Sweet Switch

Refined sugar is almost impossible to avoid, but we should all learn to love it less.

- Paula Goodyer

We humans are hardwired to like the sweet stuff. Two million years ago, it steered us towards high-kilojoule or nutrient-rich foods that helped us survive. All well and good when wild honey and fruit were the only dessert options, but not in a 21st-century supermarket where entire aisles are devoted to soft drink, sweets and biscuits. A recent study from Sydney’s