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Of hypertension, gut imbalances and sugar, the obvious villain

Sugar is an obvious villain. If you can't get rid of them, you can at least control the intake to better your health.

Added sugars are the undisputed villains of a host of medical conditions, be it obesity and metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, non alcoholic fatty liver disease, dental plaque and cavities, or even heart disease. Health surveys estimate that most adults get 15 per cent of their calories from added sugars alone. If you can't

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