14 Ways Sugar Is Secretly Evil

Put down that can of Coke. You won’t want it after reading this.

Manufacturers add sugar to make reduced-fat foods taste better and seem healthier.

Manufacturers add sugar to make reduced-fat foods taste better and seem healthier.

Tesco low-fat strawberry yoghurt contains 20.2 grams of sugar, over 20% of the guideline daily amount.

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We significantly underestimate the amount of sugar in drinks that seem healthy.

We significantly underestimate the amount of sugar in drinks that seem healthy.

Especially milkshakes, smoothies, and fruit juices.

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And there's a surprising amount of sugar in foods that aren't even sweet.

And there's a surprising amount of sugar in foods that aren't even sweet.

A slice of Kingsmill white bread contains around 1.5 grams of the stuff.

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Carbonation tricks your brain into thinking a drink contains less sugar than it actually does.

Carbonation tricks your brain into thinking a drink contains less sugar than it actually does.

So drinking a sugary fizzy drink is likely to make you want to eat more sugar, not less.

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