Latest Sugars-Related Research

CSI provides a monthly summary of new research on sugars and carbohydrates published each month, based on a PubMed search using pre-established search terms. The publications are grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality based on the hierarchy of medical evidence. A summary of the screening process is available for download

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November 2025 

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in November 2025, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence. 

Topic Title Citation Study Type
Dietary Intakes  Sweet-tasting cereal products as a source of sodium and salt in children's diets. Jachimowicz-Rogowska K et al. Food Addit Contam Part A. 2025 Nov 24:1-11.  Cross-Sectional
Food consumption and comparison with Italian Dietary Guidelines: results from ARIANNA cross-sectional survey.  Iacoponi F et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Nov;76(7):736-747 Cross-Sectional
Identifying Key Features Associated with Excessive Fructose Intake: A Machine Learning Analysis of a Mexican Cohort.   Gutiérrez-Esparza G et al. Nutrients. 2025 Nov 20;17(22):3623.  Cross-Sectional
Diet Quality  Added Sugar Sources and Their Impact on Diet Quality and Nutrient Intakes: An Analysis Across Added Sugar Intake Levels in United States Children and Adults.   Tucker M et al. Curr Dev Nutr. 2025 Oct 3;9(11):107566.  Cross-Sectional
Food Science & Reformulation  Sucrose reduction with maintained sweetness level lowers glycemic fluctuations and energy intake in healthy males.  Gaider M et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Nov 3;12:1682297. RCT
Voluntary reformulation targets lead to minimal change in sugar content: interim assessment of Australia's Healthy Food Partnership.  Keaney M et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2025 Nov 25.  Cross-Sectional
From Sweetness to Mouthfeel: A Review on Overcoming Sensory Barriers in Sugar-Free Beverages.  Ramsey I et al. Int J Food Sci. 2025 Nov 22;2025:2345722.  Narrative Review
Obesity The Influence of Ultraprocessed Food Consumption on Energy Intake in Emerging Adulthood: A Controlled Feeding Trial.   Rego MLM et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Nov 19.  RCT
Eating Rate has Sustained Effects on Energy Intake from Ultra-Processed Diets: A Two-Week Ad Libitum Dietary Randomized Controlled Cross-over Trial.   Forde CG et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Nov 26.  RCT
Association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and childhood overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study in Beijing, China.   Li Y et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Nov 3;12:1686320.  Cross-Sectional
Diabetes Nutritional Determinants of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the European Union: A Systematic Review.   Díaz-Benavides DA et al. Nutrients. 2025 Nov 9;17(22):3507.  Systematic Review       
Ultra-processed food intake is associated with altered glucose homeostasis in young adults with a history of overweight or obesity: a longitudinal study.   Li Y, Costello E et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2025 Nov 10;22(1):135.  Prospective Cohort
The evolutionary relationship between sugar-sweetened beverages and type 2 diabetes mellitus since 1989.   Jian E et al. Food Res Int. 2025 Nov;219:117009.  Narrative Review
Cardiovsacular Disease Effects of carbohydrate-restricted diets and macronutrient replacements on cardiovascular health and body composition in adults: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.   Feng S et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Nov;122(5):1461-1478.  SRMA
Fructose-containing sugars and metabolic risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.   Guntari P et al. Food Nutr Res. 2025 Nov 11;69. SRMA
Sweetened beverages and cardiovascular outcomes: an umbrella review of mortality and health outcomes.   Jamali M et al. Nutr J. 2025 Nov 12;24(1):173.  SRMA
The effects of dietary fructose on blood pressure are modified by the food matrix.   van Oeteren MAJ et al. Clin Nutr. 2025 Nov 1;55:134-140.  RCT
Dental Health Sugar consumption and early childhood caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.   Echeverria MS et al. Braz Oral Res. 2025 Nov 17;39:e122.  SRMA
Liver Health Molecular mechanisms of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): functional analysis of glucose and fructose metabolism pathways.   Rabbani N, Thornalley PJ. Clin Sci (Lond). 2025 Nov 4;139(21).  Narrative Review
