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new study

Nov 4, 2024 11:49 AM CST

Limiting Baby's Sugar May Pay Off Later

New study suggests big health benefits from low intake of sweets in the first few years of life

(Newser) - A novel study that looked at sugar rationing in World War II has a health takeaway for today's new parents and parents-to-be: Cut down on your child's sugar. The study published in Science suggests that limiting sugar intake during pregnancy and through the first two years of a...

FDA Would Like to Add Warning Labels to Your Food

Your Food Packaging May Soon
Come With a Warning Label

Sep 13, 2024 1:40 PM CDT

Your Food Packaging May Soon Come With a Warning Label

FDA hopes to add warnings signaling high levels of sodium, saturated fat, added sugars

(Newser) - "Eating patterns in the US do not align with federal dietary recommendations." That's per a recent proclamation by the Food and Drug Administration, which warns we're a nation facing "an ever-growing epidemic of diet-related chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity." One...

Nestle Accused of 'Harmful Double Standard' on Baby Food

Nestle Allegedly
Pumps Sugar
Into Baby Products
in Poor Nations

Apr 23, 2024 9:45 AM CDT

Nestle Allegedly Pumps Sugar Into Baby Products in Poor Nations

The food giant is being accused of a 'harmful double standard' that could lead to obesity

(Newser) - The Nestle brand may be associated with comfort food and drink, but its infant eats are getting an uncomfortable amount of scrutiny over sugar content. Per a new report from the nonprofit Public Eye and the International Baby Food Action Network, the Swiss food conglomerate adds more sugar to its...

Those 'Diet' Drinks May
Boost Risk of Heart Condition

NEW STUDY

Mar 5, 2024 4:20 PM CST

Those 'Diet' Drinks May Boost Risk of Heart Condition

High consumption of sweetened beverages accompanied by increased risk of atrial fibrillation

(Newser) - If there's one takeaway from a new study analyzing health data from people who consume lots of sweetened beverages, it's that those beverages should be avoided, researchers say. "Do not take it for granted that drinking low-sugar and low-calorie artificially sweetened beverages is healthy—it may pose...

New Dietary
Guidelines Skip
2 Controversial
Suggestions

New Dietary Guidelines Skip 2 Controversial Suggestions

USDA rejects idea to further cut alcohol and sugar intake, weighs in on breastfeeding

(Newser) - The official new dietary guidelines for Americans have been updated for the first time in five years, and they might be more notable for what they don't include. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the federal guidelines don't call for cuts in alcohol and sugar intake. Over the...

Indians Advised
to Eat More Sugar

Nov 8, 2020 8:00 AM CST

Indians Advised to Eat More Sugar

It's not something you hear every day

(Newser) - It's not a piece of advice you hear often these days: Eat more sugar. But it's what India's mills are now telling the country's people. The BBC explains that the country's production should jump 13% to about 34 million tons in the 2020 to 2021...

A Common Belief About
Sugar Might Be Wrong

A Common Belief About Sugar Might Be Wrong

Study suggests the idea of a 'sugar rush' is a myth

(Newser) - People in need of a jolt of energy who reach for a sugary drink or snack might be doing precisely the wrong thing, a new study suggests. Researchers in Neuroscience & Behavioral Reviews makes the case that the "sugar rush" is a myth, reports MedicalNewsToday . In fact, people who...

Sea Change:
Gatorade Offers
Sugarless Version

Jun 20, 2018 10:45 AM CDT

Sea Change: Gatorade Offers Sugarless Version

As consumers turn away from sugar, sports drink market could be changing

(Newser) - Is the era of sugary sports drinks coming to an end? Gatorade is launching its new Gatorade Zero this week, a sports drink with no sugar and no carbohydrates. Gatorade has long dominated the sports drink industry, but as health-conscious consumers have begun eschewing sugar, some have soured on the...

Paper Claims Sugar Industry
Quashed Unfavorable Research

Nov 22, 2017 8:51 AM CST

Paper Claims Sugar Industry Quashed Unfavorable Research

International Sugar Research Foundation says 1968 study was over budget and delayed

(Newser) - Just as the tobacco industry aimed to quash evidence of health risks linked to smoking, a new paper claims the Sugar Research Foundation decades ago suppressed research on the sugar's negative effects. The assertion comes via University of California at San Francisco researchers who reviewed internal sugar industry documents,...

Man Realizes How Much Sugar
Is in Cereals, Sues Kellogg's

Aug 16, 2017 2:17 PM CDT

Man Realizes How Much Sugar Is in Cereals, Sues Kellogg's

Judge refuses to completely dismiss lawsuit

(Newser) - Kellogg's will appear in court to defend the amount of sugar contained in cereals and other breakfast products it claims are healthy, Courthouse News reports. The class-action lawsuit was brought by Stephen Hadley, who says he ate Kellogg's products for breakfast for years and believed he was making...

