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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April 2025

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

Topic Title Citation Study Type
Dietary Intakes  Intrauterine growth restriction and sugar consumption at two years of age in the BRISA cohort. Gómez Aristizábal LY et al. BMC Pediatr. 2025 Apr 17;25(1):305. Prospective Cohort
Diet Quality Higher Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods Is Associated with Lower Plant-Based Diet Quality in Australian Adults. Tolstova N et al. Nutrients. 2025 Apr 2;17(7):1244.  Cross-Sectional
Food Science & Reformulation Sugar Reformulation in Solid Foods: Limitations and Challenges. Louie JCY. Nutr Bull. 2025 Apr 11.  Narrative Review
Obesity Comparative effects of different beverages on weight loss in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials. Shahinfar H et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2025 Apr;49(4).  SRMA
Low-Carbohydrate Diets for the Management of Pediatric Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Fournier E et al. Nutr Rev. 2025 Apr 15.  SRMA
Ethnicity modifies the relationship between added sugars and fructose exposure in the first 1000 days and offspring body composition at 24 months Fortin-Miller SA et al. Nutr Res. 2025 Apr 19;139:1-15.  Prospective Cohort
Age, socioeconomic status, and weight status as determinants of dietary patterns among German youth: findings from the LIFE child study. Hähnel E et al.Front Nutr. 2025 Apr 30;12:1578176.  Prospective Cohort
Food-level predictors of self-reported liking and hedonic overeating: Putting ultra-processed foods in context. Finlayson G et al. 2025 Apr 26;213:108029.  Cross-Sectional
The Impact of Dietary Sugars and Saturated Fats on Body and Liver Fat in a Healthcare Worker Population. Martinez-Vazquez SE et al .Nutrients. 2025 Apr 11;17(8):1328.  Cross-Sectional
Ultra Processed Food Consumption in Children and Adolescents: Main Food Group Contributors and Associations With Weight Status. Petridi E et al .Nutr Bull. 2025 Apr 1.  Cross-Sectional
Micronutrient Inadequacy Differs by Intake of Fat Amount and Class Among Adults That Consume a Restricted Carbohydrate Diet: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2018.  A et al. Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Apr;125(4):501-514.e1. Cross-Sectional
A Scoping Review of School-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions Conducted in Mexico.  Rudner N et al. Lifestyle Med. 2025 Apr 25:15598276251338019.  Scoping Review
Diabetes Effects of Individualized Nutrition Therapy and Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Dietary and Sleep Quality in Individuals with Prediabetes and Overweight or Obesity.  Basiri R, Rajanala Y.Nutrients. 2025 Apr 30;17(9):1507. RCT       
The effects of initiating a 24-hour fast with a low versus a high carbohydrate shake on glycemic control in older adults: a randomized crossover study Gipson EZ et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2025 Apr 15;22(1):32.  RCT
Food additive mixtures and type 2 diabetes incidence: Results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort.  Payen de la Garanderie M et al .PLoS Med. 2025 Apr 8;22(4):e1004570.  Prospective Cohort
Tea Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from the Prospective UK Biobank Cohort Study.  Gan L, Zheng D et al. Nutr Assoc. 2025 Apr 7:1-11.  Prospective Cohort
Cardiovsacular Disease Association Between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Hypertension Incidence: Findings From RaNCD Cohort Project.  Amirian P, Zarpoosh M, Pasdar Y.Int J Hypertens. 2025 Apr 15;2025:2495258.  Prospective Cohort
