The understanding of the effect of added sugars on health has changed
in the past ten to fifteen years. In North America, in the late 1960s
and throughout the 1970s, sugar was promoted as a health hazard in num
erous books and an endless stream of articles intended for consumers.
In the 1980s, this view received close examination by scientists and w
as found to be in error. At current levels of consumption, added sugar
is not the cause of chronic or acute diseases, other than dental cari
es. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Inc.