The Truth About Sugar

Subscribe – http://goo.gl/wpc2Q1 Documentary examining what sugar really does to our bodies and what the health benefits of cutting back actually are. With the help of some volunteers, Journalist Fiona Philips finds out why reducing your sugar intake is trickier than it seems. Humans have evolved to crave sugar and other high calorie foods as a survival technique; in this documentary Fiona discovers what sugar cravings really are. She also finds out why sugar is being added to many supermarket favourites that we would think of as purely savoury. Fascinating science and human drama combine as the truth about sugar turns out to be more surprising than Fiona could ever have imagined.