The average American consumes about 17 teaspoons of added sugar a day, that's about 4.5 more than the FDA dietary guidelines recommend. 

Doctors say the more sugar you eat and drink, the more you crave it. Studies show possible ties to the behavioral and neurochemical changes in a brain on sugar to that of a brain on drugs.

"When it comes to your health, sugar is public enemy number one," said Dr. James O'Keefe, a preventative cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute. "It's an evil white crystal."

Openfit talked to Dr. O'Keefe about what happens to your body when you consume sugar and how to break the habit.

Read the full Openfit article: How do you know if you're "addicted" to sugar?

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