I will have to go with true on that one.
Because Sugar is an addictive chemicial that reacts to your brain telling you to demand more.
Basically they needed it for their "S P O T O F T E A"
European powers were running out of places to colonize in africa, while trade in East Asia was becoming more and more profitable, but the cost in time and money of traveling all the way around africa and through the india ocean (or the long trek down the silk road) was hampering European profits off of trading. So the Spanish sent Columbus to find a shorter root to Asia. Columbus didn't set out looking for America, it was just a happy accident.
Water, water is the starting root of life, they believed it was the way to sustain spirit and life. they would take ice baths and hot baths to help make their body stronger.