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Attributable to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Middle-Aged Adults: An Age-Period-Cohort Modelling Study.  Liu X et al. Am Heart Assoc. 2025 May 6;14(9). Epub 2025 Apr 16. Modelling Study
Dietary patterns and physical activity in young South Asians and white Europeans and their potential implications for cardiovascular risk Richardson S, Marshall J, Rendeiro C.Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 15;15(1).  Cross-Sectional
A nutrient wide association study of cardiovascular disease prevalence in older adults from NHANES 2007 to 2018.  Li W, Liu S, Meng X, Liu H.Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 13;15(1):12710.  Cross-Sectional
Cancer Dietary Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, Sugar, and Fiber Intake in Association With Breast Cancer Risk: An Updated Meta-analysis.  Pomares-Millan H et al. Nutr Rev. 2025 Apr 3:nuaf038.  SRMA
Sweet beverages and the risk of colorectal cancer: the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study.  Hauan M, Rylander C, Skeie G.BMC Cancer. 2025 Apr 1;25(1):592.  Prospective Cohort
Beverage Consumption and Cancer Risk: Insights and Future Directions.  Chen QY, Giovannucci EL.J Nutr. 2025 Apr 15:S0022-3166(25)00194-4.  Editorial
Dental Health The efficacy of sweet solutions on dental injection related pain: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.  Altuhafy M, Ahuja TK, Khan J.J Dent Anesth Pain Med. 2025 Apr;25(2):83-96.  Systematic Review
Salivary pH after taking coffee with and without sugar.  Levrini L et al. Minerva Dent Oral Sci. 2025 Apr 23.  RCT
Liver Health Progress in Understanding the Regulation of Glucose and Fructose Metabolism.   Zhao M et al. Annu Rev Nutr. 2025 Apr 18.  Narrative Review
Other Health Conditions Both absolute and relative sugar-sweetened beverage intake are associated with kidney stones in U.S. middle-aged and young adults.   Chen P, Shan G, Zhang Y, Xia T. World J Urol. 2025 Apr 23;43(1):244.  Cross-Sectional
Association of dietary carbohydrate intake with risk of mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study.   Zhong Q et al. Clin Kidney J. 2025 Apr 28;18(5):sfaf124.  Prospective Cohort
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour The impact of a low-carbohydrate nutrition education program on food preferences: The correspondence between self-report consumption and supermarket purchases.  Monteiro S et al. PLoS One. 2025 Apr 8;20(4).  Quasi-Experimental Study
Food parenting practices, family meals, and preschoolers' dietary intake: A study of Hispanic families with low incomes.  Power TG et al. Appetite. 2025 Jul 1;211:108017. Epub 2025 Apr 15.  Cross-Sectional
Mindful Eating: A Deep Insight Into Fructose Metabolism and Its Effects on Appetite Regulation and Brain Function.  Flores Monar GV et al. J Nutr Metab. 2025 Apr 21;2025:5571686.  Narrative Review
Mental Health Structural equation modeling of adverse childhood experiences, ultra-processed food intake, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, ultra-processed food addiction, and eating disorder among adults seeking nutrition counseling in Los Angeles, CA.  Wiss DA, LaFata EM. Appetite. 2025 Apr 1;208:107938.  Cross-Sectional
Consumption of a diet high in fat and sugar is associated with worse spatial navigation ability in a virtual environment.  Tran DMD et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2025 Apr 17.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Habits and Their Influence on the Microbiome and Mental Health in Adolescents.  Sălcudean A, Cîmpian DM et al. Nutrients. 2025 Apr 29;17(9).  Narrative Review
Physical Activity Effects of carbohydrate supplementation on the performance of endurance athletes: A systematic review. 

