Why is sugar bad?
Sugar is not, in and of itself, bad. It is overconsumed in Western societies, however, often by a 2 to 1 ratio, and the overconsumption of sugar can have (and is having) significant negative effects on an increasinly large segment of the population. Diabetes is just one condition that the over-consumption of sugar contributes to. For a complete list of sugar’s potential negative effects, an article by Dr. Nancy Appleton for mercola.com can be found click here.