Sugar is a sweet source of pleasure and genuine joy, adored by both children and adults. It is difficult to imagine that a harmless product, which is present in almost any product on the store counter, could make the history of the world, break and, conversely, elevate the destinies of hundreds and thousands of people. In this provocative, revealing study, Professor Ulbe Bosma takes us through the major milestones of the 2,000-year sugar monopoly. Witness the crushing victories of the sugar industry over society: corruption, slavery, incitement to ethnic hatred, war and disease. Together with the author, follow her ups and downs, look into the past, present and future of the sweet dummy who enslaved humanity.