Without the nutrients (yep, the sugar) provided by the fruit your ancient ancestors ate, you may well not exist. Even babies show a preference for sweet flavors, suggesting an attraction is ...

Our attraction to sugar has grown to an unhealthy level. The average person in the United States now consumes more than 100 pounds of the sweet stuff every year, up from 18 pounds in 1800.

This could lead to the discovery of new regulators of the receptor that would significantly alter our attraction to and appetite for sugar. Our attraction to sugar has grown to an unhealthy level.