In the spirit of Halloween, the holiday that might well be sponsored by The Sugar Association, the “Last Week Tonight” host takes on the sweet crystals invading all of our food. Oliver also disparages cranberries, perhaps a bit unfairly, in his hilarious segment on the evils of excess sugar intake.

—Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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