When smokers try to quit, they may struggle because of the sugar that they are unaware of in the cigarettes. Suddenly, the sugar hit isn’t there anymore, so they may crave sugary drinks or foods and confuse sugar withdrawal with nicotine withdrawal.
Sugar in food takes about 20 minutes after the first swallow before it goes into the blood and the brain.
With smoking, it takes a matter of seconds, and so your body has not had to release sugar on its own in years.
With up to 20% sugar content, smokers are “keeping” their blood sugar unnaturally high! You experience a sugar withdrawal, much like diabetics.
You crave sugary food and drinks and might gain weight when quitting.
Most people experience sugar withdrawal symptoms, including irritability, headaches, and shaking, which can be very uncomfortable. The solution is to replace the unhealthy processed sugar with natural sugar found in fruits like bananas, grapes, strawberries and honey.
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