The Low-Carb Journal

Sugar, cravings
& emotional eating.

Food can become comfort, distraction, reward or relief—and knowing that does not make the pattern easy to change. These guides help you understand sugar, cravings and triggers with more curiosity and less blame.

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Cure Your Cravings Related To Emotional Eating

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Cure Your Cravings Related To Emotional Eating

Are you someone who wishes you could stop emotional eating so that you won’t be vulnerable to cravings and blow your diet at the drop of a hat? Sugar,

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18 articles. Read in any order — start with whatever is most relevant today.

01

Does Sugar Cause Depression and Anxiety?

Sugar cravings, emotional crashes, irritability, anxiety, and afternoon energy slumps have become so common that many people barely question them anym

02

Identify Your Emotional Triggers that Lead to Cravings

Are you ready to move past your emotional eating challenges and on to a healthier lifestyle of smart food choices, regular exercise, better fitting cl

03

How Different Sugars Affect Our Health

Research continues to show the negative impacts on human health of excessive intake of different sugars. The bottom line is, all added sugar that is n

04

How to Stop Sugar Cravings

Many people from countries all over the world are addicted to sugar without realizing it. For many, sweet treats have become comfort food. Some people

05

Kick Food Cravings to the Curb: Introduction to Emotional Eating?

Have you ever reached for chocolate after a stressful day, found yourself snacking late at night even though you were not truly hungry, or felt frustr

06

Is Sugar Addiction A Real Thing?

Sugar addiction is something that won’t get you imprisoned or ending up in an inpatient rehabilitation center. Many people make light of their predile

07

Is the Sugar Content in Fruits Unhealthy?

Fruits are whole, real, and nature’s default healthy foods. They are convenient, easily stored, and easily prepared for an easy-to-grab snack or whene

08

Is Your Emotional Eating Based On Family Patterns?

By now, you’ve identified yourself as being an emotional eater. And now you may wonder how this happened. For many people, indulging in food cravings

09

Kick The Sugar Habit, Break The Cycle Of Emotional Eating

Is emotional eating a problem for you? A challenge that you likely face as someone who is trying to lose weight could be saying no to sugar and carb c

10

Real-Life Examples Of Emotional Eating

Do you feel like you might be someone who has trouble sticking to a diet or healthy eating plan due to your ongoing struggle with emotional eating? If

11

Release Stress, Stop Emotional Eating

Get on Your Way to Being Fit, Fab and Feeling Fantastic Are you an emotional eater? Do you reach for the wrong foods. They will help you to deal with

12

Real Strategies to Stop Carb Cravings for Women Over 30

Carb cravings are not a character flaw. If you feel like you “lose control” around bread, pasta, cookies, chips, or even so-called healthy granola, yo

13

The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners

The dangers of artificial sweeteners are rarely discussed with the seriousness they deserve. Millions of people reach for “sugar-free” products, belie

14

The Shocking Truth About High-Fructose Corn Syrup

There is an abundance of contradictory information floating around regarding HFCS or high-fructose corn syrup. This super common sweetener is hidden i

15

Why Do We Eat To Satisfy Our Emotions?

Emotional eating has to do with a few different things. One, we might reach for those cookies because that’s what mom always did when things were goin

16

Why Sugar Is Bad for You

Why Sugar Should be Avoided in our Diet No matter what advertisements say about their sugar-containing foods, the fact remains that sugary foods are p

17

Working to Overcome Emotional Eating

Were you dieting and loving the progress you made… but you have reached a plateau in your weight loss that you believe might be related to your tenden

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These articles provide general education and personal perspective. They are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.