Yet two decades of research have convinced him that excessive behaviour can cross the line and become every bit as real an addiction as being physically dependent on a drug. (newscientist.com)
Then a dip... until your poor cells become officially numb to insulin, and now you're facing chronically spiking blood sugar, a fat storage problem (mostly layered at the waist), and a very real addiction to sugar. (saragottfriedmd.com)
It is both a PED and a drug of abuse with real addiction potential. (sbnation.com)