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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June 2024

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in June 2024, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence. 

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Beverage Intake Unhealthy Food and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Bangladeshi Elderly People and Their Sociodemographic Determinants: Findings From a Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study.  Shamim AA et al. Cureus. 2024 Jun 7;16(6):e61922.  Cross-Sectional
Self-efficacy and autonomous motivation are associated with lower sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in low-income overweight and obese mothers of young children.   Jancsura MK et al. Res Nurs Health. 2024 Jun 15.  Cross-Sectional
Exploring parental secretive eating of sugary foods and drinks, and its associations with food consumption in families.   Sarvanne T et al. Appetite. 2024 Sep 1;200:107578.  Cross-Sectional
Incentives and penalties tied to sales volume in contracts between beverage companies and public universities in the United States.   Greenthal E et al. J Am Coll Health. 2024 May-Jun;72(4):1279-1288.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Food Sources Energy and macronutrient intake heritability: A systematic review and meta-analysis of twin and family-based studies.   Teymoori F et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2024 Jun;61:79-87.  SRMA
Intake of Snacks and Sweets in a National Study of Built and Social Environments: the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Study.   Lang IM, Antonakos CL, Judd SE, Colabianchi N. J Nutr. 2024 May 23.  Cross-Sectional
Evaluation of the Consumption of Junk Food Products and Lifestyle among Teenagers and Young Population from Romania.   Mititelu M et al. Nutrients. 2024 Jun 5;16(11):1769.  Cross-Sectional
Modelling Food Substitution Using the Ofcom Nutrient Profiling Model on Population Intakes from the Canadian Community Health Survey-Nutrition 2015.   Chen QJ et al. Nutrients. 2024 Jun 14;16(12):1874.  Modelling Study
Diet Quality The Quality of Lunches Brought from Home to School: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.  Song S, Tabares E, Ishdorj A, Crews M, Dave J. Adv Nutr. 2024 Jun 12:100255. Systematic Review
Food Resource Management and Healthy Eating Focus Associates with Diet Quality and Health Behaviors in Low-Income Adults.  Darooghegi Mofrad M et al. Nutrients. 2024 Jun 27;16(13):2043.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Quality and Diet-Related Factors Among Emerging Adults (18-23 y) in the United States Are a Cause for Concern: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015-2018.  Cowan-Pyle AE et al. J Nutr. 2024 Jun 27:S0022-3166(24)00354-7.  Cross-Sectional
Trends in Diet Quality Among U.S. Adults From 1999 to 2020 by Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Disadvantage.  Liu J, Mozaffarian D. Ann Intern Med. 2024 Jul;177(7):841-850. Cross-Sectional
Changes in UK price disparities between healthy and less healthy foods over 10 years: An updated analysis with insights in the context of inflationary increases in the cost-of-living from 2021.   Hoenink JC et al. Appetite. 2024 Jun 1;197:107290.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity Ultra-processed foods consumption and health-related outcomes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.  Aramburu A et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Jun 26;11:1421728.  SRMA
The impact of short-term eucaloric low- and high-carbohydrate diets on liver triacylglycerol content in males with overweight and obesity: a randomized crossover study.  London A et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jun 22:S0002-9165(24)00540-9.  RCT
Sugary snack restriction enhances body composition improvement in overweight women engaging in non-face-to-face walking during COVID-19.  Lee Y et al. Front Public Health. 2024 Jun 3;12:1396598.  RCT
Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Body Composition in Healthy, Young, Normal-Weight Women: A Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial.  Burén J et al. Nutrients. 2024 Jun 26;16(13):2030.  RCT
The association between obesity severity and food reward in adolescents with obesity: a one-stage individual participant data meta-analysis.  Moore H et al. Eur J Nutr. 2024 Jun;63(4):1241-1255.  RCT with Meta Analysis
Relationship of increased fruit/vegetable intake with reduced consumption of sweets: Psychological mechanisms and associated weight loss in women within behavioral obesity treatments.  Annesi JJ, Jennings JK. Health Care Women Int. 2024 Jun 4:1-21. RCT
