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Bitter truth about sugar
US Experts urged to adopt taxes to control soaring consumption of sugar and sweeteners
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Sugar is as damaging and addictive as alcohol or tobacco and should be regulated, claim the U.S. health experts. Therefore, the research team from the University of California feels that the sale of products containing added sugar should be subject to regulation through taxation and legislation, just like alcohol and tobacco. Excess sugar makes people fat and also changes the body's metabolism, raises blood pressure, throws hormones off balance and harms the liver. Sugar consumption has tripled worldwide over the past 50 years. Sugary foods and drinks are responsible for illnesses including obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer and liver problems.
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