Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.
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Lifestyle
Easy Ways to Cut Back on Sugar
The scary reason you should quit sugar now
The unsexy but effective path to healthy eating
How to Ease Withdrawal Symptoms When You Quit Sugar
The 'fatigued 40s' are real. Here's how to tackle them
5 'healthy' breakfast foods that have more sugar than a glazed donut
How Foods Labeled 'Healthy' Can Still Make You Fat
The least healthy drink at Starbucks will cost you nearly four days worth of sugar
Are you drinking your sugar intake?
Health
Nutritionally, people do not need any sugar
UK Hospitals Ban Chocolate Bars and Limit Calories
Sydney dentist says you're approaching oral hygiene all wrong
Sugar in the diet may increase risks of opioid addiction
Soft drinks banned at health facilities
The Sugardemic
More children are officially obese at the start of primary school
NHS England bans 'super-sized' chocolate bars
Industry
The hidden connection between obesity, heart disease and trade
Sugar tax
Will a sugar tax work? Well, it did at Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurants
CSPI defends sugar-drink tax in America
Sugar tax cut fizzy drink sales by 10%
Thailand enters 'War on Sugar' with tax on sweetened beverages
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.
