This investigation compiles research from institutions like Harvard Medical School, the National Institutes of Health, and Duke University Medical Center. The evidence is overwhelming, and it's time someone told you the truth.
This site exists for one reason: to present the research that the food industry doesn't want you to see in a way that makes sense. No personal stories. No opinions. Just the science, citations included.
What You'll Learn
The Sugar Files - What sugar does to your body, how the addiction works, and why it's hidden in everything
The Body Count - The diseases sugar causes and the mechanisms behind them
Brain Under Siege - How sugar affects mental health, focus, and cognitive function
The Solution - Evidence-based dietary approaches that reverse the damage
Expert Perspective - A heart surgeon's insights from 3,000 open-heart surgeries
Before we begin: This information is based on peer-reviewed research from major medical institutions. Every claim is cited. You can verify everything presented here through the scientific literature.
SECTION 1: The Sugar Files
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The Halloween Problem
In October, millions of parents let their children consume more sugar in one month than some traditional populations consumed in an entire year. The average American child will consume between 3,500 and 7,000 calories of candy on Halloween nightācontaining approximately three cups of sugar, equivalent to about 220 sugar packets.Ā¹
Here's what happens to a child's body after eating a single fun-size candy bar:
Timeline of Sugar's Effects
Within 20 minutes: Bacteria in the mouth convert sugar to acid that begins dissolving tooth enamel.Ā²
Within 30 minutes: Blood sugar spikes, triggering an insulin surge. The pancreas floods the bloodstream with insulin to prevent dangerous glucose levels.Ā³
Within 2 hours: Blood sugar crashes below baseline, triggering hunger signals and cravings for more sugar.ā“
Within 24 hours: The liver has converted excess sugar to fat, storing it as triglycerides. Repeated daily, this becomes fatty liver disease.āµ
One candy bar won't cause disease. But the average American now consumes over 22 teaspoons of added sugar dailyāmore than triple the recommended 6 teaspoons for women and 9 for men.ā·
How Sugar Hijacks Your Brain
Research has revealed something disturbing: sugar affects the brain using the same neurological pathways as cocaine, heroin, and other addictive drugs.āø
When sugar enters the bloodstream, the brain releases dopamine in a region called the nucleus accumbensāthe same area activated by cocaine use. Studies using rats demonstrated that intermittent sugar access triggered dopamine release patterns identical to substance abuse, leading to changes in both dopamine and opioid receptors.ā¹
The Four Components of Addiction
Researchers have identified four hallmarks of addiction that appear with sugar consumption:Ā¹ā°
Bingeing - Consuming large quantities in short periods
Withdrawal - Physical symptoms when sugar is removed
Craving - Intrusive thoughts about obtaining and consuming sugar
Cross-sensitization - Sugar increases sensitivity to other addictive substances
Over time, excessive sugar intake leads to dopamine receptor downregulationāmeaning the brain becomes less sensitive to dopamine. This creates tolerance, requiring greater quantities of sugar to achieve the same pleasurable effect. The mechanism is identical to drug addiction.Ā¹Ā¹
Why Sugar Is Hidden in Everything
Open your pantry. Read the ingredient labels on bread, pasta sauce, salad dressing, crackers, peanut butter, yogurt, and canned soup. You'll find added sugar in approximately 74% of packaged foods sold in American supermarkets.Ā¹Ā³
This isn't accidental. The food industry discovered that sugar could replace flavor lost when fat was removed from products. But they couldn't call it "sugar" on every label, so they deployed a strategy: use different types of sugar under different names.
Today, there are over 60 different names for added sugars used in processed foods: high-fructose corn syrup, cane juice crystals, dextrose, maltodextrin, fruit juice concentrate, barley malt, glucose syrup, agave nectar, and 50+ others.Ā¹ā“
The Bliss Point
Food scientists discovered the exact concentration of sugar that creates maximum cravingācalled the "bliss point." Products are engineered to hit this precise ratio, maximizing consumer desire for repeat purchases.Ā¹āµ
The Scale of Consumption
Historical analysis reveals how dramatically sugar consumption has increased:Ā¹ā·
1700s: Average person consumed approximately 4 pounds of sugar per year
1800s: Consumption rose to 18 pounds per year
1900s: 90 pounds per year as industrialization expanded availability
2000s: 152 pounds per year in the United States
That's a 3,700% increase in three centuries. The human body did not evolve to process these quantities.
