Types

• Symptoms of sugar addiction include highs and lows in mental and physical states. Mental variances of sugar addiction include feelings of euphoria and depression; physical manifestations include high energy or exhaustion. People addicted to sugar may have troubles with aggression, hyperactivity and anti-social behavior. Children and teenagers are particularly affected.
  
  

Withdrawal

• During withdrawal from sugar, blood sugar levels will drop, and irritability and moodiness can set in. Serious symptoms of withdrawal include anxiety and tremors. Headaches and cravings for items containing sugar are normal signs of withdrawal.
  
  

Treatment

• To break the addiction, a person should eliminate sugar from his diet and keep sugar products out of the house. Example of products to ban include syrups, ketchup and anything that has sugar or high fructose corn syrup listed as an ingredient. People trying to break from sugar addiction should substitute natural sugars, such as fruits or starchy vegetables, and eat more protein.
  
  

Warnings

• Sugar addiction can lead to more serious illnesses, such as Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol levels, obesity, hypertension and anxiety. According to Holistichelp.net, sugar also suppresses the body's ability to fight disease by reducing white blood cells that chip away at bacteria.
  
  

Prevention/Solution

• Exercising can offer the natural high and adrenaline rush that simulate sugar highs. Exercise comes without the crash of sugar lows because the metabolism operates more efficiently after activity.