Candy and Medicine

The only real relationship between candy and medicine that I can find is this: if you eat too much candy, you will need to take some medicine.  I get the idea of pleasures and values in writing, but I think treating the two icons as candy and medicine makes the comparrison easier to grasp.  Sure, as an author you want to give the reader a treat, maybe some chocolate or toffee to real them in, but if you give them too many sweets and they get sick, they won't come back for more.  So you need to give your piece some balance - the medicine - something that will make sure no matter how many sweets they eat, their teeth will not rot.  Maybe the medicine will be a warning to pace yourselves at the candy store, or to pass on that last scoop of ice cream for dessert.  No matter what values the author tries to incorporate, that is the message that will last in the reader.  Because the candy only tastes good for a few minutes, but if you get sick, you will feel that for days.