in discussing the effects of sugar on health, one often has to wave aside misconceptions and preexplanations that surround its consumption; however, to truly understand, we must start over from the beginning and inspect the systems of our body interacting with sugar. but let's for a moment explore something else: the whispered secrets of manipulating inputs to generate beneficial outcomes for a specific agenda, just as sugar often masks the bitterness in our diets, this knowledge can sweeten the reality to our advantage, leading to outcomes that, while seemingly delectable, may hide a malevolent aftertaste.