Professional Training · Self-paced online
Sugar & Carbohydrate Addiction
Understand the neurobiology. Empower the recovery.
Your patients aren't failing for lack of willpower. Processed food and sugar addiction is a biochemical and psychological condition, and it can be treated. Learn to recognise it, assess it, and support lasting recovery, taught by 12 specialists in addiction medicine, neuroscience and nutrition.
Bitten Jonsson RN, Dr Paul Earley, Dr Robert Cywes, Dr Vera Tarman, Dr Hassina Kajee and more
Sound familiar?
You've given them the plan. They still can't stop.
They know exactly what to eat
And they still end up in the pantry at 10pm. More information hasn't changed the behaviour.
Every plan ends in relapse
A few good weeks, then a slip, then shame, then giving up entirely. The cycle starts again with the next plan.
Cravings run the show
Stress, a bad night's sleep, or one bite of something sweet sets off a pull they can't talk themselves out of.
You were never taught this
Most clinical and coaching training skips food addiction, so you end up treating the symptoms: weight, blood sugar, mood.
That isn't a failure of discipline, theirs or yours.
It's what addiction looks like.
A different way to see it
It isn't about willpower.
Processed food and sugar addiction is a complex biochemical and psychological condition. Once you understand how it works, you can treat it like one.
What you'll learn
A complete clinical approach to food addiction
From the science of why it happens to the practical tools you'll use with clients, this training covers recognition, assessment, treatment and long-term recovery.
Screen and diagnose
Recognise and assess sugar and processed food addiction using ICD-11 and DSM-5 criteria.
The neurobiology
How sugar affects the brain's reward system and stress pathways, and why that drives compulsive eating.
Evidence-based treatment
Treatment protocols that include functional medicine and nutritional rehabilitation.
Relapse prevention
Strategies to prevent relapse and plan for long-term recovery.
Addiction interaction
How co-occurring addictions interact, and what that means for recovery.
Oxytocin and change
The role oxytocin plays in healing and in changing behaviour.
Cravings, stress and emotions
Practical tools to help clients manage cravings, stress and emotional regulation.
Families and support
How family dynamics affect recovery, and why professional support matters.
The curriculum
17 lectures across 5 sections
Just over 12 hours of video, built so each section prepares you for the next: understand it, recognise it, treat it, then see it from every angle.
- ▶Overview of the training and core concepts of sugar and carb addictionBitten Jonsson, RN5:34
- ▶Neuroscience of AddictionDr Paul Earley36:59
- ▶Understanding & Treating the Root Cause of Carbohydrate AddictionDr Robert Cywes64:13
- ▶Food Addiction and RecoveryDr Vera Tarman44:07
- ▶Metabolic Health, Inflammation & Food Addiction: An Overlooked ConnectionDr Hassina Kajee57:32
- ▶Sugar Screening, Assessment & DiagnosisBitten Jonsson, RN54:35
- ▶Overview of Addiction DiagnosticsBörje Dahl20:26
- ▶Addiction Interaction DisorderDr Roger Nilson45:53
- ▶Sugar/Carb Addiction: Recovery Is PossibleTia Reid34:00
- ▶Shame, Stigma & RelapseBitten Jonsson, RN53:18
- ▶Nutrition Coaches: A Beacon in the Darkness for Sugar/Carb AddictsBitten Jonsson, RN36:43
- ▶TreatmentBitten Jonsson, RN29:03
- ▶Oxytocin's RoleProf. Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg, MD61:31
- ▶Families & Sugar Addiction, Part 1: Identifying the ProblemAnnica Strandberg Schmidt49:45
- ▶Families & Sugar Addiction, Part 2: The SolutionAnnica Strandberg Schmidt56:41
- ▶The Doctor's Role in Initiating Conversations About Sugar AddictionDr Carlos Zumagarra25:47
- ▶The LCHF/Keto Controversy in Sugar/Carb/Food Addiction TreatmentJulie Clark43:57
Your faculty
Learn from specialists in addiction, metabolism and recovery
Twelve specialists in addiction medicine, neuroscience, nutrition and recovery, including physicians, addiction specialists, and practitioners who've been through recovery themselves.
