Overweight children and adults get significantly healthier and quickly with less sugar

Osteopathic physicians suggest shifting the conversation from weight to health for overweight children and adults, asking patients to reduce their sugar intake to see measurable improvements in…

Too much sugar may harm men’s mental health

Men with a high daily sugar intake may be at greater risk of developing depression or other mental health disorders after 5 years, new research suggests.

Study links shorter sleep and sugar-sweetened drink consumption

Treating sleep deprivation could potentially help reduce sugar intake, say UC San Francisco researchers.

Fruit juices and smoothies have ‘unacceptably high’ sugar content

Fruit juices and smoothies may contain more sugar than you expect. New research reveals that one juice may contain a child’s recommended sugar intake for a whole day.

Researchers examine impact of soda on children’s dental health

Just days after the U.S. government released its new dietary guidelines advising Americans to reduce their sugar intake, new research from The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)…

New WHO guideline clamps down on intake of free sugars

In a new guideline, the World Health Organization states that daily free sugar intake should not exceed 10% of total energy intake.

Impact of sugar on tooth decay remains a major health concern, says FGDP(UK)

It is important that the effect of sugar intake on tooth decay is considered alongside obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease as a major public health challenge, according to the Faculty of…

High Sugar Consumption Linked To Diabetes

For a while the association between sugar consumption and diabetes was thought to solely relate to weight gain, but new research conducted at UC San Francisco indicates that sugar intake may also be directly linked to diabetes. The findings were published in the journal PLOS ONE…