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4747101 No.4747101 [Reply] [Original]

Do you consider sugar a drug?

>> No.4747123

Not really, I consider it a food, though I guess it meets the loose definition of a drug

>> No.4747125

>>4747101
>a substance other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals.

>> No.4747147

Technically sure just like caffeine, but its relatively harmless and common in nature

>> No.4747164

>>4747101
Yes.

>> No.4747211

Not at all. It is a vital component of our natural diet. Almost everything has at least some sugars in it. We would die without it. That is why there is such a thing as "normal blood sugar". Breastmilk is full of sugars.

The "drug like" effects it has are really just effects of nutrition. It provides a burst of energy. That's just a natural function of our metabolism.

It is possible to overdue, get sick, even die from it but the same thing can be said of fat, carbs, even fiber from blocked colons so you can't just call anything that has an effect on your body a drug.

You can get addicted to it, but you can get addicted to anything that activates your pleasure centers.

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4747856

I consider everything a type of drug which includes food in general. It's just one of those drugs you need to stay alive. In moderation unless you don't mind becoming a gigantic blob such as in gif related.

>> No.4747862

is fat a drug? is water a drug?

that is how stupid your question sounds.

if you're talking about sugar products such as soda or candy than that's a different question

>> No.4747877

>>4747862
b-but, my teacher said there is no such thing as a stupid question

>> No.4747904

Its not.

You can count aspartame and synthetic sugars though

>> No.4748160

Stupidity is a drug that you seem to be on.

>> No.4748176

It's been found that rats will display similar effort to obtain both sugar and narcotics.

So yeah, I think so. In that we can be driven to acquire it. Overcome your animal nature OP.

>> No.4748195

It depends on how one defines drug. Is a drug something that gets you high? If so sugar can be a drug just like water can be (see: water intoxication).

Is a drug something indicated for a specific ailment? If so sugar can be a dug as well, since it's indicated for a diabetic with a blood sugar crash. Another use of sugar as a drug would be the glucose IV.

But outside of extreme situations I don't see the value of considering sugar as a drug. I think those who popularize the idea are trying to make a point about the mundane consumption of large quantities of the stuff in many populations, and the health implications of it. That may be a valid point: overwork the biofeedback system involving insulin and you may just wear the pancreas out over time.

>> No.4748209

No, that's silly, you destroy the boundary between "drug" and "food" when you do that.

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4748208

>>4747101
Yes.

>> No.4748238

but being a nigger biatch who is always right by being a niggering nigger is a drug as well

>> No.4748243

Well, they've pretty much proven that you can have a sugar addiction. So, in that way, yes. Just like cheese can actually be addictive. Certain people will always have the predisposition to abuse certain substances.

>> No.4748269

No, sugar is not a narcotic.

>> No.4748284

No, laboratory produced insulin is a drug.

>> No.4748295

>>4748269

Not all drugs are narcotics. Narcotics are a specific variety of drug.

>>4748243
>Certain people will always have the predisposition to abuse certain substances.

It's not just limited to "substances". People can be addicted to all sorts of things, including behavior. Middle-aged women who get pissed off if they can't get their daily soap opera fix have an addition no different than someone sucking down cigarettes, binging on alcohol, or stuck to their vidya games for hours on end. Addiction has many forms, drugs are just a part of it. There's also gambling, sex, sports, TV, gaming, etc etc.

>> No.4748336

It is a drug

But my 99 year old grandmother always says its best to have a little bit of everything, even of your favourite food, most hated, anything. Who knows what kinds of vitamins you're missing out on that science hasn't discovered in certain foods

>> No.4748338

>>4747101

To some extent, but everything is.

>> No.4748339

>>4748295
>iddle-aged women who get pissed off if they can't get their daily soap opera fix have an addition no different than someone sucking down cigarettes, binging on alcohol
but that's not true

>> No.4748341

It's addictive and the body doesn't actually need it, of course it's a drug.

>> No.4748343

>>4748176
>It's been found that rats will display similar effort to obtain both sugar and narcotics.
That's because narcotics hijack the reward system that was originally evolved to procure nutrition and sex.

>> No.4748353

>>4747101
No if i and other people did the str8 edge kids get mad.

>> No.4748367

>>4747101

I really miss heroin. I think I'm going to get some heroin next paycheck.

>> No.4748376

>>4747101
Yes. Just try going without any sugar for two weeks and see what happens to your body.

I mean NO SUGAR. Fructose & Glucose counts as a sugar.

>> No.4748532

>>4748341
>>4748376
So much these.

>> No.4748534

>>4748339

Actually, it is true. Psychological addiction can apply to any behavior. Gambling, compuslive shopping, compulsive overeating, and sexual promiscuity are all examples and they work the same way in the brain. They affect the amygdala and the dopamine "reward" pathways exactly the same as chemical drugs do.

Now then, some specific drugs create physical (as opposed to psychological) addiction as well, but these tend to be quite specific and only some drugs cause chemical dependance: nicotine, alcohol, and opiates are examples.

>> No.4748544

>>4748376
Essential macronutrient =/= drug

>> No.4748547

>>4748544
exactly

>> No.4749146

>>4748376
>Just try going without any sugar for two weeks and see what happens to your body.
>I mean NO SUGAR. Fructose & Glucose counts as a sugar.
Amylose and glycogen as well? They're arguably the most common sugars in many people's diets.