CEREAL ADDICTION –
Dec. 19, 2025 – Many researchers and health professionals are recognizing sugar addiction is a real and harmful phenomenon. And the addiction isn’t our fault: it’s hidden in nearly every kind of food, including yogurt, spaghetti sauce, and whole-wheat sandwich bread.Sugar doesn’t just live in desserts. It’s baked into everyday holiday foods like candied yams, muffins, cranberry sauce, pasta, and potatoes. It shows up in brownies, pound cake, fudge, sugar cookies, and other seasonal treats. And it flows freely in sodas, wine, and cocktails.
While sugar is hidden in everyday foods, like yogurt or breakfast cereal, sugar addiction is more than the occasional hankering for something sweet or indulging in holiday treats. And the food industry is complicit.
“Processed foods and refined grains create additional sugar in the body once the body metabolizes the food,” according to AddictionCenter.com, a clearinghouse of addiction resources. “Sugar in moderation is not harmful; however, many overdo it.”
