Why We Love Sugar
A commonsense look at why most of us overdo it.
There is another opiate that most of us consume on a daily basis that may be just as addicting, and that is sugar.” ~Kevin Cann via robbwolf.com
Below is an excerpt from two of my books MIRA! and The Complete Guide to Primitive Eating. I wrote it for MIRA! but then realized it needed to go into an updated version of The Complete Guide to Primitive Eating. I think I make a very good point here, so since nobody read MIRA!, I decided to post it here. (Links to books on Amazon are affiliate links.)
How much sugar do you think our ancestors had access to?
Every living creature has one goal and that is to produce a surviving offspring. This includes plants. Some plants protect the seed of their offspring by covering it with an indigestible coating, such as wheat. Others protect it with biotoxins, such as potatoes and tomatoes. Some use the flavor of bitterness as a warning not to eat them. In the case of fruit like berries, it’s the opposite. They want to be eaten so that their seeds can be passed through the digestive system a dropped at another location to sprout and grow. This is why berries are bright in color and sweet.
