Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.
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Lifestyle
In a world of added sugar, advice for taming your child's sweet tooth
3 clever ways to trick your body into thinking it's eating sugar
Sugar is Bad: Here are 5 Myths You Should Know About This Poison
Reading Books Can Make You Crave Sugar Less
13 Breakfast Items With More Sugar Than A Doughnut
Health
'Healthy' obesity linked to higher risk of heart disease: study
Obesity, minus high BP or blood sugar, is still unhealthy
Scientists find way to trick brain into thinking sugar tastes vile
Sugar is the dietary version of cigarette, doctors say
Get sugary drinks out of hospitals
The Sugardemic
Time to take more action on sugar
WHO diseases panel split on soft drink sugar tax to cut obesity
It makes sense to tighten the rules on advertising sweets to children
Industry
The fast-food company with the worst health score in Australia
Coke has promised 'less sugar', but less is still too much
Food industry on last warning over sugar, say MPs
Junk food deals and adverts face fresh restrictions
MPs call for ban on cartoon characters being used to promote junk food
Industry reacts to childhood obesity report
Sugar tax
US blocks UN health panel from backing taxes on sugar drinks
NCD commission split over sugar tax
Sugar tax encourages 'healthier purchases'
Hit chocolates and puddings with a sugar tax to help fight obesity
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.
