Sugar certainly fits into the definition of an addictive substance. For example, eating just a small amount makes you want more and if you don’t have it, you get withdrawal symptoms.

Here’s a short quiz courtesy of Nancy Appleton where you can see just how addicted you are.

‘Sugar Addiction Quiz

  1. I don’t eat refined sugar every day…………………………………………………………TRUE………………………FALSE

  2. I can go more than a day without eating some kind of sugar-containing food…….TRUE………………………FALSE

  3. I never have cravings for sugar, coffee, chocolate, peanut butter or alcohol………TRUE………………………FALSE

  4. I’ve never hidden sweets around the house so I can eat them later…………………..TRUE………………………FALSE

  5. I can stop after eating one bite of pastry or one piece of candy………………………TRUE………………………FALSE

  6. There are times when I have no sugar around the house……………………………….TRUE………………………FALSE

  7. I can have sweets in the house without eating them……………………………………..TRUE………………………FALSE

  8. I can go at least 3 hours without eating without shakes, fatigue or bad moods…….TRUE………………………FALSE

  9. I do not eat something sweet after every meal…………………………………………….TRUE……………………..FALSE

  10. I rarely drink coffee or eat donuts or sweet rolls for breakfast……………………….TRUE……………………..FALSE

  11. I can go more than an hour after waking without eating……………………………….TRUE……………………..FALSE

  12. I don’t drink sweetened soft drinks every day…………………………………………….TRUE……………………..FALSE

For the record, if you answered four of these questions FALSE then stop lying and seek help for your sugar addiction.

If you answered between 1 and 3 questions as FALSE then you may develop an addiction later, unless you lied.

Zero FALSE answers means you don’t have a problem, unless you lied. Come on, fess up!’

via Sugar Addiction Quiz | Nancy Appleton Books Health Blog.