The Ink-Pot and the Palette

I think so too, but of course it's safe to have a strong natural preference for rich and sweet things when rich and sweet things are difficult to come by (as they are if you're hunting and gathering.) If the government really wanted to tackle the problem they could do it much more easily by regulating the kinds of food available than by suggesting that everyone should crack their sugar addiction by sheer willpower. Particularly not while they are surrounded at every turn by shops offering them chocolate bars and pastries and very little chance to choose a healthier alternative.

(Sorry, I think I'm bitter that my local Starbucks has stopped stocking fruit salad, which means that it's now a choice of about 20 different types of fattening pastry or nothing at all when I go in there. It's a situation I find myself in often when I'm travelling.)