Sugar - something to watch

I have always felt sugar is the lesser of serious health concerns.
Trans fat has always been high on my watch list, followed closely by cholesterol (80% created internally) and salt.
While I don't ingest a lot of added sugar (except in coffee), I will now pay more attention to reducing my usage.
But, as we all know, life is too short and we must try to balance all the goods and the bads ... not go overboard in either direction ... so as to enjoy the little time we have.
And performing exercise regularly (not enjoyable but necessary) will always curse some of the evils of over-indulgence. 
Having done the above (except watching sugar intake, I still have some concern about hypertension and high cholesterol ... my doctor indicates it is hereditary... 

While my frequency of colds and flu is very low (see immune system impact of high sugar intake in below article), it may be time to start watching sugar intake (and looking for alternatives).


"The health dangers which ingesting sugar on an habitual basis creates are certain. Simple sugars have been observed to aggravate asthma, move mood swings, provoke personality changes, muster mental illness, nourish nervous disorders, deliver diabetes, hurry heart disease, grow gallstones, hasten hypertension, and add arthritis."


Anybody have anything to add on their experiences with sugar?