Healthy alternatives to added sugars for sweetening foods and drinks

26:45 How addressing sugar addiction can be beneficial in perimenopause and menopause

29:42 How managing sugar addiction can improve mental health like anxiety and brain fog symptoms during perimenopause and menopause

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Dr. Nicole Avena https://www.drnicoleavena

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