Health
In reply to the discussion: My life without sugar [View all]It seems to me that sugar is very profitable for the food industry so they are interested in keeping people from knowing all the health consequences around it.
It is highly addictive and has far reaching health effects. Some people are more susceptible to its addictive properties and are literally helpless to stop. It's like being addicted to drugs and trying to quit only to be offered drugs dozens of times a day, be advertised drugs hundreds or thousands of times a day, and to even have those that love you encouraging you to do drugs every day. How can you kick sugar under those conditions? Especially when you might be eating something that you had no idea had sugar in it.
You look around and see so many people suffering and it's just got to be something more than poor self control. So not only do millions of people have an addiction that is killing them, but they're trained to hate themselves for it. It's sad and a tragedy. It's also another product of the greedy corporate culture in this country.