SugarbyHalf media watch 12-18 June

Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.

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Lifestyle

How blood sugar levels affect your brain – and what to do about it

This 'healthy' Starbucks granola breakfast item contains the same sugar as 2 donuts 

Not so squeaky clean? The surprising dangers hidden inside 'healthy' food

Time to say goodbye to sweet tooth

Is Sugar Really That Bad For Your Skin?

This Is Why You Crave Sugar Immediately After Your Meal

This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Eating Sugar

Kids wake up to need for healthy breakfast

Here Are All the Ways Sugar Is Actually Killing You

New Podcast: Happy and Healthy talks about That Sugar Film and 6 Spoons in June

Breakfast for kids: Cereal claims trick parents in Australia

Kiwi babies being weaned on to high-sugar diets from 4 months old ...

Is fruit bad for you? Definitely not

Brits turn to fresh fruit as the best way to stop sugar cravings

Craving Sugar? These 10 Foods Can Help

Research

How Type 2 diabetes can be more debilitating than you think

Weight-related deaths can affect non-obese too

New study recommends 3 simple ways to keep blood sugar in control

The Sugardemic

'It's freaking hopeless': why the Health Star Rating System has to go

Christchurch mum says obesity screening programme helped get 4 year old on track

Sugary drinks to be banned from northern beaches hospitals

AMA backs comprehensive approach targeting sugary drinks

AMA adopts policy against excessive sugar consumption

Trump Is Slowly Undermining Obama's Work on Healthy Food

Industry

Retail must take more responsibility for obesity, warns food watchdog

Israel's Plan to Discourage Sugar Is Set for Bitter Disappointment

Sugar tax

Sugar drinks: New tax, higher prices & social engineering

Sugar tax could leave PHL vulnerable to WTO complaints -- DFA

Slim tax for healthy drinks on tap

Is the sugar tax coating underlying systemic problems?