 

Dos Santos LC et al. A.Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 Apr 29;68:198-205.  Systematic Review
Effects of pre-exercise snack bars with low- and high-glycemic index on soccer-specific performance: An application of continuous glucose monitoring.  Zuo Y et al. Sports Sci. 2025 Apr 24:1-9.  RCT
Effects of sports drinks with different molecular weight carbohydrates on rehydration during endurance exercise: a comparative study.  Tan Q et al. Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2025 Apr 23.  RCT
Dietary Carbohydrates Influence the Performance Outcomes of Short-Term Heat Acclimation.  Rosbrook P et al .Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2025 Apr 18.  RCT
Food Labelling The Nutritional Profile of Spanish Beverages: A Comparative Evaluation of the Original and Updated Nutri-Score Algorithm.  de Las Heras-Delgado S et al. Nutrients. 2025 Apr 30;17(9):1521. Cross-Sectional
What about 100% juice and non-sugar sweeteners? A national study of support for taxes, labelling and marketing bans applied to sugary drinks, non-sugar sweetened beverages and 100% juice in Australia.  Miller C et al. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2025 Apr 18:100238.  Cross-Sectional
Knowledge & Perceptions Adapting anti-tobacco messages to ultraprocessed foods: message framing's impact on attitudes toward the food industry.  Good KE et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 May;33(5):903-914.  RCT
Assessing restaurant staff perceptions of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States children's healthy default beverage ordinance: A qualitative study one year post-implementation.  Hofmann LP et al. Prev Med Rep. 2025 Apr 28;54:103088.  Cross-Sectional
Perceptions of dietary sugar consumption among public housing residents using a modified qualitative photovoice methodology.  Velez M et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Apr 8;25(1):1313.  Cross-Sectional

March 2025

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

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Beverages Beverage Consumption Patterns Among Navajo Children Aged 2-5 Years.  George CV et al. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024 Oct 26;9(3):104493.  Cross-Sectional
Beverage consumption among adults in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada prior to the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax.  Zaltz DA et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 31;25(1):1226.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Foods A Natural Experiment to Evaluate Changes in Kids' Meal Beverages in Fast-food Restaurants Following a Healthy Default Policy, 2019-2022.  Cradock AL et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Mar 27.  Quasi-Experimental Study
Fact sheet: nationwide trends in dietary intakes among Korean adults, 2013-2022.  Oh H et al. Korean J Intern Med. 2025 Mar 25.  Cross-Sectional
The high carbonated and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption and associated factors in the West of Iran: a cross-sectional study.  Cheraghi Z et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 13;25(1):986.  Cross-Sectional
Psychological Determinants of Healthy Food Purchase Intention: An Integrative Model Based on Health Consciousness.  Escobar-Farfán M et al. Nutrients. 2025 Mar 26;17(7):1140. Cross-Sectional
Grocery and chain restaurant foods and beverages allowed for sale in Ontario schools: An evaluation against Ontario's School Food and Beverage Policy.  Ziraldo ER et al. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2025 Mar 17.  Cross-Sectional
Diet Quality Predicting carbohydrate quality in a global database of packaged foods.  Scuccimarra EA et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Mar 12;12:1530846.  Cross-Sectional
Food Science & Reformulation Do sugar substitutes affect quality characteristics and HMF levels of cakes?  Akder RN et al. J Sci Food Agric. 2025 Mar 21.  Cross-Sectional
Declining trends in sweetness of the diet in the United Kingdom: 2008/9-2018/19.  Kutepova I et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Mar 13;12:1521501.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity Dietary fermentable carbohydrate consumption and association with cardiometabolic risk markers in college students: A cross-sectional study.  Jadhav A et al. J Am Coll Health. 2025 Mar 24:1-10.  Cross-Sectional
Sweet Tooth? Blame It on Your Dessert Brain!  Lee CYQ, Margolis KG. Gastroenterology. 2025 Mar 19:S0016-5085(25)00525-6.  Commentary
Characteristics and food consumption for current, previous, and potential consumers of GLP-1 s Andrew Dilley et al. 2025. Vol 129, 105507. Commentary 
