"...the added sugar in a single can of soda might be more than most people would have consumed in an entire year, just a few hundred years ago..."
Thank you to James J. Dinicolantonio and Sean C. Lucan for this op-ed piece in the New York Times on Dec. 23.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/opinion/sugar-season-its-everywhere-and-addictive.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A18%22%7D&_r=0
James is a cardiovascular research scientist, and Sean is a professor of medicine.
They report that we humans evolved with a strong craving for sugar, which several thousand years ago helped us to survive--to lay on fat and store energy.
Unlimited access to sugar, however, is not good for us.
We have to find ways to control our addiction to the stuff.
Thank you to James J. Dinicolantonio and Sean C. Lucan for this op-ed piece in the New York Times on Dec. 23.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/opinion/sugar-season-its-everywhere-and-addictive.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A18%22%7D&_r=0
James is a cardiovascular research scientist, and Sean is a professor of medicine.
They report that we humans evolved with a strong craving for sugar, which several thousand years ago helped us to survive--to lay on fat and store energy.
Unlimited access to sugar, however, is not good for us.
We have to find ways to control our addiction to the stuff.
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