Artificial Sweeteners
May Cause Weight Gain

NEW STUDY

Jul 18, 2017 10:57 AM CDT

Artificial Sweeteners May Cause Weight Gain

Though one expert warns there's not enough info to place all blame on artificial sweeteners

(Newser) - If you think you're avoiding artificial sweeteners because you don't put them in your coffee or tea, think again. These additives are found in everything from yogurt and baked goods to sauces and diet colas, per the CBC , with "a lot of people ... consuming them in foods...

Pregnant? Reading This
May Sour You on Sugar

new study

Jul 7, 2017 6:14 PM CDT

Pregnant? Reading This May Sour You on Sugar

Study sees link between high sugar intake, kids' allergies

(Newser) - Pregnant women already have an exhaustive list of foods they’re told to limit or avoid. But a new longitudinal study might make that list longer. Time reports that research published in the European Respiratory Journal found a link between higher added sugar intake during pregnancy and a child's...

The Unsurprising Surprise in
Starbucks' Unicorn Frap: Sugar

Apr 20, 2017 8:03 AM CDT

The Unsurprising Surprise in Starbucks' Unicorn Frap: Sugar

Way too much of it, if you're going by American Heart Association standards

(Newser) - If riding an enormous sugar high can help you start to see unicorns, Starbucks' new Unicorn Frappuccino is your ticket to a world of magic. Otherwise, it's likely just the fast track to an insulin therapy regimen. The limited-edition drink—which the Washington Post snarks tastes like "sour...

Cranberry Juice
Won't Prevent UTIs,
but This Might

Feb 17, 2017 7:23 AM CST

Cranberry Juice Won't Prevent UTIs, but This Might

(Newser) - Our planet racks up an estimate $6 billion a year in spending on urinary tract infections, according to the American Urological Association . Now, for as little as $15, a potential way to prevent new infections. A new supplement called Uqora is a powder you mix with water when the risk...

Study Questions Sugar Limits,
but There's a Big Catch

Dec 20, 2016 12:00 PM CST

Study Questions Sugar Limits, but There's a Big Catch

Guess who funded it?

(Newser) - A new study about sugar is good news for companies that make sugar-laden products. The problem is that the study itself was funded by those very same companies. As Time reports, the research newly published in the Annals of Internal Medicine looks specifically at guidelines, including those in the US,...

It's the End of a
Sugary Era in Hawaii

Dec 13, 2016 2:00 AM CST

It's the End of a Sugary Era in Hawaii

Last cane haul on Maui happened on Monday

(Newser) - The only remaining sugar mill in Hawaii is ending its final harvest. The last cane haul at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company on Maui happened on Monday, with hundreds of workers and retirees on hand to watch the last delivery, Hawaii News Now reports. Parent company Alexander & Baldwin announced...

Elementary School Kids
Suspended Over Kool-Aid

Elementary School Kids Suspended Over Kool-Aid

'Happy crack' got them in hot water

(Newser) - Nine elementary school kids in South Carolina have been suspended for violating a school drug policy because they were caught with so-called "happy crack," a mixture of Kool-Aid and sugar that is not actually illicit but, simply by resembling an illicit substance, violates school policy. WYFF4 reports that...

Sugar Industry Secretly
Shaped Health Studies

analysis

Sep 12, 2016 7:07 PM CDT

Sugar Industry Secretly Shaped Health Studies

According to analysis of newly uncovered documents

(Newser) - The sugar industry began funding research that cast doubt on sugar's role in heart disease—in part by pointing the finger at fat—as early as the 1960s, according to an analysis of newly uncovered documents. The analysis published Monday is based on correspondence between a sugar trade group...

First Venezuela
Lost Its Beer,
Now It's Losing
Its Coke

May 24, 2016 8:47 AM CDT

First Venezuela Lost Its Beer, Now It's Losing Its Coke

Sugar shortage has forced Coca-Cola to halt production there

(Newser) - Forget about buying the world a Coke —Venezuela can't even buy itself one now. Barely a month after the country's main brewery stopped beer production due to Venezuela's ongoing economic crisis , Coca-Cola has announced that it's also halting production of sugary beverages there because of...

Food Giant's Unusual
Advice: Eat This Less Often

Apr 15, 2016 12:02 PM CDT

Food Giant's Unusual Advice: Eat This Less Often

Mars to add 'occasional' label to some sauces

(Newser) - Industry giant Mars Food is out with an unusual suggestion: It wants people to cut back on its pasta sauces. The company says its Dolmio sauces, Uncle Ben's oriental sauces, and some other products containing high levels of salt, sugar, or fat should be consumed only once a week...