Dietary Sugar and Anthropometrics among Young Children in the Guelph Family Health Study: Longitudinal Associations.  Mahajan A et al; Guelph Family Health Study. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2024 Jun.  Prospective Cohort
Chilean children's adherence to sustainable healthy diets and its associations with sociodemographic and anthropometric factors: a cross-sectional study.  Venegas Hargous C et al. Eur J Nutr. 2024 Jun 3.  Cross-Sectional
Sex differences in the relationships between macronutrients and all-cause mortality in individuals with metabolically unhealthy overweight/obesity.  Zhang J et al. Nutrition. 2024 Jun;122:112393.  Cross-Sectional
Costs of obesity attributable to the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in Brazil.  da Silva BF et al. Sci Rep. 2024 Jun 17;14(1):13936.  Cross-Sectional
Could Insulin Be a Better Regulator of Appetite/Satiety Balance and Body Weight Maintenance in Response to Glucose Exposure Compared to Sucrose Substitutes? Unraveling Current Knowledge and Searching for More Appropriate Choices.  Antasouras G et al. Med Sci (Basel). 2024 Jun 6;12(2):29.  Narrative Review
Diabetes Time of day and glycaemic response in pregnant women: A gap in current guidelines?   Tan NA, Davidson ZE, Grieger JA, Bonham MP. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2024 Jun.  Systematic Review
Association between previous consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and diabetes remission in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic ketoacidosis.   Li S, Wang J, Zhang J, Zou Y, Deng Y, Xu J. Endocr J. 2024 Jun 12.  Prospective Cohort
Cardiovsacular Disease The Impact of Dietary Carbohydrates on Inflammation-Related Cardiovascular Disease Risk: The ATTICA Study (2002-2022).   Giannakopoulou SP et al. Nutrients. 2024 Jun 27;16(13):2051.  Prospective Cohort
Age of Juice Introduction and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Middle Childhood.   Clayton PK et al. J Nutr. 2024 Jun 26:S0022-3166(24)00353-5.  Prospective Cohort
Association of childhood food consumption and dietary pattern with cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolomics in late adolescence: prospective evidence from 'Children of 1997' birth cohort.  He B et al. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2024 Jun 10:jech-2023-221245.  Prospective Cohort
Sweet Surprises: An In-depth Systematic Review of Artificial Sweeteners and Their Association with Cerebrovascular Accidents.   Girigosavi KB et al. Curr Nutr Rep. 2024 Jun;13(2):97-105.  Prospective Cohort
Implications of food ultra-processing on cardiovascular risk considering plant origin foods: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort  Rauber, Fernanda et al. The Lancet Regional Health.  Prospective Cohort
Cancer Ultra-Processed Food Consumption as a Risk Factor for Gastrointestinal Cancer and Other Causes of Mortality in Southern Italy: A Competing Risk Approach.   Campanella A et al. Nutrients. 2024 Jun 23;16(13):1994.  Prospective Cohort
The association between healthy and unhealthy dietary indices with prostate cancer risk: a case-control study.   Mahmoodi M et al. J Health Popul Nutr. 2024 Jun 20;43(1):90.  Case Control
Dental Health Altered salivary microbiota associated with high-sugar beverage consumption.  Fan X et al. Sci Rep. 2024 Jun 11;14(1):13386.  Prospective Cohort
The mediating role of sugar and lipid metabolism and systemic inflammation in the association between breakfast skipping and periodontitis: A population-based study.  Wang Z, Pu R, Zhang J, Yang G. J Periodontol. 2024 Jun 8.  Cross-Sectional
What is the impact of the UK soft drinks industry levy on childhood tooth decay?  Watt S. Evid Based Dent. 2024 Jun;25(2):91-92.  Cross-Sectional
Other Health Topics  Dietary content and combined training, but not daily physical activity, are associated with 6-month bone mineral changes in adolescents with obesity: A Secondary analysis of the PAC-MAnO trial.   Videira-Silva A et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2024 Jun 27.  RCT
Sports drinks do not increase acute kidney injury risk in males during industrial work in the heat when euhydration is maintained, a randomized crossover trial.  Atkins W. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2024 Jun 1;49(6):844-854.  RCT
Sugar-sweetened beverage but not diluted cloudy apple juice consumption induces post-prandial endotoxemia in healthy adults.  Staltner R et al. NPJ Sci Food. 2024 Jun 21;8(1):38.  RCT
Diet Optimization in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Impact on Disease Relapse and Inflammatory Markers. A 1-year Prospective Trial.  Preda CM et al J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2024 Jun 29;33(2):184-193.  Prospective Cohort
