Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.
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Lifestyle
How Much Sugar Should You Have A Day?
California passes statewide healthy kids' meal bill
Here's the scoop on added sugar
Snacks by the book: Eight school lunchbox treats put to the test
Is your energy bar a candy bar in disguise?
What Happened to the Sugar on My Frosted Mini-Wheats?
Health
Diabetes EPIDEMIC: Doctors issue heart attack warning
How eating mushrooms may improve blood sugar control
How Much Sugar Is It Safe To Eat Per Week?
How Much Sugar Should You Have A Day?
The Sugardemic
BHF calls for bold action in tackling obesity rates and improving lifestyle choices
Industry
Heinz fined $2.25M for lying about sugar in healthy kids snacks
Multimillion-dollar fine sparks call for Kiwi action on Shredz
Scientists discover a way to reduce sugar content in cakes by 40%
CA Judge Certifies Class in Kellogg False Advertising Cereal Lawsuit
Coca-Cola UK redesigns Zero Sugar packaging to look like the original Coke
Labelling
Read the labels: Sugars hiding in plain sight
Should You Bite on Energy Bar Health Claims?
71 percent of US consumers check for sugar content, claims Kerry research
Sugar tax
Sugar tax will improve oral health
Fizzy drinks sugar tax brings in €2m a month
Sticky Business: Will Taxes on Sugary Sodas Help to Dilute America's Cardiometabolice Crisis?
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.