SECTION 2: The Body Count
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The Metabolic Cascade
When you consume excessive sugar over years, it doesn't cause just one disease. It triggers a cascade of metabolic dysfunction that damages nearly every system in your body.
Shocking Statistic
88% of American adults are metabolically unhealthy.Ā¹āø
Only 12% meet all five basic criteria for metabolic health: healthy waist circumference, normal fasting glucose, blood pressure below 120/80, triglycerides under 150, and adequate HDL cholesterol.
Fatty Liver Disease: When Your Liver Turns to Fat
Fructose (found in table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup) is processed almost entirely by the liver. When the liver receives more fructose than it can handle, it converts excess fructose directly into fat through de novo lipogenesisāliterally, "new fat creation."Ā²ā°-Ā²Ā¹
In animal studies, mice fed high-fructose diets developed fatty livers within weeks. The fructose also damaged their intestinal barrier, allowing bacterial toxins to leak into the bloodstream and travel to the liver, causing inflammation.Ā²Ā³
Fatty liver disease has become the most common liver disorder in Western countries, affecting approximately 25-30% of the general population and up to 70% of people with type 2 diabetes.Ā²āµ
Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
Chronic sugar consumption forces the pancreas to produce increasingly large amounts of insulin to manage repeated blood sugar spikes. Over time, cells become less responsive to insulināthey develop "insulin resistance."Ā²āø
Critical Timeline
Insulin resistance precedes type 2 diabetes by 10-15 years.Ā³ā° During this period, the person appears "healthy" on standard tests but is steadily progressing toward disease.
Meta-analyses show that individuals who consume one or more sugar-sweetened beverages per day have a significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to infrequent consumers, with increased risks persisting even after adjustment for body weight.Ā³Ā¹
Cardiovascular Disease: The Real Culprit
For decades, saturated fat and cholesterol were blamed for heart disease. But the data reveals a different story.
The inside surface of every blood vessel is covered by a gel-like protective layer called the glycocalyx. High blood sugar dramatically reduces glycocalyx volumeāin one study, acute hyperglycemia reduced it from 1.7 liters to 0.8 liters.Ā³ā“
When the glycocalyx is damaged, blood vessels become "leaky," nitric oxide production drops (causing vessels to stiffen), and atherosclerotic plaques begin forming.Ā³ā¶-Ā³ā·
The Shocking Statistics
While approximately 50% of people who have heart attacks have normal cholesterol levels, over 90% have insulin resistance.ā“ā°
This suggests insulin resistanceādriven primarily by dietary sugarāis a more powerful predictor of heart disease risk than cholesterol levels.
Sunlight Deficiency: The Hidden Multiplier of Vascular Damage
While sugar's direct assault on the glycocalyx is devastating, modern lifestyle compounds the damage through a mechanism most people never consider: lack of natural sunlight exposure.
When natural sunlightāparticularly UVA wavelengthsācontacts human skin, it triggers the release of nitric oxide (NO) stored in skin tissues. This NO enters the bloodstream and travels throughout the vascular system, supporting vessel health independently of the glycocalyx's own nitric oxide production.ā“ā°įµ
Nitric oxide serves critical functions: dilates blood vessels, prevents platelet aggregation, reduces inflammation in vessel walls, and works synergistically with the glycocalyx to maintain vascular health.
The modern human spends approximately 90% of time indoors, receiving minimal natural sunlight exposure. This creates a secondary deficiency that amplifies the damage caused by sugar consumption.
The Structured Water Interface
Research by Dr. Gerald Pollack at the University of Washington has revealed that the glycocalyx doesn't just act as a physical barrierāit creates a sophisticated electrochemical interface with blood.ā“ā°įµ
The negatively charged molecules of the glycocalyx organize water molecules at the vessel surface into a structured formation distinct from bulk water. Pollack terms this "exclusion zone" (EZ) water or the "fourth phase" of water. This structured water layer forms a crystalline-like arrangement that affects how substances cross into vessel walls, influences blood viscosity near the vessel surface, and may facilitate energy transfer at cellular interfaces.
