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Not very long ago, the question would have seemed absurd. Now it is on the lips of respected scientists; MPs（议员）are beginning to talk of “a war on sugar”, and even England’s chief medical officer has said sugar may have to be, like the old enemy tobacco, taxed in order to protect the nation’s health.

There came a time in the evolution of public attitudes to smoking, when the doctors had been shouting for long enough that the public was broadly aware of the risks and the only question left for Government was: What should we do about it?

Some believe we are now at the same point in our attitudes to sugar. Others—largely but not only representatives of the food and drink industry—say the entire debate has been skewed（歪曲）by those who spread stories deliberately to make people nervous.

More or less everyone agrees that eating too much sugar is bad for you. There is also no doubt obesity is a growing problem which is putting a significant, avoidable burden on the NHS by increasing the rates of diabetes, heart disease and other long-term conditions.

But to what extent is sugar—rather than saturated fats, or salt, carbohydrates or proteins, or any of the other devils of modern diets—the cause of obesity and how much should we worry about it?

Yesterday, hopes of achieving anything resembling clarity from the World Health Organization（WHO）were confused once again, which, widely expected to reduce the recommended sugar intake by a half in new draft guidance, instead said it would continue to recommend that sugar make up no more than 10 percent of the energy we consume, while adding that cutting this to five percent would have “additional benefits”. The decision will now go out to public consultation.

Simon Capewell, professor of the University of Liverpool, said that he suspected “dirty work” on the part of food and drinks companies might lie behind the WHO’s less than resounding（强有力的）message.

【小题1】What does the author indicate by referring to smoking?

A．People must see the disadvantages of sugar immediately.

B．It is not easy for authorities to restrict or ban something.

C．Sugar has just turned out to be as harmful as smoking.

D．It is easy for people to see bad effects of something.

【小题2】WHO has changed its idea mainly because________.

A．it thinks the danger of sugar to health is emphasized too much

B．it has been put under pressure by food and drinks companies

C．it believes certain amount of intake of sugar does us good

D．it finds it safe to take in as much sugar as people do now

【小题3】When reporting the argument about sugar, the author seems to________.