Sugar addiction during the holidays

Name: Sugar addiction during the holidays
Uploaded: 2016-12-11T12:00:00Z
Description: Halloween typically kicks of the time of year when we start eating more sugar. And unfortunately, it doesn't stop until well after the New Year. But for some of us, the way our brain reacts to sugar can be similar to the way it reacts to street drugs. Dr. Ray Ximenes, an addiction specialist with Balcones Pain Consultants stopped by Good Day Austin to discuss the details.

Halloween typically kicks of the time of year when we start eating more sugar. And unfortunately, it doesn't stop until well after the New Year. But for some of us, the way our brain reacts to sugar can be similar to the way it reacts to street drugs. Dr. Ray Ximenes, an addiction specialist with Balcones Pain Consultants stopped by Good Day Austin to discuss the details.

Posted December 11, 2016 6:00am CST