How industry engineered the American sweet tooth

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The historical origins and social reality of America's extremely high sugar consumption reveal the shocking fact that per capita annual sugar intake far exceeds recommended health standards. Starting from colonial-era trade, the author illustrates how sugar was deeply involved in the American independence movement and eventually became a product of industrial overcapacity after the Industrial Revolution.

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The historical origins and social reality of America's extremely high sugar consumption reveal the shocking fact that per capita annual sugar intake far exceeds recommended health standards. Starting from colonial-era trade, the author illustrates...

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