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This article talks about how animals evolved to taste sweet things and why we can taste at all.
Most animals like cats could at one time taste sweetness but many have lost the ability to sense that taste.
This article explains how the early ancestors of humans evolved a taste for sugar and how it was important for survival
Millions of years ago the ancestors of humans evolved to taste sugar in a way to make them take in more energy and store fat.
All are chemically manufactured molecules you do not find in nature, artificial sweetners are not as good for you as you would think.
This article is all about what artificial sweetners are and how they are made.
The article is about how sugar is used to enhance the flavor of non-sweet foods.
I learned that sugar is used often used to glaze and brown vegetables and even meats, sugar helps with the browning process and also enhances or brings out the flavors in BBQ sauce.
This article is about how to counter act the sweet taste in some foods.
If a meal is too sweet you can add something more acidic to counter act the sweetness
This article discusses how herbavores can taste sweet while most carnivores cannot.
I learned that while dogs can taste sugar cats cannot, cats can however taste adenosine triphosphat, a molecule that is present in meats.
The article explaines what happens in the brain when you eat sugar.
I learned that the brain reacts to sugar like it would would drugs or alcohol albeit on a lesser scale.
This article is about how artificial sweeteners aren't as healthy as you would believe.
I learned that artificial some artificial sweeteners such as SweetN'Low, Splenda, NutraSweet, and Equal can illicit an insulin responce and eating too much can actually change the way you taste things.
The article explains how plants are able to self-sustain.
I learned how plants are able to combine water and carbon dioxide to make glucose.
The article is about the effect sugar has on children.
I learned that there is no solid evidence that sugar effects a child's behavior.
The article is about how too much sugar damages heart tisssue
SI learned that too much sugar damages your heart by causing your arteries to harden.
This article is about the effects of sugar on your sleep.
I learned that sugar does not in fact inhibit your sleep, and may even help you fall asleep.
Does cancer love sugar?
The article is about whether or not sugar causes cancer cells to spread more rapidly.
I learned that sugar does not cause cancer or speed it up.
This article explains why cookies tastes better when you eat them with a beverage.
I learned why cookies taste better with milk, and that they actually do taste better.
The aricle is about how sugar effects your teeth.
I learned that sugar is not a direct cause of tooth decay.
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