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by metaprinter 3480 days ago
Unless a 500kg pallet of sugar falls on a person, I don't believe sugar has ever killed a single human. I know that people die from complications arising from diabetes. A quick google search shows that Saudi Arabia has the highest incidents of Diabetes of any country, more than double USA but they are not even in the top 10 sugar consumers. So, why is that? When did their diabetes problems 'start'?
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Aside from diabetes, sugar cane farmers (which in many African countries are actually children) have definitely died. If not of malnutrition from not being paid enough, then definitely from the lack of proper safety precautions.