When the glycocalyx is damaged by high blood sugar, this structured water interface collapses. The result isn't just loss of a physical barrierāit's disruption of a sophisticated molecular organization that regulates vascular function at a fundamental level.
The Compounding Effect: Modern humans face a perfect storm for vascular dysfunction:
High sugar consumption ā Damages glycocalyx structure ā Impairs endothelial nitric oxide production ā Disrupts structured water interface
Indoor lifestyle ā Minimal sun exposure ā Reduced nitric oxide release from skin stores ā Loss of supporting mechanism for vascular health
The cardiovascular system evolved expecting regular sun exposure and metabolic health. When both are absent, the damage accumulates exponentially rather than additively.
Understanding this mechanism reveals why metabolic health interventions show such dramatic results. When people eliminate excess sugar (allowing glycocalyx repair), increase outdoor time (restoring sunlight-derived nitric oxide), and reduce inflammatory seed oils, the synergistic effects on vascular health can be profound.
This isn't about sun worship or getting sunburned. It's about recognizing that human physiology evolved with regular natural light exposure as a component of vascular health, and modern indoor lifestyles eliminate this supporting mechanism just as modern diets attack the glycocalyx directly.
Mental Health: Depression and Anxiety
A comprehensive meta-analysis examining 20 studies involving 171,802 people found that people who consumed meat had significantly lower rates of depression and anxiety.ā“ā“
Conversely, total dietary sugar consumption was associated with a 21% increased risk of depression. Every 100 grams of dietary sugar intake per day was associated with a 28% increase in depression incidence.ā“āµ
Cognitive Decline and Dementia
A cross-sectional study of over 1,200 older adults found that higher intake of total sugars, free sugars, and sugar-sweetened beverages was significantly associated with lower cognitive function scores, after adjusting for covariates.ā“āø
Research found that long-term sugar consumption produces persistent hyperactivity and learning impairments in adulthood, correlated with reduced hippocampal neurogenesisāthe creation of new brain cells in the memory center of the brain.āµĀ¹
Type 3 Diabetes
Some researchers now refer to Alzheimer's disease as "type 3 diabetes" because the disease involves insulin resistance specifically in the brain. People with type 2 diabetes have a 50-65% increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.āµĀ³-āµā“
Additional Health Effects
Sleep Disruption: 77% of students with poor sleep quality consumed >10% of calories from added sugarāµāµ
Dental Disease: Tooth decay begins within 20 minutes of sugar consumptionā¶ā°
Cancer Risk: Overconsumption of high-sugar foods is a significant risk factor for pancreatic cancerā¶ā“
Kidney Disease: Glycocalyx damage contributes to kidney disease developmentā¶ā¶
Accelerated Aging: Fructose produces AGEs at 7x the rate of glucoseā·Ā³
Immune Dysfunction: 100g of sugar can reduce white blood cell function by 50% for hoursā·ā°
SECTION 3: Brain Under Siege
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The Cognitive Cost
The brain comprises only 2% of body weight but consumes approximately 20% of the body's energy. It's metabolically expensive tissue that requires stable fuel delivery to function optimally.
Sugar disrupts this stability.
Focus and Attention Deficits
Animal studies show that adolescent sugar consumption impairs spatial memory and causes hippocampal neuroinflammationāeffects not seen when the same exposure occurs in adulthood.ā·ā· While controlled human trials in children show mixed results, observational studies link sugar-sweetened beverage consumption to poorer cognitive performance in adolescents.ā·ā¶
The Developing Brain at Risk
Research using animal models found that sugar consumption starting in adolescence produces lasting changes: persistent hyperactivity in adulthood, learning impairments that don't resolve, and reduced hippocampal neurogenesis.ā·ā·
Critical Insight
These findings suggest high sugar consumption during developmental periods may cause permanent alterations in brain structure and function.
Mental Illness and Metabolic Dysfunction
Emerging research reveals that many psychiatric conditions involve metabolic dysfunction in the braināproblems with how brain cells produce and use energy.
High sugar diets impair mitochondrial function (cellular powerplants) through oxidative stress, reducing mitochondrial biogenesis, and impairing energy production pathways.ā·āø
When brain cells can't produce sufficient energy, they malfunction. This metabolic dysfunction may underlie various psychiatric symptoms.
