Sweetness and Desire: A Short History of Sugar

RADIO 4, 1.45PM

Food writer Bee Wilson’s history of sugar, and how the pursuit of it built empires, enslaved races and affected human health like no other food, concludes today. In wrapping up her story of the sweet stuff, Wilson turns to our modern anxiety about sugar consumption, and how it has become a public enemy in the battle against obesity, leading to drinks manufacturers lowering the amount of sugar in fizzy drinks and the Government considering taxes to bring the levels of sugar we eat under control.