Clinical studies have shown that in humans, individuals who consume highly processed foods—containing high amounts of sugar—may also experience symptoms of withdrawal. When assessing withdrawal in individuals who are experiencing food addiction, withdrawal has been reported by almost 55 percent of individuals (interesting, this is also found among children and adolescents, 56 percent of whom report withdrawal-like craving when they try to cut down on highly processed foods). Also, individuals who cut back on foods high in refined carbohydrates (i.e., sugars) through dieting efforts report
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