Brain Insulin Resistance
Just as muscles and liver can become insulin resistant, so can the brain. Brain insulin resistance is associated with depression, anxiety, cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia.ā·ā¹
Neuroinflammation
Inflammation within the brain is increasingly recognized as a key factor in psychiatric illness. High sugar diets promote neuroinflammation through direct activation of inflammatory pathways, gut-derived inflammatory signals, oxidative stress, and AGE accumulation.āøā°
SECTION 4: The Solution
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Understanding Dietary Approaches That Work
The evidence documenting sugar's harmful effects raises an obvious question: what should people eat instead?
Research increasingly points toward dietary approaches that dramatically reduce or eliminate sugar and refined carbohydrates while emphasizing nutrient-dense whole foods, particularly animal products.
Ketogenic Diets: How They Work
A ketogenic diet is characterized by very low carbohydrate intake (20-50g/day), moderate protein, and high fat (ā70% of calories). When carbohydrate intake is minimized, the body shifts from using glucose to using ketonesāmolecules produced from fat breakdown.āøĀ³
Metabolic Benefits
Ketogenic diets have been shown to:āøāµ
Reverse insulin resistance
Reduce inflammation
Improve mitochondrial function
Stabilize blood sugar
Reduce triglycerides
Increase HDL cholesterol
Promote weight loss while preserving muscle
Clinical Evidence for Mental Health
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A case series published in 2025 followed three patients with OCD who adopted ketogenic diets. All three achieved complete remission of OCD symptoms with average symptom scores dropping by 90.5%.āøā¶
Anorexia Nervosa: Five weight-recovered anorexia patients tried a therapeutic ketogenic diet and showed significant improvements in eating concerns, shape concerns, and weight concerns while maintaining stable weight.āøāø
Schizophrenia: Case reports have documented patients with schizophrenia who achieved remission of psychotic symptoms on ketogenic diets and were able to discontinue antipsychotic medications.ā¹ā°
Why Ketogenic Diets May Help Mental Health
Several mechanisms explain these effects:ā¹Ā¹
Stable Energy Supply: Ketones provide steady fuel for the brain
Improved Mitochondrial Function: Ketones are more efficient fuel than glucose
Neurotrophic Support: Increased BDNF (essential for neuron health)
Carnivore Diets: The Most Restrictive Approach
A carnivore diet consists exclusively of animal products: meat, fish, eggs, and optionally dairy. This approach is naturally ketogenic because animal products contain minimal carbohydrates.ā¹Ā²
The Survey Evidence
The largest survey examining carnivore diets studied 2,029 adults who had followed the diet for at least six months:ā¹Ā³
95% reported improvements in mental clarity, mood, and anxiety
66-91% reported improvements in energy, sleep, and focus
95% reported improvements in overall health
Less than 5.5% reported negative side effects
A meta-analysis published in 2021 examining 20 studies involving 171,802 people found that meat consumers had lower rates of depression and anxiety compared to those who avoided meat.ā¹ā“
Practical Implementation
ā ļø Critical Safety Information
Anyone considering significant dietary changes, especially those taking medications, must work with healthcare providers. Ketogenic diets can dramatically affect medication requirements, electrolyte balance, kidney function, and cardiovascular risk factors. Medical supervision is not optionalāit's a safety requirement.ā¹ā¶
Starting a Ketogenic Approach
Most experts recommend starting with a standard ketogenic diet that includes non-starchy vegetables, high-quality proteins, healthy fats, and nuts/seeds in moderation. This provides variety while inducing ketosis.
The first 2-4 weeks typically involve "keto flu": fatigue, headaches, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and muscle cramps. These symptoms result from electrolyte shifts and metabolic adaptation. They're temporary.ā¹ā·
After adaptation, most people report stable energy, reduced hunger and cravings, improved mental clarity, better mood stability, and enhanced physical performance.
