This isn’t new information, but it’s a sad fact: As delicious as sugar tastes, it isn’t good for us. According to Dr. Frank Hu at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, “The effects of added sugar intake — higher blood pressure, inflammation, weight gain, diabetes, and fatty liver disease– are all linked to an increased risk for heart attack and stroke.” Sugar, especially when consumed in sweetened beverages, tricks our brains into turning off the appetite-control system. Drinking (and eating) too much sugar has a double effect: it makes us feel less full and makes us crave more of it.  This makes Americans prime candidates for Type 2 diabetes, among the other health problems mentioned above.  So what can we do to promote a reasonable intake of sweet things, especially for those who are diabetic or pre-diabetic?

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