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When Did Humans Start Eating Sugar? A Sweet History

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The domestication of sugarcane dates back to around 8000 BCE in New Guinea, but when did humans start eating sugar in its refined form? The journey from chewing wild reeds to consuming processed sugar spans millennia and continents, fundamentally altering our diets and shaping world history.