Diabetes Dietary Sugar Intake and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Risk: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.  Della Corte KA et al. Adv Nutr. 2025 Mar 21:100413.  SRMA       
Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels Are Associated With Perception and Neural Responses to Sweetness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.  Kang P et al. Diabetes Metab J. 2025 Mar 26.  Case-Control
Carbohydrate Quality Is Independently Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk in Chinese Individuals with Impaired Glucose Tolerance.  Chu NHS et al. Nutrients. 2025 Mar 24;17(7):1123.  Cross-Sectional
The correlation of caloric intake from sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk in Indonesia.  Ahsan A et al. Soc Sci Med. 2025 May;372:117956.  Cross-Sectional
Targeting ultra-processed foods for prevention of type 2 diabetes: state of the evidence and future directions.  Mendoza K, Barquera S, Tobias DK. Diabetologia. 2025 Mar;68(3):495-506.  Narrative Review
Cardiovsacular Disease The impact of dietary sodium and fructose on renal sodium handling and blood pressure in healthy adults.          McMillan RK et al. Physiol Rep. 2025 Mar;13(6):e70284.  RCT
   Adherence to low carbohydrate diet is inversely associated with metabolic syndrome: evidence from MASHAD study. Soltani S et al. BMC Endocr Disord. 2025 Mar 10;25(1):62.  Cross-Sectional
A novel mechanism by which excessive fructose intake leads to hypertension.  Kamijo Y. Hypertens Res. 2025 Mar;48(3):1174-1175.  Editorial
Cancer Difference in Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk and Mortality by Dietary Pattern Analysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.  Abebe Z et al. Nutr Rev. 2025 Mar 1;83(3):e991-e1013.  SRMA
High Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Oral Cavity Cancer in Smoking and Nonsmoking Women.  Gomez-Castillo L et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Mar 13.  Prospective Cohort
Associations between carbohydrate quality and the survival of, and life expectancy with lung cancer patient: A prospective cohort study.  Chen H et al. Lung Cancer. 2025 Mar 24.  Prospective Cohort
Dental Health Introduction of fruit juice and sugar-sweetened beverages before 6 months of age and early childhood caries at 3.5 years: the ELFE cohort study.  Kerguen J et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Mar 25;184(4):268.  Prospective Cohort
An Evaluation of the Relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI), Dietary Habits, and the Prevalence of Dental Caries in Children Aged 4 to 12.  Taraç MG, Kaplan TT. Oral Health Prev Dent. 2025 Mar 6;23:165-171.  Cross-Sectional
Gut Health Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Sugar Forms With Long-Term Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Large-Scale Prospective Cohort Study.  Wu S et al. Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Mar 19;13(3):e70094.  Prospective Cohort
The impact of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption on constipation: evidence from NHANES.  Zhang X, Liu M, Wang Y, Zheng Y, Zhou Y. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 24;25(1):1126. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22265-7.  Cross-Sectional
Pregnancy & Infant Health Consumption of artificial sweeteners during pregnancy and the risk of overweight in the offspring.  Gjørup EM et al. Br J Nutr. 2025 Mar 21:1-11.  Prospective Cohort
Fetal exposure to gestational diabetes severity and postnatal infant feeding in the first year of life associated with preadolescent obesity: a prospective cohort.  Sun B et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Mar 12.  Prospective Cohort
Inflammation Non-nutritive sweetener consumption, metabolic risk factors, and inflammatory biomarkers among adults in the Cancer Prevention Study-3 Diet Assessment Sub-Study.  Sylvetsky AC et al. J Nutr. 2025 Mar 22.  Cross-Sectional
Sweet regulation - The emerging immunoregulatory roles of hexoses.  Xu J et al. J Adv Res. 2025 Mar;69:361-379.  Narrative Review
Other Health Conditions Disproportionately higher asthma risk and incidence with high fructose corn syrup, but not sucrose intake, among Black young adults - the CARDIA Study.  DeChristopher LR, Tucker KL. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Mar 26:1-30.  Prospective Cohort
Associations of breakfast cereal consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a large-scale prospective analysis.  Lin Z et al. Nutr J. 2025 Mar 24;24(1):48.  Prospective Cohort
Association between myopia and refined carbohydrate consumption: A cross-sectional study from the Constances cohort.  Berticat C et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 Mar 22;67:329-337. Cross-Sectional