Gut Health Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Current Evidence and Clinical Implications.   Dale HF, Kolby M, Valeur J. Nutrients. 2025 Nov 14;17(22):3567.  Narrative Review
Other Health Conditions Dietary intake of different carbohydrate types and asthma risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.   Bao Y et al. Nutr J. 2025 Nov 21;24(1):179.  SRMA
Effects of artificial and natural sweeteners on host metabolic health: A double-edged sword.   Xue H et al. Food Res Int. 2025 Nov;220:117158.  Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour The Sweet Tooth Trial: A Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of A 6-Month Low, Regular, or High Dietary Sweet Taste Exposure on Sweet Taste Liking, and Various Outcomes Related to Food Intake and Weight Status  Čad EM, Mars M et al.  The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  RCT
Do children allocated to different methods of complementary feeding introduction have distinct food preferences and flavor acceptance in the first years of life? A randomized clinical trial.   Neves RO et al. PLoS One. 2025 Nov 14;20(11):e0335592.  RCT
Who Likes Sweets? Sweet Patterns: Influence of Sex, Age, Body Mass Index, Smoking and Olfactory Efficiency on the Consumption of Sweet Products.   Lebiedowska A et alNutrients. 2025 Nov 6;17(21):3487.  Cross-Sectional
Identifying Key Features Associated with Excessive Fructose Intake: A Machine Learning Analysis of a Mexican Cohort.   Gutiérrez-Esparza G et al. Nutrients. 2025 Nov 20;17(22):3623.  Cross-Sectional
Molecular basis and detection technologies of sweetness.   Chen W, Wu W. Food Res Int. 2025 Nov;219:116965.  Narrative Review
Validity and reliability of a questionnaire that aims to investigate consumption and problematic eating behaviours towards refined sugar.   Gardner MH et al. J Nutr Sci. 2025 Nov 18;14:e80.  Survey Methodology
Mental Health, Cognition, Addiction Ketogenic Diets and Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.   Janssen-Aguilar R et al. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Nov 5:e253261. SRMA
Associations of Individual Beverage Types and Substitution with Dementia Risk: A UK Biobank Cohort Study.   Kim JH et al. J Nutr Health Aging. 2025 Nov 27;30(1):100740.  Prospective Cohort
Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption trajectories and emotional and behavioral problems among children: A large retrospective cohort study in China.   Ge WX et al. J Affect Disord. 2026 Feb 1;394(Pt B):120640.  Retrospective Cohort
Generalized anxiety disorder is associated with the consumption of ultra-processed foods and eating behaviors markers in university students.   Peixoto VA et al. Nutr Res. 2025 Nov;143:101-110.  Cross-Sectional
The effect of dietary carbohydrate quality on depression and anxiety levels in adolescents.   Ülger TG et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Nov 19;12:1689004.  Cross-Sectional
Physical Activity Fed, not fasted: is carbohydrate mouth rinsing still ergogenic? A three-level meta-analysis.   Deng H, et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2025 Dec;22(1).  SRMA
Food Labelling  Evolution of the nutritional quality of packaged food supply in low- and middle-income countries following the implementation of a front-of-pack labeling scheme.   Tassy M et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Nov 13;12:1636713.  Cross-Sectional
Influence of non-interpretive and interpretive front-of-pack food labels on population consumption of food high in fat, sugar or sodium (HFSS) in Thailand.   Thongcharoenchupong N et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Nov 30:1-7.  Cross-Sectional
What Is "Healthy" Food? A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Foods and Beverages Consumed by US Adults That Satisfy the US Food and Drug Administration's Updated "Healthy" Claim Criteria.   Tucker AC et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Nov 25.  Cross-Sectional
The estimated impact of mandatory front-of-pack nutrition labelling policies on adult obesity prevalence and obesity-related mortality in England: a modelling study  Evans R et al. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe.  Modelling Study

October 2025

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in October 2025, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence. 

