By: Leslie Finlay writing for The Healthy
There may be no love-hate relationship quite as conflicted as the one between us humans and sugar. On the one hand, we physiologically cannot live without this sweet substance—in fact, the human brain and many of our metabolic processes rely on sugar to fuel some of our key cognitive and internal functions. But, as with just about anything upon which the survival of our species depends (like, say, sex), nature designed sugar to bring us such great pleasure that, at times, it can seem impossible to resist.
The tough part is that regardless of your sugar source—whether it's fruits and vegetables, a package of Chips Ahoy (ah, nostalgia), or a glass of pinot—our bodies are hardwired to crave more. So, thanks to the effects of sugar on the human brain, the American Heart Association reports that most of us consume at least three times as much sugar every day as we really should.
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