The sugar industry & sub-industries it underpins are commercial giants; it is in their best interests to show their products in their best light and to downplay any negative claims regarding sugar.
Awareness of a sugar/disease link is following a pattern not unlike that of tobacco; sporadic, often suppressed medical research and largely disregarded anecdotal evidence, leading to a build-up of ÔalternativeÕ expression and claimed cures.
Amid all the claims and counter-claims, there is convincing proof that consuming added sugar is bad for human health.
Added sugar is that which does not occur naturally in the food being eaten.
Natural sugar occurs in many foods in varying amounts.
Unnatural or added sugars are predominantly table sugar or sucrose and high fructose corn syrup.
This book explores some of the research that will hopefully help readers to make more informed decisions about sugar and their health.