Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.
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Lifestyle
Love on a plate but Valentine meals offers full of salt, fat and sugar
Less sugar will make life sweeter
'I Tried A No-Added-Sugar Challenge For A Month'.
If you're not overweight, why do you need to eat healthy foods?
I did a no-added sugar diet for a week and surprisingly remained sane
Health
Is a high sugar diet damaging your gut?
Sweet but sinister too — just how bad is all that sugar for your heart?
Valentine's Day meals 'shockingly unhealthy', find health scientists
Sugar Is Wreaking Havoc on Your Hormonal Health
Cravings for sure, but can sugar cause addiction?
Fruit juices aren't healthy. Eat a fruit instead
3 tips from a dentist to keep Valentine's Day sweet for kids' teeth
How drinking sugar-sweetened beverages can cut your chances of conceiving
The Sugardemic
Researchers challenge claims that sugar industry shifted blame to fat
Dentists are fed up with doing tooth extractions on toddlers
Scotland's obesity crisis: two-year-olds are being referred to weight specialists
One Hidden Culprit Behind Weight Gain: Fruit Juice
Industry
McDonald's making strong push to make Happy Meals healthy meals
McDonald's nixes cheeseburger from Happy Meal
Valio to cut salt and sugar by 2020, backs UN sustainability program
Sugar Tax
Cautious welcome for new sugar tax
Maine Voices: Sugar restrictions would be good for all of us
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.