Topic Title Citation Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars-Sweetened Beverages Association between peer behaviors and family environment and pre-packaged sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among primary and secondary school students in Beijing.   Li Y et al. Front Public Health. 2025 Oct 1;13:1661141.  Cross-Sectional
Assessment of Restaurant Beverage Offerings on Children's Menus in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.   Hofmann LP et al. AJPM Focus. 2025 Jun 26;4(5):100382.  Cross-Sectional
Primary school children exhibit socioeconomic inequalities in their usual beverage consumption: baseline assessment of the DRINK trial.   Desbouys L et al. Arch Public Health. 2025 Oct 9;83(1):239.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity Effect of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers on weight management and gut microbiota composition in individuals with overweight or obesity: the SWEET study.  Pang MD et al. Nat Metab. 2025 Oct;7(10):2083-2098.  RCT
Incident cases and healthcare costs of non-communicable diseases attributable to industrialized and total sugar sweetened beverage intake in Mexico.  Canto-Osorio F et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Oct 31;25(1):3685.  Cross-Sectional
Associations of Acculturation With Added Sugars Intake and Weight Status Among Mexican American Adolescents in the United States, NHANES, 2009-2018.  Pyo E et al. Pediatr Obes. 2025 Oct 28:e70063.  Cross-Sectional
Urinary Sweeteners and Sugars in Relation to Childhood Obesity: The SWEET Project. Cai X et al. J Nutr. 2025 Oct 14:S0022-3166(25)00638-8. Cross-Sectional
Children's and adolescents' responses to public health obesity policies and weight monitoring in England: A qualitative study.  Conway RE et al. Public Health. 2025 Oct 15;249:105980.  Cross-Sectional
High adiposity linked to presarcopenia and decreased cardiorespiratory fitness in sedentary young Indians independent of their high-fat-salt-sugar (HFSS) food frequency.  Sanglekar D, Soni R, Rawal R. Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 8;15(1):35142.  Cross-Sectional
Choosing sweeteners wisely-nutrigenetic study on childhood obesity. Qiu DW et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2025 Oct 6;22(1):114.  Cross-Sectional
What (not) to eat: Exploring weight-loss and dietary intentions in representative samples from Germany and Austria Ruf A, König LM. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2025 Oct;17(5):e70077. Cross-Sectional
Effects of Processing Level and Nutritional Quality on Energy Intake, Ingestive Behaviors, Palatability, and Satiety in a Young Adult Population. Larcom AB et al. Appetite. 2025 Oct 18:108352.  Cross-Sectional
A narrative review on the relationship between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and post-partum non-communicable diseases among women.  Malik ZI et al. Front Public Health. 2025 Oct 13;13:1663238.  Narrative Review
Diabetes Long-term effects of dietary protein and carbohydrate quality on prediabetes remission: results from the PREVIEW randomised multinational diabetes prevention trial.   Zhu R et al. Diabetologia. 2025 Oct 15.  RCT       
Estimating sex-specific population-level effects of limiting sugar-sweetened beverages or 100% fruit juices during childhood on insulin resistance, central adiposity, and glycemic outcomes in late adolescence.   Harnois-Leblanc S et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Oct 18:kwaf225.  Prospective Cohort
Global trends and age-period-cohort analysis for the disability adjusted life years and mortality of type 2 diabetes mellitus due to diet high in sugar-sweetened beverages.   Wang R et al. Nutr J. 2025 Oct 28;24(1):166.  Epidemiological Study
Trends in sales of sugar-sweetened beverages and associated type 2 diabetes burden in nine African countries: an ecological time-series analysis.   Karugu CH et al. Glob Health Action. 2025 Dec;18(1):2568283.  Ecological Study
A Scoping Review of Glucose Spikes in People Without Diabetes: Comparing Insights from Grey Literature and Medical Research.   Avner S, Robbins T. Clin Med Insights Endocrinol Diabetes. 2025 Oct 25.  Narrative Review
Cardiovsacular Disease What Do Australians Eat? A Systematic Review of Dietary Patterns and Adverse Health Outcomes.   Abebe Z et al. Nutr Rev. 2025 Oct 1;83(10):1908-1927.  Systematic Review
