Is sugar addictive?

Sugar can be addictive. But eliminating it is not so simple. | Getty Images

I never realized how much sugar was in my life, until I gave up sweets for Lent. I go on a walk and outside the grocery store I see the Girl Scouts pushing their product. I go to a friend’s birthday party and the cake stares at me from across the room. I head to the coffee shop, but that matcha latte just doesn’t hit the same without a little simple syrup. 

Sugar is the nutritional boogeyman ready to leap out from behind every corner...