There are many reasons for you to eliminate or at least reduce your sugarconsumption. Sugar consumption can have a disruptive effect on our bloodsugar balance and contributes to excess weight gain, sluggish, moody, hungry. However, one of themain reasons you should reduce your sugar consumption is because it can aid the proliferation of candida albicans and other harmful micro-organisms.  Candida overgrowth is increasingly implicated in many diseases. In particular it is believed to be involved with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. Recently there was considerable controversy when Italian oncologist Dr Simoncene released his book – ‘Cancer is a Fungus’ where he hypothesises that cancer cells are actually fungal, and are encouraged by the consumption of excessive amounts of sugar.  If you want to really learn more about the dangers of sugar check out Sugar Blues by William F Duffy : The classic, best-selling expose on the bad effects of sugar reveals how this commonly ingested ingredient in countless foods is highly addictive and causes a host of medical problems from depression to coronary thrombosis.