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The average Canadian adult consumes more than triple the daily limit of 25g added sugar recommended by the World Health Organization. (Unsplash/muhammad ruqiyaddin)

November 14, 2019

Your brain on sugar: What the science actually says

Amy Reichelt, Western University

Sugar triggers dopamine "hits" in the brain, making us crave more of it. Sugar also disrupts memory formation.

Bill Maher suggests that fat-shaming may help people lose weight. Randy Miramontez/Shutterstock.com

September 17, 2019

Why Bill Maher is wrong about fat-shaming

Bill Sullivan, Indiana University

Fat-shaming is as ineffective as it is cruel. The bullying tactic also ignores the biological factors underlying obesity, which are not always under a person's control.

Thousands of South Africans are calling for the legalisation of marijuana. EPA/Nic Bothma

July 27, 2017

Why the South African state needs to lose its fight against marijuana policy reform

Anine Kriegler, University of Cape Town

If South Africa's argument in court is that marijuana causes harm, it deserves to lose. The real question it should ask is whether criminal prohibition is the effective way forward.

Sugar activates the same brain system as drugs such as nicotine and cocaine, meaning consuming it is a behaviour we want to repeat. from www.shutterstock.com.au

February 22, 2017

Fact or fiction – is sugar addictive?

Amy Reichelt, RMIT University

If you’ve ever tried to cut back on sugar, you may have realised how incredibly difficult it is. This leads to the question: can you be addicted to sugar?

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