Is Sugar Really the New Nicotine? Consortium of Researchers and Doctors Say Yes and That We Need to Fight It Just Like We Do Cigs [When research, public health and weird advertising collide]

 Did you know lots of lip balm has sugar in it? Katy Perry, you’re welcome.  “Sugar is the new nicotine!” proclaims Action on Sugar, a consortium of scientists and doctors whose mission is to reduce sugar consumption and diabetes worldwide, in a new public awareness campaign. According to their press release, “This group will initially …