Association between added sugars and frailty in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018.  Ji J et al. Front Public Health. 2024 Jun 12;12:1403409.  Cross-Sectional
The UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy and childhood hospital admissions for asthma in England.  Rogers NT et al. Nat Commun. 2024 Jun 10;15(1):4934.  Cross-Sectional
Common Beverage Consumption and Benign Gynecological Conditions.  Michel R et al. Beverages (Basel). 2024 Jun;10(2):33.  Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour The influence of sleep on human taste function and perception: A systematic review.   Tucker RM et al. J Sleep Res. 2024 Jun 18:e14257.  Systematic Review
Mental Health Association between junk food consumption and mental health problems in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.   Ejtahed HS et al. BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Jun 12;24(1):438.  SRMA
A healthy breakfast each and every day is important for students' motivation and achievement.  Martin AJ, Bostwick KCP, Burns EC, Munro-Smith V, George T, Kennett R, Pearson J. J Sch Psychol. 2024 Jun;104:101298.  Cross-Sectional
Ultra-Processed Foods and Mental Health: Where Do Eating Disorders Fit into the Puzzle? Wiss DA, LaFata EM. Nutrients. 2024 Jun 19;16(12):1955. Narrative Review
Physical Activity International society of sports nutrition position stand: ketogenic diets.   Leaf A et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2024 Dec;21(1):2368167.  Position Statement
Intensity and Appreciation of Sweet Taste Solutions Are Modulated by High-Intensity Aerobic Exercise in Adolescent Athletic Males.   Gauthier AC et al. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2024 Jun 26:1-8.  RCT
Reward for fat and sweet dimensions of food are altered by an acute bout of running in healthy young men.   Yamada Y et al. Appetite. 2024 Sep 1;200:107562.  RCT
Food Labelling Does the Eco-Score lead to a halo effect? Influence of a sustainability label on product perceptions and purchase intention Büttner, V et al.  Food Quality and Preference (2024).  RCT
How Sugar Labeling Affects Consumer Sugar Reduction: A Case of Sucrose Grade Labels in China.  Xin Y, Sheng J, Yi F, Hu Y. Foods. 2024 Jun 8;13(12):1803.  Cross-Sectional
Self-reported decreases in the purchases of selected unhealthy foods resulting from the implementation of warning labels in Mexican youth and adult population.   Contreras-Manzano A et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2024 Jun 14;21(1):64.  Cross-Sectional
Extent of alignment between the Australian Dietary Guidelines and the NOVA classification system across the Australian packaged food supply.   Nguyen H et al. Nutr Diet. 2024 May 13.  Food Composition Analysis
Knowledge & Perceptions The effects of nutrition education on nutritional knowledge and dietary behaviours in primary school students in Zhongshan city.   Yu X et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2024 Jun 30.  RCT

May 2024

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in May 2024, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence. 

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars Intake Salt and sugar intakes of adults in the central division of Fiji: findings from a nutrition survey in 2022.  Moala Silatolu A et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2024 May 3;46:101074.  Cross-Sectional
Sources and determinants of free sugars intake by 5-year-old Australian children in the SMILE cohort.  Ivaturi A et al. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 May 28:e13671.  Cross-Sectional
Self -reported knowledge and understanding of added sugars by consumers in Ghana.   Adjei RR et al. Heliyon. 2024 May 14;10(10):e31243.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Beverage Intake How Gender-Targeted Body Image Concerns Influence People's Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Consumption.  Kong S. Health Commun. 2024 May;39(6):1218-1234.  Cross-Sectional
Incentives and penalties tied to sales volume in contracts between beverage companies and public universities in the United States.  Greenthal E et al. J Am Coll Health. 2024 May-Jun;72(4):1279-1288.  Cross-Sectional
Beverage Consumption and Factors Influencing the Choice of Beverages among Polish Children Aged 11-13 Years in 2018-2023.  Kostecka J et al. Nutrients. 2024 May 26;16(11):1625.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Food Sources Intake of Snacks and Sweets in a National Study of Built and Social Environments: the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Study.  Lang IM et al. J Nutr. 2024 May 23:S0022-3166(24)00294-3.  Cross-Sectional
