Sweet, sweeter, sweetest: we humans have preferred sweet foods since time immemorial. Sweets taste good, give us energy and make us happy. But one thing is certain: too much sugar can also be harmful. We discuss with our food chemistry expert Prof. Thomas Henle what sugar actually is, why we can't live without it, what politicians are doing about too much sugar in our food and how useful (and healthy) the sweet alternatives as sugar substitutes really are.

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