Besides the obvious long term benefits of markedly lowering the risk of diabetes, hypertension, stroke and heart attacks — the major killers of modern life — cutting sugar intake will help many other conditions. These include:

• Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia

• Anxiety and depression

• Pain of many kinds

• Decreased immune function (a 12 ounce can of soda can drop immune function by 30% for three hours!)

• Chronic sinusitis

• Irritable bowel syndrome and spastic colon

• Autoimmune disease

• Cancer

• Metabolic syndrome with high cholesterol and hypertension

• Heart disease

• Hormonal problems

• Schizophrenia

• Candida and yeast infections

• ADHD

It also helps boosts metabolism so that people can finally lose weight.