Sugar: the new Tobacco?
Sugar has been in the news this week following a major report in the UK in which urges us to half our current recommended intake of sugar to 7 teaspoons per day. Just to illustrate this, there are apparently 9 teaspoons of sugar in an average can of coca-cola. Sugar consumption is well -recognised in causing type 2 diabetes, obesity, tooth decay, cancer and heart disease, but as an integrated doctor I would also add to that list that sugar is a hormone disruptor ( raising ins