Multi-faceted nutritional science demonstrated through the prism of sugar: a scoping review on sugar intake and association with quality of life in children and adolescents.  Noerman S et al. Eur J Nutr. 2025 Mar 24;64(3):137.  Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Non-caloric sweetener effects on brain appetite regulation in individuals across varying body weights.  Chakravartti SP et al. Nat Metab. 2025 Mar;7(3):574-585.  RCT
Mental Health Consumption of carbonated soft drinks and association with health behaviours and mental health among adolescents in Malaysia: findings from 2022 Adolescent Health Survey (AHS).  Zaki NAM et al. BMC Nutr. 2025 Mar 27;11(1):62.  Cross-Sectional
Associations of body roundness index and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption with psychological symptoms in adolescents: a multicenter cross-sectional survey based on Chinese adolescents aged 12-18 years old.  Chen L et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Mar 10;12:1505491.  Cross-Sectional
Associations between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity duration and psychological symptoms in adolescents: A nationwide study in China.  Tang N, Li J, Zhang Z. J Affect Disord. 2025 Mar 19;380:26-36.  Cross-Sectional
Association of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and cardiorespiratory fitness with executive function: a cross-sectional survey based on Tajik adolescents at high altitude in China.  Sun L, Xue T, Zhao Z. Front Public Health. 2025 Mar 3;13:1554136. Cross-Sectional
Ultraprocessed Foods and Neuropsychiatric Outcomes: Putative Mechanisms.  Lutz M et al. Nutrients. 2025 Mar 30;17(7):1215.  Narrative Review
Physical Activity Repetitive Feeding-Challenge With Different Nutritional Densities on Markers of Gastrointestinal Function, Substrate Oxidation, and Endurance Exercise Performance.   Martinez IG et al. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2025 Feb 6:1-19.  RCT
Carbohydrate supplementation maintains physical performance during short-term energy deficit despite reductions in exogenous glucose oxidation.   Margolis LM et al. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Feb 1.  RCT
Food Labelling Healthy vending machines on campus: the effect of traffic light labelling on food and beverage choices. Calabro R et al. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Mar 17;28(1):e68.  Quasi-Experimental Study
Product reformulation in non-alcoholic beverages and foods after the implementation of front-of-pack warning labels in Mexico.  Salgado JC et al. PLoS Med. 2025 Mar 18.  Cross-Sectional
Food sweeteners: Angels or clowns for human health?  Hong QY et al. Curr Res Food Sci. 2025 Mar 12;10:101032.  Narrative Review
Knowledge & Perceptions Children's perspectives on sugary snacks through elicitation techniques - repertory grid and generative method. Liang L, Yu Y. Front Psychol. 2025 Mar 18;16:1342127.  Cross-Sectional
Assessing food vendor receptiveness to healthier options: a study of knowledge, attitudes, practices, and perceived barriers regarding salt, sugar, and oil reduction in cafeteria food vendors. Chia WX et al. BMC Nutr. 2025 Mar 14;11(1):54.  Cross-Sectional
Healthy nutrition in primary care: instrument on the knowledge, perception, and sugary product consumption in the adult population. Mohatar-Barba M et al. Nutr Hosp. 2025 Mar 4.  Cross-Sectional
'Soft drinks are normal': understanding the lived experiences of Dutch teenagers with respect to sugar-sweetened beverages: a qualitative context-mapping study. Pepping R et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 8.  Cross-Sectional

February 2025

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

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars Effectiveness of school-based approaches for reduction of sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.   Malhotra S et al. Evid Based Dent. 2025 Feb 5.  SRMA
The Association of Nativity and Time in the United States on Added Sugar Consumption.   Godala K, Su Y, Kim H. Curr Dev Nutr. 2025 Feb 7;9(3):104563. Cross-Sectional
US infant formulas contain primarily added sugars: An analysis of infant formulas on the US market  Audrey R et al. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. May 2025.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Beverages Impact of a digital physical activity intervention on reducing sugar-sweetened beverage intake in young childhood cancer survivors.   Ha L et al. Br J Cancer. 2025 Feb 28.  RCT
Factors Associated with High Sugary Beverage Intake Among Children in Louisiana: A Survey of Caregivers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.   Fuster M et al. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 26;17(5):799.  Cross-Sectional
