Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.
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LIFESTYLE
Children are tucking into lunchboxes with double their daily sugar intake
A sugar expert reveals 3 popular foods with a disgusting amount of hidden sugar
Hamilton’s health crusade as locals back national tax on sugar
Drink Me, I’m Irish! Must-Try Reduced-Sugar St. Patrick’s Day Drink Recipes From Truvia
7 lessons from a month without sugar on the Whole30
What happened when I gave up sugar for two weeks
Which lunch box is healthier? Looks can be deceiving
Do you really have to give up fruit to go sugar-free?
SUGARDEMIC
Seattle mayor compares sugar to tobacco in sugary-drinks tax discussion
10 Hidden Names of Sugar Used Commonly on Ingredient Labels
How Big Food got us hooked on sugar, wheat and oil
The deadly risk of sugar: It's time investors reassessed food and drinks companies
SCIENCE
How too much sugar and saturated fat could be harming your brain
What Do We Not Know About The Effects Of Sugar?
SUGAR TAX
Sugar tax action in the Port Macquarie-Hastings region
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.