Associations between artificial sweeteners and cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes: A Mendelian randomization study.   Fan J et al. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Oct 6;24:101325.  RCT
Exposure to sugar rationing in first 1000 days after conception and long term cardiovascular outcomes: natural experiment study.   Zheng J et al. BMJ. 2025 Oct 22;391:e083890.  RCT
Dietary fructose from added sugar beverages and foods is positively associated with homocysteine: NHANES 2003-2006.   Zhang M et al. Nutr Res. 2025 Nov;143:111-129.  Cross-Sectional
Potential Health Risks of Artificial Sweeteners.   Effenberger M, Tilg H. Annu Rev Med. 2025 Oct 31.  Narrative Review
Ultra-Processed Foods and Cardiometabolic Health: A Review of Current Evidence.   Gövez NE, Köksal E. Curr Nutr Rep. 2025 Oct 9;14(1):110.  Narrative Review
Cancer A Scoping Review of Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Cancer Risk: Implications for Public Health, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and Other Healthcare Professionals.  DeVito G, Sheean P. Nutr Cancer. 2025 Oct 14:1-12.  Narrative Review
Dental Health Increasing global trends in Early Childhood Caries prevalence over the last decade: Global Burden of Disease 2021 Study.  Costa CM et al. Caries Res. 2025 Oct 27:1-12.  Epidemiological Study
Differential microbiome response to sucrose in caries-free and caries-affected individuals.  Wang Y, Liu X, Ma S, Li L, Wang L. AMB Express. 2025 Oct 15;15(1):151.  Case-Control
Sugar-sweetened beverages and oral health in Taiwan: An emerging public health challenge.  Yu HC, Chen TP, Chang YC. J Dent Sci. 2025 Oct;20(4):2492-2493.  Narrative Review
Liver Health Association of sugary beverages consumption with liver fat content and fibro-inflammation: a large cohort study.  Zhou Y et al. Front Public Health. 2025 Oct 9;13:1624848.  Prospective Cohort
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption predicts metabolic associated fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.  Yu Z et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025 Oct 1;16:1651370.  Case-Control
Gut Health Disrupting the Gut-Brain Axis: How Artificial Sweeteners Rewire Microbiota and Reward Pathways.  Coccurello R. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Oct 21;26(20):10220.  Narrative Review
Systems biology to unravel Western diet-associated triggers in inflammatory bowel disease.  Konjar Š et al. Front Immunol. 2025 Oct 10;16:1621334.  Narrative Review
Other Health Conditions Sugar-sweetened beverages and the risk of hyperuricemia and gout: a meta-analysis.  Lu Y et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Oct 20;12:1669129.  SRMA
Sugar restriction in the first 1000 days after conception, and long-term respiratory health: a quasi-experiment study.   Zheng J et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Oct 1:S0002-9165(25)00598-2. Prospective Cohort
Association of added sugar intake and its forms with hyperuricemia in general adults: the TCLSIH cohort study.   Zhang J et al. Eur J Nutr. 2025 Oct 31;64(8):310.  Prospective Cohort
Association between dietary carbohydrate intake and multiple sclerosis risk: a large-scale cohort study.   Yuan Q et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Oct 6;12:1654538.  Prospective Cohort
The relationship between ultra-processed food consumption and advanced glycation end products in university students: evidence from the skin autofluorescence method.   Çeçen AG, Dumlu Bilgin G. BMC Nutr. 2025 Oct 23;11(1):193.  Cross-Sectional
Effects of the ketogenic diet on skin-potential benefits and risks.   Chylińska N, Maciejczyk M. Front Nutr. 2025 Oct 16;12:1686056. Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Human neural synergy when combining stevia with a flavour modifier and the neural effects of sucrose vs stevia.   Ko HK et al. Neuroimage. 2025 Oct 22;322:121552.  RCT
Mental Health, Cognition, Addiction Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of dementia: a prospective analysis within the UK Biobank cohort.   Novau-Ferré N et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2025 Oct 14;54(6):dyaf182.  Prospective Cohort
