Big Bad Sugar - Part 2

Other than gold, no single substance has had a bigger hand in shaping the history of the western hemisphere than sugar. This video explores the dark history and modern power of the world's reigning sugar cartels.

Using dramatic reenactments, it reveals how sugar was at the heart of slavery in the West Indies in the 18th century, and continues to be at the heart of a present-day epidemic: consumers who are slaves to a sugar-based diet.

Don’t miss Big Bad Sugar - Part 1 on yesterday’s blog.