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Is Sugar the New Smoking?

As more and more people listen to warnings about the dangers of smoking, cigarette usage has severely declined — only to be replaced by a new lethal addiction called sugar, according to The Daily Beast. Sugar is a health danger that comes in many forms beyond the raw cane or beets — or corn — from which it comes. Hidden in processed foods as well as obvious in junk foods such as sodas, cookies and candies, sugar is the new health enemy worldwide. The U.S. spends more than...