Here's our regular curation of the top content about sugar we've seen this week.
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Lifestyle
Check Your Health: Avoiding added sugar
'Sugar Shock!' classes will address ways to combat added sugars in food
Nine ingredients in Coca-Cola that might make you think twice
Love Sugar? THIS Is The Secret To Eating It Healthfully
Man describes what happened to his body when he gave up fizzy drinks
Stop Drinking Soda -- Here's Why and How You Should Quit
These 'Healthy' Foods May Actually Be Causing Brain Fog
The 7 Best Things To Order At Burger King, According To Nutritionists
Sugar intake in children – more than just a weight issue
Weight Loss Tips: 10 foods that you should avoid if you want to lose weight
Here are the pros and cons of low-calorie sweetened drinks
Health
Lancaster General Health launching sugar-free initiative
Penn Health System to eliminate the sale of sugar-sweetened drinks
Is Natural Sugar In Fruit Good Or Bad For Your Health
Alarmed by health trends, Iowa cancer doctor fights disease, sugar and food industry
Young offenders to get tips on healthy eating under Government drive
Learning, growing can all start with healthy snack
Health Alert! White And Brown Sugar Are All The Same!
Sugardemic
US teens: Higher prevalence of obesity than Grenada youth
How lack of vegetables is creating a billion-dollar obesity epidemic
How America's current food environment makes it easy to become obese
Industry
Consumers seek to reduce sugar, but lack understanding
Watchdog backs 'healthy' McDonald's Happy Meal ad on children's TV
Labelling
Judge's Deference To FDA On 'Added Sugar' Regulation Secures Win for Food Labelling Defendant...
Reduced sugar with the label in mind
Sugar tax
NZ Health Minister responds to appointment of 'number one' sugar tax advocate
Sugar tax has 'little impact' on consumer habits
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.
