Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.
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Lifestyle
Fresh and Fit: 7 worst side effects of eating too much added sugar
Think twice before eating these 10 health foods
What Your Cravings Are Telling You About Your Health
Health
Thousands of Queensland kids admitted to hospital for tooth decay
Nelson Marlborough Health staff give up sugary drinks in challenge
'Benefits' of energy drinks outweighed by health risks
Sugary drinks linked to reduced DNA protection in Latino preschoolers
The children who are so fat they need hip replacements
Sugardemic
Deadly sugar addiction – why carbs, not fats, are the problem
Sugar, Not Fat, Causes Weight Gain: Professor Of Medicine
Childhood obesity costing Ireland billions
American addictions: Screens and sugar
Industry
It's goodbye Coca-Cola, as health conscious Chinese consumers opt for energy drinks
Sugar Sweetened Drinks Fall in Popularity
Sugar tax
With school just around the corner, school lunches are on every parent’s mind. So what exactly could a low sugar lunchbox do for your child?
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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.
