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The Sugar Experiment (2023)

About Vipeholmsanstalten in Lund, Sweden, and the experiments that during the 40s and 50s were carried out on mentally and physically handicapped patients, to investigate the effect of sugar on the teeth, this at a time when tooth decay was a major problem in dental health in Sweden. By force-feeding the patients at Vipeholm a kind of extra-sweet caramel in large quantities, the experiments revolutionized research, while the defenseless patients had to take the hit for it.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Amanda MalmbergAmanda MalmbergJohanna
  • Photo of Isak BrunoIsak BrunoVilgot
  • Photo of Elisabeth AnderssonElisabeth AnderssonTherese
  • Photo of Tony LundgrenTony LundgrenBjörn Isaksson
  • Photo of Henrik NormanHenrik NormanHelge Bergström
  • Photo of Sandra RedlaffSandra RedlaffLovisa
  • Photo of Emanuel BlomEmanuel BlomArne
  • Photo of Hanna UllerstamHanna UllerstamElsie
  • Photo of Emil Roos LindbergEmil Roos LindbergBirger
  • Photo of Åsa SjöblomÅsa SjöblomKarin

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