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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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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

August 2025

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

Topic Title Citation Study Type
Dietary Intakes - 
Sugars		 Sugar Content of Children's Breakfast Foods in Mediterranean Diet Patterns.  Guinot-Barona C et al. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 22;17(17):2717.  Cross-Sectional
Sugar content and health risk assessment in freshly made sugary commercial beverages: A cross-sectional study.  Huang L et al. Afr J Reprod Health. 2025 Aug 28;29(8s):131-142.  Cross-Sectional
Understanding the Risk Factors for Early Life Sugar Consumption: A Scoping Review.  Feldens CA et al. Caries Res. 2025 Aug 1:1-14.  Narrative Review
Dietary Intakes - Sugars-Sweetened Beverages Soft drink consumption among Saudi women: patterns and influencing factors.  Almoayad F et al. Front Public Health. 2025 Aug 25;13:1584809.  Cross-Sectional
Consumption behavior of sugar-sweetened beverages among primary and secondary school students: a qualitative study based on teachers' perspectives.  Li Y et al. Afr J Reprod Health. 2025 Aug 28;29(8s):143-155. Cross-Sectional
Consumption of 100% Juice and Diluted 100% Juice Is Associated with Better Compliance with Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Analyses of NHANES 2017-2023. Gazan R et al. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 21;17(16):2715.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Other Foods Associations between intakes of food groups recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and iron status in subsets of the United States population: a cross-sectional study. Barney DE Jr et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Aug 19. Cross-Sectional
Diet Quality Healthy Grains in Healthy Diets: The Contribution of Grain Foods to Diet Quality and Health in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2023.   Drewnowski A, Gazan R, Maillot M. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 19;17(16):2674.  Cross-Sectional 
Diet quality and consumption of ultra-processed foods according to age groups in Brazil: insights from the National Dietary Survey 2017-2018.   Romeiro ACT et al. Br J Nutr. 2025 Aug 22:1-12.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity Comparison with Dietary Groups of Various Macronutrient Ratios on Body Weight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.   Lou Y et al. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 19;17(16):2683.  SRMA
Ultraprocessed or minimally processed diets following healthy dietary guidelines on weight and cardiometabolic health: a randomized, crossover trial.   Dicken SJ et al. Nat Med. 2025 Aug 4.  RCT
Time Perspective and BMI: The Mediating Roles of Self-Control and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption.  Meng R et al. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2025 Aug 31;18:2837-2850.  Cross-Sectional
Altered Expression of the MEG3, FTO, ATF4, and Lipogenic Genes in PBMCs from Children with Obesity and Its Associations with Added Sugar Intake.   Hernández-DíazCouder A et al. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 2;17(15):2546.  Cross-Sectional
Comment on "Effects of ketogenic and low-carbohydrate diets on the body composition of adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials".   Li ZY, Liu MY, Wu JY. Clin Nutr. 2025 Sep;52:234-235.  Commentary
Diabetes Continuous Glucose Measurements for Diet Monitoring in Healthy Adults.   Ong L et al. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2025 Aug 12:19322968251361555.  Cross-Sectional       
A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand.   Tupai-Firestone R et al Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 26;15(1):31360.  Cross-Sectional
Potential Effects of Low-Calorie Sweeteners on Human Health.   Chen HP et al. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 22;17(17):2726.  Narrative Review
Exploring the impact of artificial sweeteners on diabetes management and glycemic control. Begum RF et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Aug 12;12:1587690. Narrative Review
Cardiovsacular Disease A systematic review exploring potential relationships between dietary erythritol and human health outcomes  Burgoon LD, Von Hendy M J Tox Reg Policy. 2025 Aug.  SRMA
Impact of carbohydrate quality on the association between low-carbohydrate diet scores and longitudinal changes of cardiometabolic risk factors. Aloraini GF et al. Nutr J. 2025 Aug 18;24(1):127.  Prospective Cohort 
Association between soft drink consumption and cardiovascular disease risk among Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional study.  Gonçalves KC et al. Sao Paulo Med J. 2025 Aug 15;143(4):e2023433.  Cross-Sectional