Television watching during meals is associated with higher ultra-processed food consumption and higher free sugar intake in childhood.  Martín-Calvo N et al. Pediatr Obes. 2024 May 24:e13130.  Cross-Sectional
Influence of ultra-processed food in the diet of South Indian young adults: an explanatory mixed method study.  Menon A et al. Eur J Nutr. 2024 May 25.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity Take the bull by the horns and tackle the potential downsides of the ketogenic diet.   Meng Y, Sun J, Zhang G. Nutrition. 2024 May 2;125:112480.  Narrative Review
Beyond Obesity and Overweight: The Clinical Assessment and Treatment of Excess Body Fat in Children : Part 1 - Insulin Resistance as the Root Cause of Pediatric Obesity.   Cucuzzella M et al. Curr Obes Rep. 2024 Jun;13(2):276-285.  Narrative Review
Beyond Obesity and Overweight: the Clinical Assessment and Treatment of Excess Body Fat In Children : Part 2 - the Prescription of Low-Carbohydrate Eating as the First Approach.   Cucuzzella M et al. Curr Obes Rep. 2024 Jun;13(2):286-294.  Narrative Review
100% Fruit Juice and Body Weight.   Cassettari T, Starck C, Beckett E. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 May 6. Editorial
100% Fruit Juice and Body Weight-Reply.   Nguyen M, Sievenpiper JL, Malik VS. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 May 6.  Editorial
Diabetes Dietary Survey of Japanese Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on a Low-Carbohydrate Diet: An Observational Study.   Inaba S et al. Nutrients. 2024 May 28;16(11):1658.  Cross-Sectional
Effect of High-Sucrose Diet on the Occurrence and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy and Dietary Modification Strategies.   Yang C, Yu Y, An J. Nutrients. 2024 May 5;16(9):1393.  Narrative Review
Cardiovsacular Disease A study on the early metabolic effects of salt and fructose consumption: the protective role of water.   Hasbal NB et al. Hypertens Res. 2024 May 15.  RCT
Tea Consumption, Milk or Sweeteners Addition, Genetic Variation in Caffeine Metabolism, and Incident Venous Thromboembolism.   Xiang H et al. Thromb Haemost. 2024 May 10.  Prospective Cohort
Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children.   Khoury N et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 1;7(5):e2411852.  Prospective Cohort
The Beverage Quality Index and risk of cardiometabolic outcomes after a myocardial infarction: A prospective analysis in the Alpha Omega Cohort.   Jacobo Cejudo MG et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2024 May 16.  Prospective Cohort
The alarming link between metabolic disease and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.   Khan SA, Riaz M. Pak J Med Sci. 2024 May-Jun;40(5):1046.  Editorial
Opinion: Are mental health benefits of the ketogenic diet accompanied by an increased risk of cardiovascular disease?   Diamond DM, Mason P, Bikman BT. Front Nutr. 2024 May 1;11:1394610.  Editorial
Cancer Post-diagnosis dietary factors, supplement use and colorectal cancer prognosis: A Global Cancer Update Programme (CUP Global) systematic literature review and meta-analysis.  Chan DSM et al. Int J Cancer. 2024 Aug 1;155(3):445-470.  SRMA
Post-diagnosis adiposity, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, dietary factors, supplement use and colorectal cancer prognosis: Global Cancer Update Programme (CUP Global) summary of evidence grading.  Tsilidis KK et al. Int J Cancer. 2024 Aug 1;155(3):471-485.  SRMA
Intake of Sugar and Food Sources of Sugar and Colorectal Cancer Risk in the Multiethnic Cohort Study.  Kanehara R et al. J Nutr. 2024 May 23:S0022-3166(24)00293-1.  Prospective Cohort
Dietary carbohydrate quality index and incidence of obesity-related cancers in the "Seguimiento Universidad De Navarra" (SUN) prospective cohort.  Olmedo M et al. Eur J Nutr. 2024 May 30.  Prospective Cohort
Dental Health Sugar substitutes on caries prevention in permanent teeth among children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  Luo BW et al. J Dent. 2024 Jul;146:105069.  SRMA
Sucrose rinse modulates the salivary behavior of carbonic anhydrase VI and its buffering capacity: a longitudinal study in 4 to 6.5-year-old children.  de Souza TR et al. 2024 May 30;12:e17429.  RCT
Risk factors or indicators for dental caries and tooth wear and their relative importance in adults according to age.  Decup F et al. J Dent. 2024 May 29;147:105092.  Prospective Cohort
Comparative study of the dental health of 4-year-old children in north-eastern France between 2001 and 2018.  Bombarde M et al. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2024 May 14.  Cross-Sectional
Fast food consumption and its relationship with oral health among US adults: A cross-sectional NHANES-based study.  Sarhan MM, Alhazmi HA. Saudi Dent J. 2024 May;36(5):728-732.  Cross-Sectional
