Some well-known Irish faces discuss the highs and the lows of sugar addiction

ACTORS Eva Longoria, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks and Gwyneth Paltrow have all kicked their sugar habit.

Desperate Housewives star Longoria says now she sleeps better. 30 Rock star Baldwin lost 30lbs in four months. Paltrow has written extensively about overcoming sugar addiction and about its effect on mood: “Sugar gives an initial high, then you crash, then you crave more, so you consume more. It’s this series of highs and lows that provokes unnecessary stress on your adrenals. You get anxious, moody, and eventually feel exhausted.”

Some of Ireland’s well-known names have also quit.