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Sugar: A Health Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight?
14 Feb
Summary
- Studies in 2012 suggested sugar contributed to cancer and heart disease.
- Added sugars were labeled a public health crisis by an expert.
- Concerns about sugar's health impacts were raised in 2012.
In 2012, reports highlighted the detrimental effects of sugar on public health. Scientific studies emerging that year strongly suggested a connection between sugar consumption and the development of severe health conditions, including cancer and heart disease.
This growing body of evidence led experts to sound the alarm. Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig characterized the widespread consumption of added sugars as nothing less than a public health crisis, emphasizing the urgent need to address the issue.
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