Predicting dental caries outcomes in young adults using machine learning approach.  Ogwo C et al. BMC Oral Health. 2024 May 3;24(1):529.  Cross-Sectional
Oral health and multimorbidity: is diet the chicken or the egg?  Marshall TA, Touger-Decker R. Proc Nutr Soc. 2024 May 14:1-8.  Narrative Review
More than clean teeth! Identifying factors that contribute to the development of early childhood caries.  Carroll A. Evid Based Dent. 2024 May 13.  Narrative Review
Bibliometric Analysis of Clinical Trials on the Effect of Sugar Alcohol Consumption on Oral Health: Trends, Insights, and Future Directions (1967-2024).  Dagli N, Haque M, Kumar S. Cureus. 2024 May 14;16(5):e60248.  Narrative Review
Other Health Topics  The association between ultra-processed food and common pregnancy adverse outcomes: a dose-response systematic review and meta-analysis.  Talebi S et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 May 15.  SRMA
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Height Loss in Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis in the EPIC-Norfolk Study.  Lee JY, Imamura F. J Nutr. 2024 May 16:S0022-3166(24)00284-0.  Prospective Cohort
Ultraprocessed foods, unprocessed or minimally processed foods, and risk of frailty in a cohort of United States females.  Fung TT et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 May 14:S0002-9165(24)00468-4. Prospective Cohort
Sugar types, genetic predictors of the gut microbiome, and the risk of chronic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study.   Zheng G et al. Food Funct. 2024 May 7;15(9):4925-4935.  Prospective Cohort
Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study.  Fang Z et al. BMJ. 2024 May 8;385:e078476. Prospective Cohort
Difference in association of carbohydrate intake with all-cause mortality between middle-aged and older Korean adults with and without diabetes mellitus: A prospective study.  Park YH et al. Clin Nutr. 2024 May;43(5):1117-1124.  Prospective Cohort
Association Between Added Sugar Intake and Urinary Incontinence in Females: A Cross-sectional Population-based Study.   Yuan Y et al. Int Urogynecol J. 2024 May 7.  Cross-Sectional
Linking artificial sweetener intake with kidney function: insights from NHANES 2003-2006 and findings from Mendelian randomization research.   Ran Z et al. Front Nutr. 2024 May 30;11:1387676.  Cross-Sectional
Free sugar intake is associated with reduced proportion of circulating invariant natural killer T cells among women experiencing overweight and obesity.  Alhamawi RM et al. Front Immunol. 2024 May 13;15:1358341.  Cross-Sectional
Diet Quality Associations between Intake of Dietary Sugars and Diet Quality: A Systematic Review of Recent Literature.   Cara KC, Fan Z, Chiu YH, Jiang X, Alhmly HF, Chung M. Nutrients. 2024 May 21.  Systematic Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Neural responses to oral administration of erythritol vs. sucrose and sucralose explain differences in subjective liking ratings.  Budzinska A et al. Appetite. 2024 May 22;200:107422.  RCT
Mental Health Did a workplace sugar-sweetened beverage sales ban reduce anxiety-related sugar-sweetened beverage consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic?  Jacobs LM et al. Public Health Nutr. 2024 May 3;27(1):e139.  RCT
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages before 2 years of age and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.   Kim S et al. Ann Nutr Metab. 2024 May 30.  Prospective Cohort
Associations between dietary habits and bipolar disorder: a diet-wide mendelian randomization study.   Li J et al. Front Psychiatry. 2024 May 10;15:1388316.  Prospective Cohort
Low-carbohydrate-diet score, dietary macronutrient intake, and depression among adults in the United States.   Cheng Z et al. J Affect Disord. 2024 May 1;352:125-132.  Cross-Sectional
The association of ultra-processed food intake with neurodegenerative disorders: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of large-scale cohorts.   Pourmotabbed A et al. Nutr Neurosci. 2024 May 16:1-14.  Narrative Review
Food Labelling Effects of front-of-package nutrition labelling systems on objective understanding and purchase intention in Panama: results from a multi-arm parallel-group randomised controlled trial.  Gomes FDS et al. Public Health Nutr. 2024 May 16:1-22.  RCT
Investigation of the 1-week effect of traffic light nutrition labeling on diet selection among Japanese university students: a randomized controlled trial.  Wakui N et al. BMC Public Health. 2024 Feb 5;24(1):381. RCT

April 2024

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in April 2024, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence. 

