Summary Of The Article 'How Candy Conquered America'

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In the Article "How Candy Conquered America" by Kristin Lewis & Lauren Tarshis humans should be aware and eat less sugar. Many consequence come when humans consume to much sugar. To begin with, people should consume less sugar because they can get serious and scary diseases. One of these diseases includes liver cancer which can lead to death. Sugar has an ingredient called fructose corn syrup which can build up in the liver and cause this disease. This shows that by people leading unhealthy lives and eating too much sugar can lead to there demise. The second reason why humans should not eat as much sugar is because

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