Okay. I get it. Sugar is evil. Sugar is the AntiChrist. Sugar is the foodstuff equivalent of Chernobyl. Sugar will kill you if you let it. Sugar is a major health problem in America.
But, it's not.
And THAT'S the problem.
Certainly, sugar isn't the most effective source of nutrition, nor the most effective means of energy, you may utilize as fuel for your body. Yet, it's by no means the very worst kind of white powder you can place into same body. Cyanide, off the top of my head, might be considered a more destructive substance. Cocaine, as well.... and I can't imagine one person save for Robert Downey Jr. who'd argue sugar as being more damaging to your life expectancy than good ol' Aunt Nora.
I'm very aware of several folk close to me who are flat out addicted to Diet Coke. Mind you, not favored by it -- ADDICTED TO it! Their rationale that it's a healthier version of Coca-Cola is, pardon the predictable pun, junk. Sugar is a natural substance the body can easily recognize and digest. Sure, it'll make you fat -- if you sit around all day watching your damn talk shows. Ever wondered what kind of devious dark magic went into making that chocolate muffin in the cafe pastry case? Unless chickens are evil sorcerers, wheat fields are sources of unspeakable Pagan sacrifices, and the Belgians mix their chocolate batches with potions of bat claw, hair of alpaca, and blood of Himalayan rat (of which I'm not 100% certain is "not" true), then all you must fear of that deliciously mouth-watering muffin is watching The View shortly after devouring it, slumped on your couch, dropping Diet Coke chasers. Rather, here's a novel thought -- walk!
Your local coffee hut is three blocks away. And you require an automobile to reach it because....?
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