Ultraprocessed Foods Associated With Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study.   Xu H et al. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2025 Oct 20;11:e75061.  Cross-Sectional
Sugary Drinks May Influence Depression Through Gut Microbiome.   Anderer S. JAMA. 2025 Oct 10.  Commentary
Food Labelling  Nutrition Info and Other Front-of-Package Labels and Simulated Food and Beverage Purchases: A Randomized Clinical Trial.   Grummon AH et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Oct 1;8(10):e2537389.  RCT
Nutrient quality of beverages: comparing the Nordic Keyhole, Nutri-Score and Nutrient Rich Food indices.   Bianchi M et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Nov;76(7):709-724. Cross-Sectional
Assessing the extent to which front-of-pack labelling regulations could support healthy eating among Canadians.   Lee JJ, Mulligan C, Jeong H, L'Abbe MR. PLoS One. 2025 Oct 8.  Cross-Sectional
Protein-enriched breakfast cereals receive similar Health Star Ratings despite higher sugar and sodium content.   Keaney M et al. Public Health. 2025 Nov;248:105968.  Cross-Sectional
Changes in energy content of menu items at out-of-home food outlets in England after calorie labelling policy implementation: a pre-post analysis (2021-2022).   Essman M et al. BMJ Public Health. 2025 Sep 30;3(2):e001905. Cross-Sectional
Understanding consumer response to front-of-package labeling: insights from a nationwide survey in Sri Lanka.   Wijesinghe MSD et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Oct 31;25(1):3687.  Cross-Sectional
An Updated Definition of "Healthy" Foods in the United States: How Do They Measure in Nutrient Density, Cost, and Frequency of Consumption?   Hooker K, Sanjeevi N, Monsivais P. Curr Dev Nutr. 2025 Sep 3;9(10):107545.  Cross-Sectional
Nutritional and Energy Profile of "No Added Sugar" Products Versus Their Conventional Counterparts on the Polish Food Market.   Kołodziejczyk A, Nowak J. Nutrients. 2025 Oct 17;17(20):3266.  Cross-Sectional

September 2025

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in September 2025, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence. 

Topic Title Citation Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars-Sweetened Beverages Beverages intake among women of childbearing age from 1990 to 2018: Global Dietary Database findings.  Liu Q et al. Nutrition. 2025 Sep 12;141:112923.  Cross-Sectional
The intersection of tap water avoidance, food insecurity, and sugar-sweetened beverage intake among US 2-17-year-olds. Rosinger AY, Young SL. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Sep 12:108104.  Cross-Sectional
Underlying Drivers of Water and Sugary Drink Consumption in Puerto Rico: A Qualitative Participatory System Dynamics Modeling Map. Colón-Ramos U et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Sep 10.  Cross-Sectional
Rising global burden of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption-urgent need for action. Nguyen M, Malik VS. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Sep 9:S0002-9165(25)00519-2.  Editorial
Obesity Effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on body weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies.  Li D et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 2025 Sep 6.  SRMA
The Effect of Eating Rate of Ultra-Processed Foods on Dietary Intake, Eating Behaviour, Body Composition and Metabolic Responses-Rationale, Design and Outcomes of the Restructure Randomised Controlled Trial.  Lasschuijt MP et al. Nutr Bull. 2025 Sep 9.  RCT
Directional Effects of Self-Regulation and Self-Efficacy Changes Within a Weight-Loss Treatment Focused on Exercise and Sweets Consumption: Accounting for Emotional Eating in Women with Obesity. Annesi JJ. Nutrients. 2025 Sep 24;17(19):3048.  Cognitive Behavioural Intervention
Differential impact of coffee quantity and sweetening on body composition parameters and inflammation. Annunziata G et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Sep 17;12:1673677.  Cross-Sectional
Associations of TAS1R2 and TAS2R38 Genetic Variants with Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Obesity Risk in Kuwaiti Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Yousef R et al. Children (Basel). 2025 Sep 8;12(9):1192.  Cross-Sectional