Bitten Jonsson
RN, NNP · ADDIS®/SUGAR®-authorisedRegistered nurse, addiction specialist and Nutrition Network Practitioner. Bitten opens the training and teaches screening and diagnosis, shame and relapse, treatment, and the role nutrition coaches can play in recovery.
Dr Paul Earley
MD, DFASAMAddiction medicine physician.
Dr Robert Cywes
MDCertified in general and paediatric surgery. Specialises in metabolic healthcare, including paediatric and adult obesity.
Dr Vera Tarman
MDAuthor, speaker and food addiction expert.
Dr Hassina Kajee
MDSpecialist physician and a pioneer in ketogenic nutrition.
Dr Roger Nilson
MDPhysician, addiction medicine specialist and addiction therapist.
Prof. Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg
MDAuthor and specialist in women's health and female physiology.
Dr Carlos Zumagarra
Specialist physicianPractises keto medicine (therapeutic carbohydrate reduction) to treat patients with hyperinsulinaemia.
Börje Dahl
Addiction centre founderFounder and CEO of AB Dahl & Dahl prevention and addiction centre in Örebro.
Tia M. Reid
NNP, MHP, SUGAR/HMA certifiedRetired Director of Nutrition Services. Nutrition Network coach and sugar addiction specialist.
Annica Strandberg Schmidt
Addiction specialistAddiction specialist and recovering sugar addict.
Julie Clark
SUGAR/HMA certifiedCertified carb addiction coach and recovered addict. Specialises in late-stage carb addiction and the impact of bariatric surgery.
How the training works
Built to fit around a full clinical or coaching schedule
Start any time
It's fully self-paced. There are no live sessions, so you watch the lectures whenever suits you.
Lifetime access
Once you enrol, the training is yours to revisit for as long as you like, on any device.
Approximately 30 hours of learning
17 video lectures (just over 12 hours of video) plus the reading and references that go with them.
Slides and references
Each lecture comes with a topic outline, learning objectives, the speaker's presentation and downloadable references.
Expert community
Ask course questions, troubleshoot difficult cases and connect with other members in our private community, moderated daily by our experts.
Certificate of Completion
Finish the training and you'll receive a Certificate of Completion.
Who it's for
This training is for you if…
- ✓You see patients or clients who struggle with sugar and processed food, even when they know what to eat.
- ✓You want a clear clinical framework for screening, assessing and treating food addiction.
- ✓You keep seeing the same relapse cycle and want to understand what's driving it.
- ✓You work in addiction and want to understand sugar and processed food as addictive substances.
Designed for
Practitioners and coaches who work with people struggling with food, from medical teams to health coaches.
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Your certificate
Finish with a certificate, and a step towards certification
When you complete the training you'll receive a Certificate of Completion from Nutrition Network.
It also counts towards certification as a Nutrition Network Practitioner, if you choose to go further.
Want to see how it fits? See the certification pathways
guarantee
Our 30-day money-back guarantee
We'd never want you to be unhappy. If you're unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us within the first 30 days and we'll give you a full refund, provided 30% or less of the training has been completed. That's more than enough time to watch the opening lectures and know this training is for you.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Whenever you like. It's completely self-paced, so you decide when you start and when you finish.
For life. Once you enrol, you have unlimited access to the training on any device you own.
No. Anyone can enrol. You don't need to have completed any previous Nutrition Network course.
No. There are no live sessions. You work through the lectures entirely in your own time.
17 video lectures, just over 12 hours of video in total. Each lecture comes with the speaker's presentation slides, a reference list, and a short feedback form to test your learning. Including the reading, expect approximately 30 hours of learning.
Yes. You'll receive a Certificate of Completion when you finish the training.
Yes. This training contributes towards certification as a Nutrition Network Practitioner. See how the certification pathways work.
Yes. You'll get access to our private online community for members, moderated daily by our experts. You can ask course questions, troubleshoot difficult cases, keep up with the latest science, and connect with other practitioners.
Contact us within the first 30 days and we'll give you a full refund, provided 30% or less of the training has been completed.
Ready when you are
Stop treating the symptoms. Start treating the addiction.
Learn to recognise sugar and processed food addiction, assess it properly, and support your patients and clients through long-term recovery.