Are You Addicted to Sugar?

Aug 28

Is sugar the enemy, or just misunderstood? In this episode of Your Diet Sucks, Zoë and Kylee dive deep into the science and misconceptions behind sugar addiction, breaking down what we really know about dopamine, deprivation, and diet culture.

We cut through the clickbait headlines, debunk the myth of sugar as a drug, and reclaim the middle ground between demonizing sweets and downing 591 Sour Patch Kids (Zoë, looking at you). If you’ve ever felt guilty about eating dessert or been told to fear fruit, this episode is your permission slip to step away from sugar fearmongering and focus on balance instead.

Zoë Rom

Zoë Rom is a science and environmental journalist with bylines in The New York Times, Outside, and High Country News. She co-hosts Your Diet Sucks, an evidence-based nutrition and wellness podcast, with registered dietitian Kylee Van Horn, RDN, where they investigate how wellness culture distorts science and how athletes can do better. A Colorado-based ultrarunner, she finished second at the Leadville Trail 100 and top five at Run Rabbit Run 100. Her reporting and commentary focus on the intersection of sport, science, and the wellness industry's long history of selling women their own anxieties.