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars Intake Sources of free sugar in the diet of Saudi children.   Mumena WA, Kutbi HA. Front Public Health. 2024 Apr 9;12:1305364.  Cross-Sectional
Evolution of household availability of added sugars and their sources in Brazil: analysis of Household Budget Surveys from 2002 to 2017.   Canella DS et al. Br J Nutr. 2024 Apr 18:1-8.  Cross-Sectional
Intake of Table Sugar and Their Corresponding Food Sources in Adults from the 2017-2018 Brazilian National Dietary Survey.   Ued FDV et al. Nutrients. 2024 Apr 7;16(7):1085.  Cross-Sectional
Identifying sources of variation in added sugar intake for Alaska Native children using a hair biomarker.   Ko A, O'Brien et al. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2336286. Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Beverage Intake Kids SIPsmartER reduces sugar-sweetened beverages among Appalachian middle-school students and their caregivers: a cluster randomized controlled trial.   Zoellner JM et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2024 Apr 25;21(1):46.  Cross-Sectional
Own price elasticities of the demand for sugar-sweetened beverages in Bangladesh.   Huque R, Azad AK, Ahmed N. BMC Public Health. 2024 Apr 12;24(1):1020. Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Food Sources Changes over time of fruit, vegetable and sweets consumption among European adolescents and associations with sociodemographic characteristics: an HBSC study.   Queral J et al. J Public Health (Oxf). 2024 Apr 13:fdae033.  Cross-Sectional
The Italian food environment may confer protection from hyper-palatable foods: evidence and comparison with the United States.   Fazzino TL, Summo C, Pasqualone A. Front Nutr. 2024 Apr 17;11:1364695.  Cross-Sectional
Biodiversity or ultra-processed food: an analysis of school meals offered in a riverside school in the Brazilian Amazon.   Humbelino de Melo PR et al. Lancet Planet Health. 2024 Apr;8 Suppl 1:S14.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity Type and timing of ultra-processed foods consumption and its association with dietary intake and physical activity in women with obesity living in poverty.   Carvalho GC et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2024 Apr 1.  Cross-Sectional
Temporal trend of food consumption markers, breakfast consumption and association with overweight/obesity in schoolchildren aged 7 to 10 years between 2007 and 2019.   Costa LDCF et al. Nutr Bull. 2024 Apr 14.  Cross-Sectional
Indicators of Dietary Behavior and Physical Activity Change Associated with Metabolic Control of Obesity, Hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Mexican Adults: National Nutrition and Health Survey in Mexico, 2016.  Espinosa-Montero J et al. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2024 Apr 29.  Cross-Sectional
Combined effects of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, screen-based sedentary behavior, and sleep duration on South Korean adolescent obesity: a cross-sectional study.   Ra JS, Huyen DTT. Child Health Nurs Res. 2024 Apr;30(2):77-86.  Case-Control
Diabetes Associations of the glycaemic index and the glycaemic load with risk of type 2 diabetes in 127 594 people from 20 countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study.   Miller V et al; Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study investigators. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2024 May;12(5):330-338.  Propsective Cohort
Cardiovsacular Disease Health effects of drinking 100% juice: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses.   Beckett EL et al. Nutr Rev. 2024 Apr 29:nuae036. SRMA
Consumption of ultra-processed foods could influence the metabolic syndrome odds: A cross-sectional study.   Mehrabani S et al. Food Sci Nutr. 2024 Jan 4;12(4):2567-2577.  Cross-Sectional
The Significant Impact of High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet on Serum Lipid Profile and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Overweight and Obese Adults.   Khdher S et al. 2024 Apr 9;16(4):e57920.  Case-Control
Association between sugar-sweetened beverages and pure fruit juice with risk of six cardiovascular diseases: a Mendelian randomization study.   Xie H et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2024 Apr 12.  Mendelian Randomization Modelling
Other Health Topics  Clinical Effects of Sugar Substitutes on Cariogenic Bacteria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.   Liang NL et al. Int Dent J. 2024 Apr 9.  SRMA
Efficacy of sucrose application in minimizing pain perception related to dental injection in children aged 3 to 9 years: a randomized control trial.   Ratnaparkhi I et al. J Dent Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Apr.  RCT
