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Sugar Substitutes vs. Real Sugar

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Watch this video about sugar on HowStuffWorks. For some reason sugar substitutes never quite taste like real sugar. Learn about how researchers are working to find new ways to make sugar substitutes taste like real sugar in this video from ScienCentral.

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