The impact of feeding styles on unhealthy dietary intakes and weight-for-length z-scores: Investigating sweet beverages and snack food consumption during early childhood in a diverse sample.  Serwatka CA et al. Appetite. 2025 Sep 20;216:108319.  Cross-Sectional
Food-level predictors of self-reported liking and hedonic overeating: Putting ultra-processed foods in context.  Finlayson G et al. Appetite. 2025 Sep 1;213:108029.  Cross-Sectional
Real-world insights into incretin-based therapy: Associations between changes in taste perception and appetite regulation in individuals with obesity and overweight: A cross-sectional study. Kapan A et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2025 Sep;27(9):5008-5018. Cross-Sectional
[Sugar-free sweeteners in Latin America, a critical perspective from public health].  Roco-Videla Á et al. Nutr Hosp. 2025 Sep 4;42(4):847-848.  Narrative Review
Diabetes Ultra-processed food intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: a pooled analysis of three prospective cohorts of Korean adults and an updated meta-analysis. Kim Y et al. Eur J Epidemiol. 2025 Sep 16.  SRMA       
The association between sugars sweetened beverages and glycemic profile among children and youth: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.  Farhangi MA et al. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev. 2025.  SRMA
Planetary health diet, other plant-based diets and risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective study from the UK Biobank. Aznar de la Riera MDC et al. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2025 Sep 30;24(1):376.  Prospective Cohort
Beyond Sugar: A Holistic Review of Sweeteners and Their Role in Modern Nutrition.  Dragomir N, Grigore DM, Pogurschi EN. Foods. 2025 Sep 12;14(18):3182.  Narrative Review
Cardiovsacular Disease Associations between Dietary Pattern Networks Derived from Machine Learning Algorithms and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the NutriNet-Santé Cohort.  Côté M et al. J Nutr. 2025 Sep 22:S0022-3166(25)00558-9.  Prospective Cohort
Varied effects of sweeteners on pediatric hypertension: A multicenter study Tsai YJ et al. Clin Nutr. 2025 Oct;53:199-210.  Prospective Cohort 
Association of ultra-processed food consumption and MRI-based carotid plaque characteristics: results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.  Du S et al. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Sep.  Cross-Sectional
Identifying genetic variants associated with sugar intake and appraising the genetic correlations with cardiovascular outcomes.  Janzi S et al. Clin Nutr. 2025 Sep 11;54:110-119.  Cross-Sectional
Cancer The association of artificial sweeteners intake and risk of cancer: an umbrella meta-analysis.  Abu-Zaid A et al. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Sep 8.  SRMA
Sweets consumption and breast cancer risk among women in yemen: a matched case control study. Al-Taj MA. BMC Cancer. 2025 Sep 30;25(1):1495.  Case-Control Study
Dental Health Dietary Intake Trajectories from Early Life and Associated Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review Zheng M et al. Adv Nutr. 2025 Sep 29:100528.  Systematic Review
Jẹ̀díjẹ̀dí, free sugar consumption and early childhood caries experience in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: a cultural dimension to dental caries risk.  Foláyan MO et al. Front Oral Health. 2025 Sep 17;6:1608125.  Cross-Sectional
Caregiver-Reported Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Cavities in Children Aged 1 to 5 Years, National Survey of Children's Health 2021-2022.  Molinari AHW et al. Prev Chronic Dis. 2025 Sep 11;22:E58.  Cross-Sectional
Gut Health Metabolic plasticity of the gut microbiome in response to diets differing in glycemic load in a randomized, crossover, controlled feeding study. Hullar MA et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Sep;122(3):780-792.  RCT
Pregnancy & Lactation Prenatal sugar exposure shapes late-life human capital and health.  van den Berg GJ et al. PNAS Nexus. 2025 Sep 20;4(10):pgaf301.  Prospective Cohort
Other Health Conditions Association Between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Frequency and Frailty: Findings from the InCHIANTI Study of Aging.  Li X et al. Geriatrics (Basel). 2025 Sep 11;10(5):123.  Cross-Sectional
