I am always keen for people to know why coffee is given a bad name. And take a read of this and rethink. Sugar is a killer. I got this from urban sprout "Submitted by sproutingforth on Tue, 2007-04-24 11:11. Why is sugar bad for us? William Dufty, in his book ‘Sugar Blues’ has a lot to say on the subject of why sugar is bad for us. According to him, refined sugar is lethal. Sugar actually drains and leaches the body of precious vitamins and minerals through the demand its digestion, detoxification and elimination make upon one’s system, because sugar is what nutritionists term ‘empty’ calories. Taken every day, sugar produces an over-acid condition. This requires more and more minerals, such as sodium, potassium and magnesium, to rectify the imbalance. Finally, in order to protect the blood, so much calcium is taken from the bones and teeth that decay and general weakening begin" www.urbansprout.co.za/sugar_killing_you_softly_part_2