Characterizing co-purchased food products with soda, fresh fruits, and fresh vegetables using loyalty card purchasing data in Montréal, Canada, 2015-2017.   Mamiya H et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Feb 17;22(1):19.  Cross-Sectional
Sugars Reformulation Disconnection between sugars reduction and calorie reduction in baked goods and breakfast cereals with sugars-related nutrient content claims in the Canadian marketplace.  Wang YF et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Feb 24;12:1539695.  Cross-Sectional
[Advances in genetic engineering and molecular modification of sweet-tasting proteins].  Lu S et al. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao. 2025 Feb 25.  Narrative Review
Obesity Effects of Oral Xylitol, Sucrose, and Acesulfame Potassium on Total Energy Intake During a Subsequent ad libitum Test Meal: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial in Healthy Humans.   Flad E et al. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 29;17(3):484.  RCT
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Role of Obesity and Genetic Variants in Serum C-Reactive Protein Response to an Acute Fructose Load.  Vennam SS et al. Lifestyle Genom. 2025 Feb 27:1-27.  RCT
Substituting Carbohydrate at Lunch for Added Protein Increases Fat Oxidation During Subsequent Exercise in Healthy Males.        Slater T et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Feb 18. RCT  
    Characterizing co-purchased food products with soda, fresh fruits, and fresh vegetables using loyalty card purchasing data in Montréal, Canada, 2015-2017.   Mamiya H et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Feb 17;22(1):19. Cross-Sectional
The associations between evening eating and quality of energy and macronutrients and obesity: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2003-2016.  Hou W et al. Nutr J. 2025 Feb 28;24(1):33.  Cross-Sectional
Consumer Perceptions of Artificial Sweeteners in Food Products, Consumption Frequency, and Body Mass Index: A Multivariate Analysis.  Jurcevic Zidar B et al. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 27;17(5):814.  Cross-Sectional
Global variation in obesity of males and females is differentially associated with dietary macronutrient supply NIU, Chaoqun; SPEAKMAN, John Roger. Medical Research Archive.  Ecological Study
Diabetes Association of the glucose patterns after a single nonstandardized meal with the habitual diet composition and features of the daily glucose profile in individuals without diabetes.   Giosuè A et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb;121(2):246-255.  RCT       
The Impact of Artificially Sweetened Drinks on Metformin Efficacy.   Ismail E et al. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 26;17(5):797.  RCT
Continuous glucose monitor overestimates glycemia, with the magnitude of bias varying by postprandial test and individual - a randomized crossover trial.   Hutchins KM et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb 26.  RCT
Associations Between Beverage Consumption and Risk of Microvascular Complications Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes.   Lin X et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Feb 18;110(3):e802-e813.  Prospective Cohort
short-term, high-caloric diet has prolonged effects on brain insulin action in men.   Kullmann S et al. Nat Metab. 2025 Feb 21.  Commentary
Cardiovsacular Disease ILSI Europe Systematic Review: The Impact of Digestible and Nondigestible Carbohydrate Consumption for Toddlers (1-4 Years) in Relation to Health Outcomes.  Zalewski BM et al. Nutr Rev. 2025 Feb 5:nuae212.  Systematic Review
Sugar-sweetened beverages, low/no-calorie beverages, fruit juices intake and risks of metabolic syndrome in adults: The SWEET project.   Naomi ND et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2025 Feb;35(2):103744.  Prospective Cohort
Association between healthy beverage index and healthy beverage score with metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study.   Leilami K et al. J Nutr Sci. 2025 Feb 24;14:e19.  Cross-Sectional
Association between Healthy Eating Index 2015 and metabolic syndrome among US cancer survivors: evidence from NHANES 2005-2016.   Yao J et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Feb 5:1-11.  Cross-Sectional
Burden of cardiometabolic disease attributable to sugar sweetened beverages consumption in North Africa and the Middle East from 1990 to 2021.   Bastan MM et al. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2025 Feb 12;24(1):66.  Modelling Study
Editorial: Unveiling the role of carbohydrates in cardiometabolic health.   Collotta D, Ferreira Alves G. Front Nutr. 2025 Feb 20;12:1568319. Editorial
