The Race to Redesign Sugar

regulating blood-sugar levels. “The job of the brain is to be able to predict and try to orchestrate responses to better handle the stress of sugar in your next meal,” Pepino said. “And this research suggests that it does that best when you have a match between the intensity of sweetness and the amount of sugar in that load.” (View Highlight)

As I cleared away the uneaten treats, I thought about all the money and the scientific ingenuity that had gone into creating them, and I started to wonder: Couldn’t we just eat less sugar? (View Highlight)