Seven Healthy Foods with High Levels of Sugar
Cakes, chocolates and soft drinks are well known for containing large amounts of sugar, but there is a whole range of other products often...
Sugar is a DRUG
Are Weak Policies on Added Sugars Putting a Generation of Children at Risk?
It’s not exactly breaking news that Americans eat too much sugar. Federal policies are currently falling short in several important ways. And the food...
Putting Sugary Soda Out of Reach
Can public health officials force Americans to break their soda habit? The answer may come soon from the University of California, San Francisco, a...
How Worried Should We Be About Sugar?
Sugar is a major culprit in diseases such as obesity, diabetes and dementia—and because it’s in almost everything we consume, Dr. Robert Lustig says...
Sugar content of fizzy drinks alarmingly high
The sugar content in carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages was found to be up to 52.8 grams per 330 mL can, or 12 teaspoons, according to...
Guidelines on reducing sugar in food published for industry
Public Health England (PHE) has published the technical guidelines setting out the approaches the food industry can take to reduce the amount of sugar...
Are You a Carboholic? Why Cutting Carbs Is So Tough
Eating a little of a tasty dessert or a little pasta or bread fails to satisfy me. Rather it ignites a fierce craving for...
UCA Launches Rethink Your Drink Campaign
The University of Central Arkansas is launching the Rethink Your Drink campaign on campus during September to educate students, faculty and staff on the...
How do you stop eating sugar?
There is a balance between meat consumption and sugar. If you eat meat, you need sugar, and visa versa. Serious trouble can happen if...
Killer Sugar! Suicide with a Spoon
Sugar, an aldehyde or ketone derivative of polyhydric alcohol, mostly shows up as either disaccarhides(C12H22O11), or monosaccharides(C6H12O6) found in foods such as candy, fruit,...