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Sugar Consumption and Health
- Americans consume a lot of added sugar, around 57 pounds yearly.
- The long-term health effects of this sugar intake are unclear, but a new study offers insights.
UK Food Rationing
- During World War II, the UK implemented food rationing, including sugar, due to import challenges.
- The rationing program continued post-war and provides a natural experiment for studying sugar's impact.
Limitations of Existing Research
- Existing research on sugar's health effects relies on animal models, small human studies, or observational data.
- These methods make it challenging to isolate the causal effect of sugar due to confounding variables.