Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.
Find this useful? Follow us on Twitter where we will share this weekly digest of sugar in the news.
Lifestyle
Health Check: should I replace sugar with artificial sweeteners?
How Much Natural Sugar Should We Eat A Day?
7 ways to hack your Starbucks order to make it healthier
5 things to look for when shopping for snacks with less sugar
Curb sugar cravings with healthier alternatives
The Plus Factor: Why everyone's going low sugar on social
Health
Geelong council plans phase out of soft drinks at community cafes
Triad of troubles a health hazard
Feel tired after meals? Unable to beat the bloat? Blame sugar
Artificial sweeteners raise risk of type 2 diabetes, study suggests
How Weight Loss Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
6 ways sugar affects your brain, according to rockstar psychiatrist ...
You can't blame tooth decay on your genes, twin study shows
Why One Cardiologist Has Drunk His Last Diet Soda
Here's What Just One Day Of Binge Eating Does To Your Body
Sugardemic
Health Minute: Kids Drinking Too Much Sugar
Almost half of Brits would rather sacrifice sex for a whole YEAR than give up sugar
Industry
Emails Show How the Food Industry Uses 'Science' to Push Soda
NHS hospitals 'complained' at M&S healthy drinks boost
Health-conscious Jesinta Franklin ends her contract with Cadbury
Pizzas, burgers and crisps will all have to SHRINK under official plans
How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food
Sugar Tax
How does sugar compare to tobacco? A teaspoon of sugar or one cigarette will not harm you. But over time, the habit can be fatal. Unlike Big Tobacco, Big Sugar deliberately targets children. And added sugar has become so pervasive within the food environment that we can't avoid it even if we wanted to.
