Could Sugar Addiction Be A Contributor To Domestic Violence

 


Hi Dragonflies,


When I was young I asked about my mothers bad decayed teeth. I was told that she must be on heavy drugs but the only drugs my mother said she was on was marijuana which was bad enough. My family thought that marijuana wouldn't have contributed to her cavities. Upon writing this I found out that marijuana alone can cause dental cavities but I don't think it was marijuana alone, I think it was a combination of marijuana and a poor high-sugar diet. My mother also told me that she lost a tooth whilst eating a redskin lolly (now called Red Rippers).

As of this moment, I have quit refined sugar for 7 days and I have heard that quitting refined sugar can improve mental cognition and moods. I have noticed that my memory and focus is better but I did cry a lot yesterday. Although I don't think the crying was poor mental health. I am still grieving the loss of my Grannie and I know that although I am in good mental health, every now and then I will cry because she was such a huge part of my life and she was the biological family member that I was always closest to.

Anyway, I do wonder, if a high refined sugar diet can contribute to mood swings then it's very possible that it could contribute to domestic violence. When people are abusive they also don't have good control of their emotions and can often act impulsively with their emotions. We already know that many people have had a problem with domestic violence when they have been addicted to alcohol and many illicit drug-addicted people are violent but could sugar also be a problem? People may not be aware that sugar is a drug but it is the most legal and easily accessible drug there is. It's even in foods that are supposedly healthy.

Now by saying this, I do not attribute alcohol and drug addiction to the problem of domestic violence but it can make people more prone to behave in these ways. I think a healthy person is less likely to be violent (not impossible though). I unfortunately couldn't find a study on this but I would like to encourage scientists to do a study on this. I personally have had a sugar addiction. I was afraid of illicit drugs and alcohol addictions and as a young teen sugar was my escape when things got really bad. I have tried to be healthy and stay at a reasonable weight for most of my adult life. Every time I lost the weight I would gain it all back again. I have only recently found something that works. Although I am doing the keto diet right now and I don't intend to be on it for life, I think the biggest reason why I am steadily losing weight fast is due to cutting out refined sugar altogether. I now have a better relationship with food and I have more energy to be active. I do feel like my moods are better, but I also think this detail may be too early for me to tell.

Anyway, I do believe that not having refined sugar contributes to my bodily and spiritual healing. The healthier we are, the more great things we can accomplish.


Bibliography


https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2019/sugar-addiction-is-real-heres-whats-behind-the-science-and-how-to-quit-abby-haglage

https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/04/24/sugar-addiction/

https://www.rehabspot.com/treatment/co-occurring-disorders/domestic-violence/

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/new-research-finds-sugar-addiction-is-like-drug-abuse/news-story/e67611eed4bba66a94e7d945669c22b2

https://www.rmperiohealth.com/blog/will-marijuana-use-increase-my-risk-of-gum-disease/#:~:text=Research%20shows%20an%20observable%20relationship,manifesting%20as%20early%20as%20adolescence.


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