A study published in Science looks at sugar rationing in the first 1000 days of life and the risk of chronic disease … read more
A study published in JAMA looks at sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened beverages and risk of liver cancer and chronic liver disease … read more
Research, published in Diabetologia, looked at blood sugar level and death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients in Wuhan. Prof Naveed … read more
Research, published in the journal Cell Metabolismi, reports on the relationship between an artificial sweetener and carbohydrate consumption. Dr … read more
Research, published in PLoS Medicine, reports that the sugar levels in UK soft drinks have lowered since the government levy. … read more
A conference abstract, presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference, reports a possible relationship between certain anti-inflammatory treatments and … read more
Research, published in Molecular Metabolism, reports that sugary drinks are associated with weight gain in mice, whereas sugary food is not. … read more
A report, published by Public Health England (PHE), gives a progress update on the government sugar reduction programme. Prof … read more
A study, published in the The BMJ, reports a possible association between higher consumption of sugary drinks and an increased risk … read more
Reactions to a review published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews that summarizes evidence from research studies testing different … read more
Research published in JAMA Network Open suggest higher consumption of sugary beverages, including fruit juice, is associated with increased mortality. … read more
A review of trials and studies published in the BMJ argues that there was little evidence that showed health benefits of non-sugar sweeteners. Prof Tom Sanders, Professor emeritus of … read more
Research published in Nature demonstrates that oral administration of mannose to mice restricts growth of several types of tumour and enhances cell death in response to some form of chemotherapy. read more
In an economic analysis of sales data, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, researchers report that increasing the price of soft drinks may change purchase patterns for alcohol.
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An opinion piece in the BMJ by Gary Taubes discusses the health effects of sugar. read more
A new paper, published in PLOS Biology, examines sugar industry sponsorship of germ-free rodent studies linking sucrose to hyperlipidemia and … read more
Publishing in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, researchers have evaluated the changes in sales of non-alcoholic beverages in Jamie’s Italian restaurants in the UK following the introduction of the sugar tax on sugar sweetened drinks. read more
Researchers presented an unpublished abstract on the association between artificial sweeteners and type 2 diabetes at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. read more
Using data from the Whitehall II cohort – an interdisciplinary study on ageing – researchers publishing in Scientific Reports analysed people’s sugar intake and the occurrence of common mental disorders. read more
Publishing in BMC Nutrition scientists examine the effects sugar-sweetened drinks – when combined with a meal – have on energy balance and fat metabolism.