Global temporal trends and predictions in the burden of chronic kidney disease attributable to diet high in sugar-sweetened beverages: an age-period-cohort analysis for GBD 2021.  Ma S, Song S, Tang H, He FF. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025 Sep 10.  Cross-Sectional
Consumption of ultra-processed foods and risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality: the Singapore Chinese health study.  Li Y, Li X, Pan A, Koh WP. Nutr J. 2025 Sep 29;24(1):146.  Cross-Sectional
The growing deaths from non-communicable diseases attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages among young and middle-aged adults: Analysis and projection based on Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.  Liu C, Wang H, Hua L, Xin Z. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2025 Sep 8.  Cross-Sectional
A blueprint for vitamin D fortification in sugar: stability and health impact.  Hardinsyah H et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Sep 5;12:1671785.  Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Assessing the determinants of food choices among adolescents in India: A rainbow model using the socio-ecological framework.  Upadhyay K et al. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025 Sep 23;5(9):e0004776.  Cross-Sectional
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Sweet Taste Liking and Related Traits: New Insights from Twin Cohorts.  Armitage RM et al. Behav Genet. 2025 Sep;55(5):407-421.  Narrative Review
Mental Health, Cognition, Addiction Association Between Consumption of Low- and No-Calorie Artificial Sweeteners and Cognitive Decline: An 8-Year Prospective Study. Gonçalves NG et al. Neurology. 2025 Oct 7;105(7):e214023.  Prospective Cohort
Ultra-processed food addiction in a nationally representative sample of older adults in the USA.  Loch LK et al. Addiction. 2025 Sep 29.  Cross-Sectional
Socio-Demographic Disparities in Diet and Their Association with Physical and Mental Well-Being: Million-Participant Cross-Sectional Study in Poland.  Zweifler G et al. Nutrients. 2025 Sep 11;17(18):2924.  Cross-Sectional
Soft Drink Consumption and Depression Mediated by Gut Microbiome Alterations.  Edwin Thanarajah S et al. JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Sep 24:e252579. Cross-Sectional
Is sweets consumption associated with depression? A cross-sectional study with 54,170 Brazilian adults and older adults.  Castro YM et al. An Acad Bras Cienc. 2025 Sep 15;97(4):e20240217.  Cross-Sectional
The impact of high-sugar diets on central nervous system disorders: mechanisms, pathogenesis, and dietary implication.  Li F et al. Ann Med. 2025 Dec;57(1):2561789.  Narrative Review
Food Labelling An RCT of front-of-package nutrition labels in Latino populations in the US. Hall MG et al. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Sep 20:108122.  RCT
"High-In" front-of-package labeling of foods high in added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat: A randomized experiment.   Lemmon B et al. Appetite. 2025 Sep 17;216:108308.  RCT
Perceptions of non-sugar sweeteners and front-of-package labels among parents of preschool and school-aged children in Brazil.  Grilo MF et al. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Sep 19;28(1):e170.  RCT
Nutri-Score and Nutrition Warning Labels Are Effective in Guiding Hypothetical Choice in Indonesia, Mexico, and Türkiye: Results from a Cross-Country Online Experiment.   König LMet al. Int J Behav Med. 2025 Sep 12.  RCT
Perceptions of non-sugar sweeteners and non-sugar sweetener front-of-package labels among parents in the United States: a qualitative study.  Vallone N et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Sep 10.  Cross-Sectional
Experts contributions to the development of a non-sugar sweeteners warning label for Brazilian food products. Ribeiro M et al. PLoS One. 2025 Sep 3.  Cross-Sectional
Association between the diagnosis of diet-related non-communicable diseases and the use of nutritional labeling among Mexican, Mexican American, and non-Mexican American adults: a cross-sectional study from the International Food Policy Study 2021-2022.  García-Perfecto I et al. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2025 Sep 23:rs.3.rs-7521567.  Cross-Sectional
Characterising nutritional composition and labelling of packaged infant foods in Canada.   Fernando Ceccon L, Kebbe M. J Nutr Sci. 2025 Sep 11;14:e64.  Cross-Sectional