Is Ultra-Processed Food Intake Associated with a Higher Risk of Glaucoma? A Prospective Cohort Study including 19,255 Participants from the SUN Project.   López-Gil JF et al. Nutrients. 2024 Apr 4;16(7):1053.  Prospective Cohort
Longitudinal association between soft drink consumption and handgrip strength in adults: a prospective analysis from the Tianjin Chronic Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation and Health (TCLSIH) cohort study.   Liu T et al. Br J Nutr. 2024 Apr 11:1-8.  Prospective Cohort
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake and long-term mortality in individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a longitudinal analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database.  Zhou J et al. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 May 1;36(5):608-614.  Cross-Sectional
Utilization of machine learning models in predicting caries risk groups and oral health-related risk factors in adults.   Çiftçi BT, Aşantoğrol F. BMC Oral Health. 2024 Apr 8;24(1):430.  Cross-Sectional
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake and long-term mortality in individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a longitudinal analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database.   Zhou J et al. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 May 1;36(5):608-614.  Cross-Sectional
Associations of dietary sugars with liver stiffness in Latino adolescents with obesity differ on PNPLA3 and liver disease severity.   Schenker RB et al. Liver Int. 2024 Apr 18.  Cross-Sectional
Ultra-processed food consumption and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in Iranian women.   Hosseininasab D et al. Front Public Health. 2024 Apr 11;12:1351510.  Cross-Sectional
Key lifestyles and health outcomes across 16 prevalent chronic diseases: A network analysis of an international observational study.   Li J et al. J Glob Health. 2024 Apr 12;14:04068. doi: 10.7189/jogh-14-04068.  Cross-Sectional
Assessment of the correlation between KAP scores regarding sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and hyperuricemia amongst Chinese young adults.   Zhang Y et al. BMC Public Health. 2024 Apr 17;24(1):1074.  Narrative Review
[D-tagatose: is it effective for oral bacterial reduction related to carious lesions?].   Fuentes-Barría H et al. Nutr Hosp. 2024 Apr 26;41(2):519-520.  Narrative Review
Fructose-induced hyperuricaemia - protection factor or oxidative stress promoter?   Tero-Vescan A et al. Nat Prod Res. 2024 Mar 24:1-13.  Narrative Review
Diet Quality Precision Food Composition Data as a Tool to Decipher the Riddle of Ultra-Processed Foods and Nutritional Quality.   Vlassopoulos A et al. Foods. 2024 Apr 19;13(8):1259.  Cross-Sectional
Analysis of the influence of educational level on the nutritional status and lifestyle habits of the young Spanish population.   Sandri E et al. Front Public Health. 2024 Apr 8;12:1341420.  Cross-Sectional
Beverages - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023.   Sonestedt E, Lukic M. Food Nutr Res. 2024 Apr 2;68.  Narrative Review
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Associations of dietary patterns with brain health from behavioral, neuroimaging, biochemical and genetic analyses  Zhang, R., Zhang, B., Shen, C. et al.  Nat. Mental Health 2, 535–552 (2024).  Cross-Sectional
Social Isolation, Brain Food Cue Processing, Eating Behaviors, and Mental Health Symptoms.   Zhang X et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Apr 1;7(4):e244855 Narrative Review
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Physical Activity  Decoding the Effect of Running on Flavor Perception Changes during Consumption of Sports Drinks.  Pu B, Meng R, Shi Y, Pu D. Foods. 2024 Apr 20;13(8):1266.  RCT
Effects of a 10-Week Exercise and Nutritional Intervention with Variable Dietary Carbohydrates and Glycaemic Indices on Substrate Metabolism, Glycogen Storage, and Endurance Performance in Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Moitzi AM et al. Sports Med Open. 2024 Apr 10;10(1):36.  RCT
A bout of aerobic exercise in the heat increases carbohydrate use but does not enhance the disposal of an oral glucose load, in healthy active individuals.  Mora-Rodriguez R et al. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2024 May 1.  RCT
Food Labelling A randomized controlled trial to test the effects of displaying the Nutri-Score in food advertising on consumer perceptions and intentions to purchase and consume.   Courbet D et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2024 Apr 15;21(1):38. RCT
How Promising Are "Ultraprocessed" Front-of-Package Labels? A Formative Study with US Adults.   D'Angelo Campos A et al. Nutrients. 2024 Apr 6;16(7):1072.  RCT
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