I can't believe I hit the proverbial nail on the head!!!

Yes, a lot of the stuff in those technical documents can really scare anyone. A lot of times the information needs to be understood in context, but I completely understand not everyone can. I just want help you be confident about the safety of certain things because most will make blanket statements that basically fall under the category of "better safe than sorry" when in actuality it's safe and not knowing that will make you sorry (well if your fish die or your family goes hungry)

So, back to the sugar. Did you get really really sick? What happened? Do tell!