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The West's obsession with sugar led to the near-annihilation of the native peoples of the New World and the rise of the African slave trade. This book explores the connection between sugar and the bloody forced labor behind it, depicts the world of sugar cane plantations, and how government policies and the sugar lobby affected producers and consumers around the world. It also details the brutal lives and struggles of enslaved people over the past centuries. From being an exclusive luxury product for the aristocracy and wealthy to being a quick energy source for the working class during the Industrial Revolution, sugar's transformation in status has revolutionized the way the modern world eats. This book also reveals how sugar has shaped the world and driven economic, trade and environmental change. Author Elizabeth Abbott also delves into sugar-related issues such as obesity and diabetes, environmental impacts, and more. This book is rich in content and rigorously researched. While tasting the sweetness brought by sugar, it is a thought-provoking witness to the high price the world pays to satisfy the ever-sweetening taste.