Review: Changed my misconceptions...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2012
I've been involved in the strength & conditioning and fitness industry for over 20 years, helping everyone from regular joes and janes to law enforcement/military to professional fighters get into serious shape.  As such, I'm pretty well versed in most facets of both diet and exercise.That said, I was pretty surprised when I read "Sweetly Seduced" - there was a good bit of information I didn't know, and actually changed my mind on a lot of things.I come from a more "old school" mentality that if somebody can't kick their sugar cravings, it's just because they're weak-minded and don't have enough willpower.  Turns out, that might not always be the case.The section on how sugar cravings and consumption can illicit the brain to secrete certain chemicals was absolutely fascinating, and opened my eyes to a whole new viewpoint on the matter.(In some of my own personal research, I knew that people could become addicted to moods or emotions, as moods/emotions trigger the brain to secrete certain chemicals.  It's the same exact process that the human body goes through when one becomes addicted to heroin or takes cocaine.  Much to my surprise, sugar can cause the same sort of reactions.)I'd definitely recommend this to anyone looking to learn more about how sugar cravings and consumption *really* affect the human brain and body, and how to combat them.  And for <$3...jeez...how can you go wrong?