Sugar is not harmless fuel but a metabolic disruptor. All carbohydrates break down into glucose, which the body can use or store only in limited amounts. Fructose is far more dangerous: it is processed almost exclusively by the liver, rapidly converted into fat, and drives fatty liver, insulin resistance, and metabolic disease without obvious blood sugar spikes. HFCS and “natural” sweeteners deliver similar harm. Reducing sugar removes a major metabolic burden.

This essay examines how the sugar and prepared-foods industries reshaped nutrition science by redirecting attention away from sugar and refined carbohydrates and toward dietary fat. Through targeted research funding, media amplification, and policy influence, a manufactured scientific consensus was embedded in dietary guidelines. The resulting restructuring of the food supply closely tracked the rise of modern chronic diseases, revealing how corporate power shaped public heal

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