Many scientists believe our love of sugar may be an addiction. (631) _______, the sugar enters our blood and affects parts of our brain. This makes us (632) _______ good. Then the good feeling goes away, leaving us wanting more. All tasty foods do this, but sugar has a (633) _______. In this way, it is in fact an addictive drug, one that doctors recommend we all cut down on. “It seems like every time I study an illness and trace a path to the first cause, I find my way back to sugar,” says ...

Many scientists believe our love of sugar may be an addiction. (631) _______, the sugar enters our blood and affects parts of our brain. This makes us (632) _______ good. Then the good feeling goes away, leaving us wanting more. All tasty foods do this, but sugar has a (633) _______. In this way, it is in fact an addictive drug, one that doctors recommend we all cut down on. “It seems like every time I study an illness and trace a path to the first cause, I find my way back to sugar,” says scientist Richard Johnson. One-third of adults worldwide have high blood (634) _______, and up to 347 million have diabetes. Why? “Sugar, we believe, is one of the culprits, if not the major culprit,” says Johnson. So, what is the solution? It’s obvious that we need to eat less sugar. Many schools are (635) _______ sugary desserts with healthier options like fruit. Other schools are growing their own foods in gardens, or building facilities, like walking tracks so students and others in the community can exercise.