Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.
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Lifestyle
How To Find The Hidden Sugars In Food Labels
Push to ban cartoon characters from high-sugar children's food
Is stevia a good alternative to sugar?
Health
UK health system cuts sugar from canteens
HEALTH: We can ALL ditch sugar!
Magazine reveals foods that really cause cancer
Lifestyle choices can slow aging process
Eating a high-fat, high-sugar diet can increase risk of Alzheimer's
Children are being introduced to sugar too early, says local physician
Should under-16s be banned from buying energy drinks?
The Sugardemic
Strong public support for sugar tax and other 'nanny state' interventions: poll
The big problem with our over-sugared children in America
Time for action on sugar and obesity
Sugar-coating the truth or a sweet alternative?
UCD first college to ban sale of sugary drinks on campus
Industry
Opinion: Soft drink industry head says push to ditch sugar requires no sweetener
Australia's Soft Drink Makers Promise Sugar Cuts To Help Health
Beverage industry worried over health warning label
Sweet drinks to carry health warnings
'A scam': Obesity experts slam soft drink industry's sugar cut pledge
Sugar tax
A sugar tax is an unnecessary attack on freedom
California prohibits city soda taxes through 2030
State deal saves SF soda tax, blocks other cities from imposing their own
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.
