Were Humans Ever Meant to Eat Sugar? The Evolutionary Mismatch Explained
                                
                                
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                                For millions of years, the foods our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate were no sweeter than a carrot, apart from seasonal honey. This evolutionary context fundamentally shapes the answer to the question: were humans ever meant to eat sugar?