Global, regional and national burden of stroke and subtypes burden in women of reproductive age: insights based on Global Burden of Disease 2021.  Lu H, Zhang W. BMC Public Health. 2025 Aug 21;25(1):2872.  Cross-Sectional
The burden of cardiovascular disease in adolescents in China and globally due to sugar-sweetened beverage consumption from 1990 to 2021: results from the global burden of disease study 2021.  Li YL et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Aug 15;25(1):2788.  Cross-Sectional
Global, regional, and national burden of high sugar-sweetened beverages consumption, 1990-2021, with projections up to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.  Alves-Costa S et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Aug 5:S0002-9165(25)00450-2.  Cross-Sectional
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and risk of premature coronary artery disease in a multi-ethnic Iranian case-control study.  Mohammadifard N et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2025 Aug 27;22(1):102.  Case-Control
Commentary: Added sugar intake and its associations with incidence of seven different cardiovascular diseases in 69,705 Swedish men and women.  Porębski A. Front Public Health. 2025 Aug 11;13:1592684.  Commentary
Cancer Research on the association between beverages consumption and cancer.      Waili A et al. Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Aug 1;12:1624496. Evidence Mapping
Metabolomic signatures of hypocaloric dietary interventions associate with breast cancer risk in the Nurses' Health Study II.  Schweickart A et al. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Aug 24:2025.08.18.25333805.  Prospective Cohort
Lifestyle and Breast Cancer: Prevention and Treatment Support.  Ratajczak-Pawłowska AE et al. Cancers (Basel). 2025 Aug 29;17(17):2830.  Narrative Review
Dental Health Self-Reported Oral Health Among Elderly Immigrants Residing in Norway: A Cross-Sectional Study.   Hasha W et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Aug 18;22(8):1292.  Cross-Sectional
Liver Health Low-carbohydrate diets reduce cardiovascular risk factor levels in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.  Pi S et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Aug 26;12:1626352.  RCT
Responsiveness of the Serum Carbon Isotope Ratio to Dietary Added Sugar Reduction in a Randomized Controlled Trial among Youth with Steatotic Liver Disease.  Cohen CC et al. J Nutr. 2025 Aug 12:S0022-3166(25)00484-5. RCT
Refined Carbohydrate, Different Staple Foods Intake and Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Prospective Community-Based Cohort Study.  Xu Y et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2025 Aug 6.  Prospective Cohort
Gut Health The ecology of the microbiota in children with obesity is associated with the intake of carbohydrates and insulin resistance.  Prodam F et al. Clin Nutr. 2025 Aug 22;53:119-132.  Cross-Sectional
Ultra-Processed Foods, Gut Microbiota, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Critical Review of Emerging Evidence.  Spiller AL et al. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 19;17(16):2677.  Narrative Review
Pregnancy & Lactation Preconception and pregnancy artificially sweetened beverage consumption and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes: findings from the Australian longitudinal study on women's health.  Gebremichael B et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2025 Sep;227:112422.  Prospective Cohort
Sweetened beverage intake across moderate intake range is not associated with pregnancy-related weight change or biomarkers of glycemic control.  Kwan MG et al. Nutr Res. 2025 Aug;140:69-76.  Prospective Cohort
Effect of ultra-processed food consumption on male reproductive and metabolic health.  Preston JM et al. Cell Metab. 2025 Aug 22:S1550-4131(25)00360-2.  Prospective Cohort
Carbohydrate Quantity vs. Quality in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Population-Based Meta-Analysis Combined with GBD Data-Driven Assessment.  Jin Y et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2025 Aug 19;19(8):103277.  Cross-Sectional
Sleep Experimentally induced sleep restriction relates to less healthy eating behaviors in some adolescents: effects of age, sex, race, weight class, and socioeconomic status.  Hernandez C et al. Sleep Adv. 2025 Aug 5;6(3):zpaf050.  RCT
Effect of a cognitive behavioural therapy intervention to improve sleep on food preferences: A randomized controlled trial in adults with overweight and obesity.  Merchant AM et al. Appetite. 2025 Aug 1;212:108022.  RCT
Other Health Conditions Carbohydrate Intake and Bacterial Vaginosis: A Systematic Review.  Baliakas MH, Davies R. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2025 Aug 28.  Systematic Review
Assessing the relationship between dietary factors and hair health: A systematic review.  Gomes N, Silva N, Teixeira B. Nutr Health. 2025 Aug 21.  Systematic Review
