Is Sugar as Bad as We Think?

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But lest it sound like an excuse for sugar, it’s worth saying that it does increase the risk of obesity and excess weight. And this, in turn, is a direct threat to health. There is also no strong scientific evidence that sugar alone increases the risk of type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. Here, the main culprit is often the same excess weight.

SOCIETY 20 Photos From the Days of Prohibition

20 Photos From the Days of Prohibition

In the United States, Prohibition began to operate in 1920 and continued right up to 1933. For 13 years, people have tried in every possible way to circumvent the ban on the sale, production and transportation of alcohol, staged demonstrations, protests, and massively engaged in smuggling. In our time, it is still difficult to imagine the effect of this law in full force. However, what the consequences may be and how people lived during the prohibitions on alcohol can be seen in the next photo selection.