Almost three in four Australian children drank sugar drinks every day in 1995. Now, it’s just one in four.
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Can kids eat too much fruit? Here’s what the evidence says.
The G20 should acknowledge that diseases like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes are part of a system in which commercial actors are causing ill health.
A sugar-sweetened beverage tax is effective in reducing sugar consumption and should be increased for health reasons, researchers argue.
New policy requiring front-of-package nutrition symbols aims to guide consumers toward healthier food choices by highlighting foods high in sodium, sugars or saturated fats.
Households that relied on groundwater and rainwater consumed 381–406 grams more sugary drinks per week than those with access to a piped water system.
By phasing out sugar, we could spare land that could be rewilded and stock up on carbon. Sugar could also be used to produce biofuels and bioplastics.
While most Halloween candies contain lots of sugar, some are better for your gut microbiome than others.
Health leaders, researchers, advocacy groups, companies and the public have saved millions of lives by reducing the consumption of unhealthy products.
Sugar: An Ethnographic Novel is an elegant and intimate portrayal of everyday life in Fiji, deeply honest about the struggles and inequalities beneath the image of a tourist paradise.
Many popular cereals have 10 to 14 grams of sugar per serving, which is nearly a third of the USDA’s recommended daily limit.
Drinking diet soft drinks occasionally is unlikely to harm your health. Frequent or excessive intake, however, may increase health risks in the longer term.
Although the link between sugar and hyperactivity is murky, there is a proven link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and increased activity.
The mass-produced wholegrain bread you buy from the supermarket isn’t harmful to your health, even though it’s an ‘ultra-processed’ food. Your overall diet matters more.
Sugary drinks cause weight gain and increase the risk of a range of diseases. But a tax can reduce sales and make us healthier.
Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
Sugar is an important substance for our body and brain to make energy. Here’s what happens when we eat a lot of it.
A higher consumption of sugar leads to worse health outcomes, so we need to be mindful of the added sugar we eat.
We all want to eat healthily, especially as we reset our health goals at the start of a new year. But sometimes these plans are sabotaged by powerful cravings for sweet, salty or carb-heavy foods.
Sugar molecules called glycans cover the surface of all cells, acting as ID cards that broadcast what they are to the rest of the body.
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Professor of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Leicester
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Senior Lecturer (Adjunct), Nutritional neuroscientist, Adelaide University
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Retired nutritionist, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
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Associate Professor and Director of the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor of Health and Wellness Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Accredited Practising Dietitian; Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, Flinders University
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Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Richmond
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Associate professor, University of California, Merced
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Population Health, University of Oxford