The Five Markers of Metabolic Health
Regardless of dietary approach chosen, monitoring metabolic health provides objective feedback:Ā¹ā°Ā¹
Waist Circumference: <40 inches (men) or <35 inches (women)
Fasting Blood Glucose: <100 mg/dL
Blood Pressure: <120/80 mmHg
Triglycerides: <150 mg/dL
HDL Cholesterol: >40 mg/dL (men) or >50 mg/dL (women)
Important Understanding
No diet works for everyone. Individual responses vary based on genetics, existing health conditions, gut microbiome composition, and other lifestyle factors. These approaches should be viewed as options worth considering, particularly for people with treatment-resistant conditions, rather than universal prescriptions.
SECTION 5: Expert Perspective - Dr. Philip Ovadia
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A Heart Surgeon's Revelation
After performing more than 3,000 open-heart surgeries over two decades, Dr. Philip Ovadia recognized a disturbing pattern: he was treating the consequences of metabolic disease while doing nothing to prevent it.
The irony: as a morbidly obese, pre-diabetic heart surgeon, he was headed for his own operating table.
The Professional Credentials
Dr. Ovadia's background includes:Ā¹ā°Ā²
Board-certified cardiac surgeon
Over 20 years of surgical experience
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Founding member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners
The Personal Transformation
Dr. Ovadia struggled with obesity from childhood. He followed conventional medical advice: counted calories, ate low-fat, followed the food pyramid, "ate less, moved more." Nothing worked long-term.Ā¹ā°Ā³
In 2015, he adopted a low-carbohydrate approach. Since March 2019, he has maintained a mostly carnivorous diet. Results:Ā¹ā°ā“
Lost 100 pounds
Reversed pre-diabetes
Reversed insulin resistance
Maintained weight loss for yearsāending the yo-yo cycle
The Paradigm Shift
During medical school, Dr. Ovadia learned that cholesterol causes heart disease. Yet in the operating room, he observed something different:Ā¹ā°āµ
ā50% of patients having heart attacks have normal cholesterol levels
>90% have insulin resistance
This suggests insulin resistanceādriven by dietary sugarāis a more powerful predictor of heart disease than cholesterol.
The Core Philosophy: Metabolic Health vs. Cholesterol
Dr. Ovadia's approach focuses on metabolic health rather than cholesterol management. His reasoning:Ā¹ā°ā¶
Cholesterol is a player, but not the entire story
Insulin resistance is the root cause
When metabolic health is optimized, cardiovascular disease risk drops regardless of cholesterol levels
Protecting the glycocalyx through blood sugar control prevents atherosclerosis more effectively than cholesterol reduction alone
Non-starchy vegetables (for those including plants)
Professional Work and Mission
Dr. Ovadia now operates two practices:Ā¹Ā¹Ā³
Ovadia Cardiothoracic Surgery: Independent contracting practice, performing cardiac surgeries throughout the United States
Ovadia Heart Health: Virtual telemedicine clinic offering services worldwide, focused on preventing heart disease through diet and lifestyle
His mission: "Stay off my operating table."
Education and Influence
Dr. Ovadia actively works to shift medical paradigms:Ā¹Ā¹ā“
Delivered a TEDx talk at Jefferson Medical College
Hosts the "Stay Off My Operating Table" podcast
Lectures at metabolic health conferences
Co-founded the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners
Active on social media under @ifixhearts
His book, "Stay Off My Operating Table," has sold over 45,000 copies.Ā¹Ā¹āµ
The Path Forward
Dr. Ovadia envisions a fundamental shift in medical practice:Ā¹Ā¹ā¶
Current paradigm: Wait for disease to develop, then prescribe medications or perform surgeries.
Proposed paradigm: Identify metabolic dysfunction early and address root causes through diet and lifestyle, preventing disease from developing.
QUIZ: How Sugar-Dependent Are You?
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1. How many servings of sugary drinks (soda, juice, sweetened coffee/tea) do you consume per day?
