I cut out sugar from my diet which means I read labels more. I don't eat anything that has sugar, HFCS, or corn syrup in the label. That means I don't eat processed foods much at all. I wondered if the magical effects* I'm experiencing are from the reduction in sugar or from the reduction in all the other chemicals.

*effects observed were monthly. The monthly hemorrhoids, cramps, and best of all the monthly depression are all gone or reduced in severity since I quit sugar, and the 2 months I went back on it, these symptoms started to come back, especially the monthly depression.