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The cycle of sugar consumption that mimics addictive behaviour — sugar triggers dopamine release in the same brain pathways as addictive substances creating a compulsive consumption loop

A pattern of consuming most daily calories after dinner — driven by cortisol rhythms depleted willpower low dopamine and blood sugar instability in the evening

Using food to cope with emotions rather than physical hunger — driven by cortisol dopamine deficits and learned behaviour patterns

Cravings during fasting windows are driven by ghrelin spikes blood sugar drops and habitual eating patterns — they typically peak in the last hours of a fast

A class of drugs including Ozempic Wegovy and Mounjaro that mimic the GLP-1 hormone to suppress appetite — effective for weight loss but mask hunger rather than fixing craving biology

Appetite is the physical need for food driven by energy requirements — cravings are the psychological and neurochemical desire for specific foods driven by hormones brain chemistry and habit