SugarByHalf media wrap 22-28 Dec

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

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Lifestyle

5 Fast Food Picks That Pack an Entire Day's Worth Of Sugar

Should NZ follow the UK and ban sale of energy drinks to under-16s?

15 gram method: The simple sugar rule that helped me drop weight

Health

The Startling Link Between Sugar and Alzheimer's

Diabetes linked to long-term cognitive decline, new research suggests

How sugar in fruit affects your health, weight

Why stress makes you fat

The Case Against Juice Is Stronger Than Ever

The sugary truth about hospital drinks

Dentists get their teeth stuck into campaign to reduce sugary drinks

The Sugardemic

Tooth decay crisis: Dentists plead with parents to reduce children's sugar intake

The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes review

Incoherent policies on sugar and alcohol

Child tooth decay crisis blamed on school lunch boxes

Join the dots: Sugar and plastic legacies

Industry

What are 'energy drinks' and should they be banned?

Sugar tax on soft drinks may increase alcohol consumption

The bags of chocolate that contain FOUR DAYS worth of sugar

Retailers urged to follow Aldi sale controls on energy drinks

Lobbyists take aim at health claims on high sugar products

Tesco to stop selling energy drinks to under-16s

Sugar tax

Think tank's weight of opinion decries tax on sugar

Voluntary reformulation plan puts Lithuanian sugar tax on hold

Back to the drawing board on sugar tax

What is the sugar tax