Sweetness – the thought of it fills our minds with indulgence and temptation, and for many, dread over the consequences and adverse health impact. Medical research has shown a strong link between excess sugar intake and obesity, as well as a slew of diseases. Artificial sweeteners don’t appear to be much better and their consumption has been linked with adverse effects such as weight gain, metabolic disorders, type 2 diabetes, and alteration of gut microbiota.
Physicians, nutritionists, scientists, and health experts the world over – as well as the UN, and the World Health Organization – have all continued to issue warnings about the negative health effects of sugar, and its social and environmental consequences.