Association of sugar-sweetened, artificially sweetened, and unsweetened tea with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a prospective cohort study in UK biobank.  Lin Z et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Aug 19;25(1):2834.  Prospective Cohort
Impact of healthy and sustainable diets on the mortality burden from cardiometabolic diseases and colorectal cancer in Mexican adults: a modeling study.  Arango-Angarita A et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Aug 5;25(1):2648.  Modelling Study
Association of 37 markers of ultra-processing with all-cause mortality: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank. Krost MK, Eicher G, Fasshauer M, Eise NJ eCin Med. 2025 Aug. Vol 88, 103448.  Prospective Cohort
Association Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Intake and Myopia: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2008.  Hao Z et al. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2025 Aug 19:1-8.  Cross-Sectional
Sweeteners and puberty: investigating genetic and dietary influences on central precocious puberty.  Tsai YJ et al. J Endocrinol Invest. 2025 Aug 8.  Cross-Sectional
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Predicting sugar-sweetened beverage intake from the brain and known risk factors in adolescents. Akhmadjonova M, Shearrer GE. Physiol Behav. 2025 Nov 1;301:115079.  Prospective Cohort
The Role of Psychological Factors in Young Adult Snacking: Exploring the Intention-Behaviour Gap.   Green A, Mullan B, Dorina I. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 19;17(16):2681.  Cross-Sectional
Behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among Korean adolescents: a path analysis using the 2022 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey.   Park HY et al. Epidemiol Health. 2025 Aug 21:e2025047. .Cross-Sectional
The Effect of Gymnema Sylvestre on Motivation to Consume Sweet Foods-A Qualitative Investigation.   Nelson I et al. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 22;17(17):2718.  Cross-Sectional
Sweetness Ratings of U.S. Infant Formulas.   Olson C et al. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 11;17(16):2602.  Cross-Sectional
Comparative Analysis of Food Addiction and Obesity: A Critical Review.   Maqsood S et al. Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Aug 15;13(8):e70799.  Narrative Review
Mental Health, Cognition, Addiction Ultra-processed food consumption is linked to quality of life and mental distress among university students.   Ertaş Öztürk Y, Uzdil Z. PeerJ. 2025 Aug 25;13:e19931.  Cross-Sectional
Association Between the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and High-Caffeine Drinks and Self-Reported Mental Health Conditions Among Korean Adolescents.   Lee SJ, Na Y, Lee KW. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 15;17(16):2652.  Cross-Sectional
Consumption of High-Energy Food and Sugar Shows a Strong Positive Association with Low Mood in Control Subjects and Depressed Patients.   Dobai T et al. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 9;17(16):2594.  Cross-Sectional
Association between intake of various sugar subtypes and common mental disorders: A large prospective study.   Qin L et al. J Nutr Health Aging. 2025 Aug 13;29(10):100647.  Prospective Cohort
The statistical relationship between sweet consumption and academic achievement among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study.   Nawajah I. BMC Res Notes. 2025 Aug 11;18(1):349.  Cross-Sectional
Physical Activity The effects of acute carbohydrate supplementation on inflammatory cytokines in individuals performing different exercise intensities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  Bao Z et al. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Aug 19:1-13.  SRMA
Food Labelling Optimal Design of an Added-Sugar Menu Warning Label: A Randomized Experiment.   Lemmon B et al. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Aug 29:108038.  RCT
Effectiveness of a multi-component intervention including pictorial warnings to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption - a randomized controlled trial.   Mishra KG et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Aug 30;22(1):115. RCT
Randomised controlled trial on the effect of Chilean nutritional warning labels versus nutri-score in food purchasing intentions.   Ordaz-Castillo ME et al. Appetite. 2025 Aug 5;216:108251.  RCT
How labelling of commercial infant food impacts parents' beliefs about sugar content and related purchasing and feeding decisions: a scoping review.   Conway et al. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Aug 13;28(1):e138.  RCT
Knowledge & Perceptions Knowledge of Salt, Oil, and Sugar Reduction ("Three Reductions") and Its Association with Nutrition-Related Chronic Diseases in Chinese Adults: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.   Qiu Y et al. Nutrients. 2025 Aug 26;17(17):2766.  Cross-Sectional