When Kerry Hammerton was offered a chocolate chip muffin at a yoga function, her peers were astonished by her response. “I don’t eat sugar,” she told the waiter. “I’m a sugar addict.” One of her yoga partners remarked: “Surely one would be alright? You’re not even fat.” But Hammerton retorted: “If I was a cocaine addict, would you offer me cocaine and say it’s okay to just have a little bit? It’s exactly the same with sugar. If I have it, it will trigger my addiction.” The yoga room flushed with surprise. “They thought I was crazy,” she recalls. Hammerton had been struggling with fluctuating weight for years. In April 2013 she began following a low-carb-high-fat lifestyle that required...
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