Robert H. Lustig, MD, and a team of UCSF researchers argue that sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health. In a new report, they maintain that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

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The sugar industry dramatically altered and shaped the research agenda of the National Caries Program, launched in 1971 to identify interventions that would eradicate tooth decay
Unable to deny the role of sugar in dental caries, the sugar industry adopted a strategy to deflect attention to interventions that would reduce the harms of sugar consumption rather than restricting intake
Research into fluoride has not only failed to support its purported benefits; it actually shows that the health dangers of fluoride far outweigh the marginal dental benefits it might offer
Recent research has found a strong correlation between water fluoridation and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)