Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.
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Lifestyle
How much sugar does your favourite Christmas tipple contain?
The hidden sugar menace in our fave festive tipples
Christmas foods contain SHOCKING sugar levels
Surviving the sugar this holiday season
The hidden sugar menace in our fave festive tipples
Health
Sugar in Soda, Not Fruit, Raises Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
5 Ways That Sugar Affects Your Brain
That Sugar Rush Is All In Your Head
The Sugardemic
Almost a quarter of P1 children at risk of being 'overweight or obese'
BMI, overall health are connected after all, study says
Industry
Hint to Beverage Industry: Stop Teaching Kids to Crave Sugar!
Researchers find some cider makers add unneeded sugar
Food labels
Food labels promote healthier choices: Study
Farm bill exempts pure maple, honey from added sugars label
Sugar Tax
Tax alcohol and watch Australia lose weight, says report on curbing obesity
16 ways to tackle obesity — and a tax on booze is top of the list
Controller says $137M netted from city's sugar tax
Sugar tax wins support from young Aussies
Sugar tax pays for running tracks
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.
