If Sugar Is Addictive...What Does It Mean for the Law?
If Sugar Is Addictive...What Does It Mean for the Law?
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DOI：
10.1111/jlme.12038
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发表时间：
2013-03-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Ashe, Marice
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作者：
Gearhardt, Ashley;Roberts, Michael;Ashe, Marice
糖和成瘾之间新出现的联系为公共卫生政策提出了挑战性问题。曾经是天然存在的食品成分现在是高度浓缩的食品添加剂。如果含有人为高糖的食物能够引发成瘾行为，政策制定者应该如何应对？什么样的监管措施才是适当和切实可行的？本文探讨了成瘾的概念和定义，并提出了糖成瘾潜力的证据。它还探讨了法律的影响，如果有足够的证据表明，糖确实是上瘾。
Newly emerging links between sugar and addiction raise challenging issues for public health policy. What was once a naturally occurring food ingredient is now a highly concentrated food additive. If foods containing artificially high levels of sugar are capable of triggering addictive behaviors, how should policymakers respond? What regulatory steps would be suitable and practical? This paper explores the concept and definition of addiction and presents evidence of the addictive potential of sugar. It also explores the legal implications if sufficient evidence demonstrates that sugar is indeed addictive.