Cancer Evaluating recommendation-based dietary and physical activity strategies for prostate cancer prevention: a target trial emulation in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.   Guo F et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 5;194(2):449-459.  Prospective Cohort
Exploring the link between dietary patterns and gastric adenocarcinoma in Brazil: a mediation analysis.   Silva ARC et al. BMC Med. 2024 Nov 28;22(1):562.  Case-Control
The role of dietary sugars in cancer risk: A comprehensive review of current evidence.   Hasan N et al. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2025 Feb 3;43:100876.  Narrative Review
Dental Health Can we rely on delaying the uptake of sugar consumption in the prevention of early childhood caries?  O'Brien O, Taylor GD. Evid Based Dent. 2025 Feb 26.  RCT
Reduction of Sugar Consumption.  FDI World Dental Federation. Int Dent J. 2025 Feb;75(1):15-16.   Policy Document
Liver Health Fructose Intake and Unhealthy Eating Habits Are Associated with MASLD in Pediatric Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.  Faienza MF et al. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 10;17(4):631.  Cross-Sectional
Other Health Conditions Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses on Consumption of Different Food Groups and Risk of All-cause Mortality.  Onni AT et al. Adv Nutr. 2025 Feb 15;16(4):100393.  SRMA
Multi-dimensional evidence from the UK Biobank shows the impact of diet and macronutrient intake on aging.  Zhu C et al. Commun Med (Lond). 2025 Feb 4;5(1):36.  Prospective Cohort
Fructose-induced hyperuricaemia - protection factor or oxidative stress promoter?   Tero-Vescan A et al. Nat Prod Res. 2025 Feb;39(4):948-960. Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Sweet-liking and sugar supplementation as innovative components in substance use disorder treatment: A systematic review.   van Amsterdam J et al. J Psychopharmacol. 2025 Feb 13.  SRMA
Gastrointestinal hormones and subjective ratings of appetite after low-carbohydrate vs low-fat low-energy diets in females with lipedema - A randomized controlled trial.   Lundanes J et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 Feb;65:16-24.  RCT
Tuning the value of sweet food: Blocking sweet taste receptors increases the devaluation effect in a go/no-go task.   Cunillera T et al. Psychon Bull Rev. 2025 Feb 25.  RCT
Selective increases in taste sensitivity to glucose as a function of hunger status.   Martin LE, Lim J. Appetite. 2025 Mar 1;207:107901.  RCT
Ibuprofen inhibits human sweet taste and glucose detection implicating an additional mechanism of metabolic disease risk reduction.   Hanselman EC et al. Br J Pharmacol. 2025 Feb 25.  RCT
Mental Health A Pilot Study on the Effect of Added Sugar on Response Inhibition: Event-Related Potentials in a Go/NoGo Task.  Jocbalyte K, Stanikunas R. Medicina (Kaunas). 2025 Feb 12;61(2):323.  RCT
Risk factors for depression symptoms in adolescents: A population-based study.  Candrarukmi D et al. Saudi Med J. 2025 Feb;46(2):190-198.  Cross-Sectional
Depression and Diet Quality, US Adolescents and Young Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015-March 2020.  Ogden CL et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Feb;125(2):247-255.  Cross-Sectional
Major depressive episodes and diet quality among Brazilian individuals: results from the 2013 and 2019 National Health Survey.  Santos LP et al. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 13.  Cross-Sectional
Physical Activity Repetitive Feeding-Challenge With Different Nutritional Densities on Markers of Gastrointestinal Function, Substrate Oxidation, and Endurance Exercise Performance.   Martinez IG et al. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2025 Feb 6:1-19.  RCT
Carbohydrate supplementation maintains physical performance during short-term energy deficit despite reductions in exogenous glucose oxidation.   Margolis LM et al. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Feb 1.  RCT
Food Labelling Efficacy of Brazilian and Mexican front-of-package nutrition labeling systems on simulated online purchase of non-alcoholic beverages by adolescents: A randomized controlled study.   Soares APDC et al. Food Res Int. 2025 Feb;202:115539.  RCT
Effect of nutrition warning, brand, and claims on the perception of product healthiness by Brazilian consumers.   França CG et al. Food Res Int. 2025 Feb.  RCT
Physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) food labelling on discretionary foods in secondary school canteens in England: an efficacy cluster randomised controlled trial.   Iris N et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Feb 26.  RCT
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Identification and understanding of precautionary legends in the Mexican warning labeling for sweetened beverages.   Munguía A et al. Salud Publica Mex. 2025 Feb 20.  Cross-Sectional