The Demon Sugar

Authors: Richard W Hartel AnnaKate Hartel

Publish Date: 2014

Volume: , Issue: , Pages: 21-24

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Abstract

How fast things have changed over the years The past century or so has seen an amazing rate of change in almost every aspect of humanity In transportation horsedrawn carriages have given way to cars with remote sensing to protect us from ourselves in lighting we’ve gone from candles to laser beams and in computing from the abacus to supercomputer phones that fit on your wrist calling Dick Tracy Almost all facets of our lives have changed tremendously Our perception of food especially candy has evolved considerably over that time as wellIn the earliest days of sugar it was a status symbol—teeth blackened by sugar were considered a sign of wealth in Elizabethan days Later as sugar became more available and new candies were being developed it was seen as a splendid treat and a source of needed calories even valued nutrition Fifty years ago Kraft caramels were touted as not just being delicious but nutritious too One old label said “proteins and minerals of

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