None
1 serving
2-3 servings
4+ servings
2. How often do you eat desserts, candy, or sweet snacks?
Rarely or never
1-2 times per week
3-5 times per week
Daily
3. When you try to skip sugar for a day, do you experience headaches, irritability, or strong cravings?
No, I feel fine
Mild discomfort
Moderate symptoms
Severe symptoms, very difficult
4. How often do you eat processed foods (bread, pasta, crackers, cereal)?
Rarely
Occasionally (1-2 times/week)
Frequently (most days)
Multiple times daily
5. Do you experience energy crashes or need snacks between meals?
No, stable energy all day
Occasionally
Frequently
Multiple times daily, can't function without snacks
6. How difficult would it be for you to eliminate added sugars for one month?
Easy, I could do it
Somewhat challenging
Very difficult
Nearly impossible
7. How is your sleep quality?
Excellent, sleep well consistently
Good most nights
Poor, difficulty falling or staying asleep
Very poor, chronic sleep problems
8. Do you experience mood swings, anxiety, or difficulty concentrating?
Rarely or never
Occasionally
Frequently
Constantly, affects daily life
SECTION 6: Taking Action
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ā ļø CRITICAL: Medical Supervision Required
Before making significant dietary changes, consult with a healthcare provider, especially if you have any of the conditions discussed in this document:
Metabolic and Cardiovascular Conditions:
Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes (insulin resistance)
Fatty liver disease (NAFLD or NASH)
Cardiovascular disease or history of heart attack
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
High triglycerides or abnormal cholesterol
Kidney disease or impaired kidney function
Obesity or metabolic syndrome
Mental Health Conditions:
Depression or anxiety disorders
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Schizophrenia or other psychiatric conditions
Eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa)
Any condition requiring psychiatric medication
Other Considerations:
Currently taking ANY medications (especially diabetes, blood pressure, or psychiatric medications)
Pregnant or breastfeeding
History of electrolyte imbalances
Cognitive decline or dementia diagnosis
Sleep disorders
Compromised immune function
Why medical supervision is essential:
Dietary changesāparticularly reducing carbohydratesācan rapidly affect blood sugar, blood pressure, and brain chemistry. Medications dosed for your previous diet may become too strong, causing dangerous side effects. This is especially critical for:
Diabetes medications: Blood sugar can drop dangerously low (hypoglycemia) when combining medication with carbohydrate restriction
Blood pressure medications: Blood pressure often drops quickly with dietary changes; medication doses may need rapid adjustment
Psychiatric medications: Brain chemistry changes can alter medication effectiveness and side effects
Additionally, people with kidney disease need specialized guidance, as protein intake recommendations differ from general population.
This isn't optional. Medical supervision is a safety requirement, not a suggestion. Work with a healthcare provider familiar with metabolic health and therapeutic carbohydrate restriction. If your current provider is unfamiliar with these approaches, resources like the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (thesmhp.org) can help you find knowledgeable practitioners.
Where to Start
The evidence presented is extensive. The solution isn't.
The Four Steps
Step 1: Eliminate added sugars. Read ingredient labels. Avoid products listing sugar or any of the 60+ names for added sugars in the first five ingredients.
Step 3: Focus on whole foods. Meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, and healthy fats require no ingredient labels.
Step 4: Monitor your response. Track weight, energy, mood, sleep quality, and mental clarity.
Common Pitfalls
"Natural" sugars: Honey, maple syrup, agaveāstill sugar
"Whole grain" products: Whole wheat bread still spikes blood sugar
Low-fat products: Usually contain added sugar
Artificial sweeteners: May alter gut microbiome and maintain sweet preferences
Resources for Further Learning
Books:
"Stay Off My Operating Table" by Dr. Philip Ovadia
"The Case Against Sugar" by Gary Taubes
"Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes
"Why We Get Sick" by Dr. Benjamin Bikman
Websites:
Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners: thesmhp.org
Diet Doctor: dietdoctor.com
Low Carb USA: lowcarbusa.org
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About This Site
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This information was compiled from peer-reviewed medical research to provide evidence-based education about sugar's health effects. No personal anecdotes or opinionsājust the science.
Mission: Make the research accessible to anyone searching for the truth about sugar's impact on human health.
Not a substitute for medical advice: This information is educational. Consult healthcare professionals before making significant dietary or medical changes.
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Sources: All claims are supported by peer-reviewed research from major medical institutions including NIH, CDC, Harvard Medical School, Stanford, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and numerous prestigious medical journals.
Last Updated: November 27, 2025 Reading Level: High school with graduate-level details available Word Count: ~12,500 words Reading Time: 35-45 minutes comprehensive