Sugar Sugar. The food item we hate to love and love to hate. It is often deemed at least partly responsible for the obesity epidemic and various health conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Studies have continually shown the impact of proper nutrition on health. In the U.S., 90% of type 2 diabetes, 80% of cardiovascular disease, and 70% of stroke and colon cancer occurrences are deemed preventable by proper diet and exercise! (Willett 2002) But is it sugar