Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen lately. This is a bumper edition covering the Christmas period.
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Lifestyle
Limit children's snacks to 100 calories, health body says
Snack attack: children 'should only be allowed two tiny treats daily'
7 Easy Ways To Scale Back On Sugar (Without Hating Your Life)
The not so sweet side of Christmas
The hidden ingredients: why quitting sugar is hard
The 6 stages of quitting sugar
Why now's the perfect time to kick your sugar habit
Quit sugar and booze, lose weight and keep it off
Health
Eating too much sugar can hurt your health.
Is sugar bad for you, what are the health risks from eating too much?
Eating too much sugar can hurt your health, and for some it's addictive
Too much sugar can hurt your health and even be addictive
UK's most googled health issue of 2017 revealed
Why doctors can't tell patients they are 'obese'
Super-sized chocolates a threat to health
Sugary drinks face BAN from hospital canteens, shops and vending machines
Sugardemic
Children consume 'three times more sugar' than recommended
One Man's Stand Against Junk Food as Diabetes Climbs Across India
The trade deal that triggered a health crisis in Mexico
Industry
Chocolate makers innovate to entice health-conscious consumers
Sugar Tax
We tax alcohol, pokies and cigarettes - sugar is long overdue
Tax on sugar must be introduced
New South African soda tax could hurt US beverage exports: USDA
With new policies, comes sugar tax and no more midnight snacking?
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.
