Sugar

The Made-Up Story About How Big Sugar Shifted the Blame to Fat

It’s certainly tempting to blame corporate bad guys, but the sugar industry didn’t cook up the low-fat diet.

Big Sugar’s Sweet Little Lies

How the industry kept scientists from asking: Does sugar kill?

Sugar, not fat, exposed as deadly villain in obesity epidemic

It's addictive and toxic, like a drug, and we need to wean ourselves off it...

Artificial Sweeteners: Sweet or Sour?

Artificial sweeteners may be good for us – think about our ongoing battle against diabetes, obesity and tooth decay. But is there a sour – or even a bitter side to these sugar substitutes?

Does Sugar Make Kids Hyper?

If a child eats cotton candy, a chocolate bar or any other kind of sugary treat, will a hyperactive frenzy follow? While some parents may swear that the answer is "yes," research shows that it's just not true.

Halloween...Who’s Tricking Who?

We know that candy isn’t exactly good for us, but have you ever thought about what eating so much of it does to a child’s small body? I have, and what I found is scarier than any trick these kids can come up with. -

How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat

The sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease and promote saturated fat as the culprit instead, newly released historical documents show.

If Sugar Is Harmless, Prove It

In recent years, some researchers have focused on the particular role refined sugar may play in these epidemics. Perhaps the most comprehensive analysis of this research has been put forth by the science journalist, Gary Taubes, author of the recent book, “The Case Against Sugar.”

Is Sugar Really Toxic? Sifting through the Evidence

Here's the true bitter truth: Yes, most of us should make an effort to eat less sugar—but if we are really committed to staying healthy, we'll have to do a lot more than that.

Is the Sugar in Fruit Healthy or Unhealthy?

There’s a point in all this that’s not frequently made in the media or by health professionals: Sugar as it occurs in whole foods is not an issue; in fact, it is necessary and should be embraced. It’s a problem only when it is extracted from its natural package and used to excess.

Study Links Depression and Anxiety to High Sugar Diets

Men in the top third for sugar consumption were 23 percent more likely to experience depression or anxiety over the next five years.

Sugar is as dangerous as alcohol and tobacco, warn health experts

Britain's obesity crisis could be reversed within five years if food companies reduced sugar in products by 30 per cent, health experts claim as they launch a new campaign to cut intake.

Sugar Season. It’s Everywhere, and Addictive

Sugar is addictive. And we don’t mean addictive in that way that people talk about delicious foods. We mean addictive, literally, in the same way as drugs. And the food industry is doing everything it can to keep us hooked.

Sugar, explained

Sugar is the dietary villain of our day. But the science is complicated.

Sweet poison: why sugar is ruining our health

The average Briton consumes 238 teaspoons of sugar each week - often without knowing it. But just how hard is it to go sugar free?

The case for eliminating sugar. All of it

Gary Taubes argues in a new book that sugar is toxic and should be consumed as often as tobacco. As in, never.

The Harmful Effects of Sugar

In my opinion, there is no safe amount of processed or refined sugar. Naturally contained sugars in fruit and vegetables are balanced by the fiber, vitamins, enzymes and other properties of the fruit/vegetable which slow sugar digestion and help the body deal with it more easily. Processed varieties, on the other hand, provide none of these benefits...

The Sugar Industry Killed a Study 50 Years Ago That Suggested a Link to Cancer

“Their goal was to derail the scientific conversation on these issues.”

The Sugar Wars

Science can’t prove it and the industry denies it, but Gary Taubes is convinced that the sweet stuff kills.

The Sugar-Addiction Taboo

When can you call a food addictive?

What Sugar Actually Does to Your Brain and Body

We consume an enormous amount of sugar, whether consciously or not, but it's a largely misunderstood substance. There are different kinds and different ways your body processes them all. Some consider it poison and others believe it's the sweetest thing on earth. Here's a look at the different forms of sugar, the various ways they affect you, and how they play a role in healthy—and unhealthy—diets.

Why Is Too Much Sugar Bad for You?

The bottom line is that sugar does one of two things. It either displaces more nutritious foods in your diet, which means you're screening out nutritious-dense foods, or it adds calories to your diet. So if you're adding calories on top of an already nutritious diet that puts you at risk for weight gain.

The Bitter Truth About Sugar and Its Effects on Our Health

It’s been a dizzying past few years in the public health wars. First came the welcome reprieve that eating fat probably wouldn’t hasten our deaths. Then we learned that fewer of us have gluten sensitivities than we had previously thought. Now sugar is in the spotlight as public enemy number one. And anti-sugar advocates aren’t sitting back.

10 Things You Don’t Know About Sugar

Excessive sugar in the diet is not the best idea when it comes to healthy living. Nonetheless, few of us are consuming sugar in recommended moderate amounts and most of us are eating tons of it. In fact, worldwide we are consuming about 500 extra calories a day from sugar.

American Sugar Alliance

The American Sugar Alliance is a national coalition of sugarcane and sugar beet producers, including sugar farmers, sugar processors, sugar refiners, sugar suppliers, sugar workers and others dedicated to preserving a strong U.S. sugar industry.

The Sugar Association

Sugar beet and sugar cane farmers are growing nature’s oldest sweetener, and our association is growing awareness of and confidence in sugar.