Suggested Interview Questions for Connie Bennett, Author, Sugar Shock!  

 1. What exactly is Sugar Shock! and how did you learn about this phenomenon?

 2. Connie, you’re not a doctor or a nutritionist. Why should we listen to you and your conclusions about the dangers of sugars and refined carbs and "sugar addiction"? 

 3. What shocked you the most while researching and writing your book for the past five years? 

 4. So you kicked sweets and processed carbs? That doesn't sound like any fun.

 5. Connie, why do you now make fun of the fact that your habit of eating too many candies and "culprit carbs" in 1998 (and before) turned you into a "Sugar Shrew" and made your boyfriend Mark dump you? What's that all about?

 6. What do you think are some of the biggest benefits you can gain from kicking or scaling back on sweets and fast-acting carbs? 

 7.  Tell us about some of this recent research, which reveals that people could get attached to sugar in a manner that's similar to folks do to drugs or alcohol. Can you describe some of these startling rat studies?

 8. Connie, can you talk about some hidden culprits and sweet deceivers – products that have sugar in them that we don’t realize?

 9. Are food labels your friends or foes when it comes to cutting down on sugar?

10. What specifically can a person do when tempted by tantalizing donuts, brownies, and cheesecake? What are some of first steps people can take to conquer a sugar addiction?