Despite the problems, our body loves sugary sweet treats because they save the body work, since sugar can be taken up more quickly. The same is true of warm proteins. In addition, sugar can be turned into energy extremely quickly, and our brain rewards us for a rush of rapid energy by making us feel good. However, there is one problem: never before, in the history of humankind, have we been faced with such a huge abundance of readily available sugar. Some 80 percent of the processed foods found on the shelves of modern-day American supermarkets contain added sugar. On an evolutionary scale,
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