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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July 2024

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

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Methodology Chronic Fructose and Sucrose Intake and 24-Hour Urine Composition.   Prochaska M, Ferraro PM, Taylor E, Curhan G. Kidney360. 2024 Jul 16.  Cross Sectional
The Carbon Stable Isotope Ratio (CIR) as an Objective Biomarker of Added Sugar Intake: A Scoping Review of Current Evidence in Human Nutrition.   Tripicchio GL et al. Adv Nutr. 2024 Jul 31:100281.  Narrative Review
Dietary Intakes - Sugars Intake Intake of free sugar among children and adolescents in Germany declines - current results of the DONALD study.   Perrar I, Alexy U, Nöthlings U. Eur J Nutr. 2024 Jul 5.  Cross-Sectional
Elevated Metal Levels in U.S. Honeys: Is There a Concern for Human Health?   Wise JP Jr et al. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2024 Jul 12.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Beverage Sources Online retail nudges to help parents with lower-income choose healthy beverages for their children: A randomized clinical trial.   Rummo PE et al. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Jul 11:e13150.  RCT
Trajectories of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake in Early Life: Evidence from a Birth Cohort Study.   Arora A et al. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 19;16(14):2336.  Cross-Sectional
Understanding Factors that Influence Parents' Provision of Beverages to Their Children: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis.   Vallone N et al. Am J Health Promot. 2024 Jul 21:8901171241266405.  Narrative Review
Dietary Intakes - Food Sources The unintended consequences of school-based health and nutrition policies: a systematic review.   Turner SL et al. Front Psychol. 2024 Jul 5;15:1356663.  Systematic Review
Unfavorable food consumption in children up to school entry age: results from the nationwide German KiESEL study.   Spiegler C et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Jul 1;11:1335934.  Cross-Sectional
Are people consuming the diets they say they are? Self-reported versus estimated adherence to low carbohydrate and low fat diets: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2018.   Kowalski C et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Jul 11:S2212-2672(24)00542-2. Cross-Sectional
Obesity Feasibility and acceptability of an online multicomponent very low-carbohydrate intervention in young adult women with obesity: a pilot study.   Saslow LR et al. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2024 Jul 29;10(1):102.  RCT
Metabolomics signatures of sweetened beverages and added sugar are related to anthropometric measures of adiposity in young individuals: results from a cohort study.   Muli S et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jul 24.  Prospective Cohort
Childhood obesity and sugar-sweetened beverages in Río Negro: Burden of disease and expected impact of Law no. 27642 on the Promotion of Healthy Eating.   Guaresti G et al. Arch Argent Pediatr. 2024 Jul 4:e202310109.  Cross-Sectional
Association between ultra-processed food consumption, sociodemographic characteristics, malnutrition and obesity among urban school-aged children in Lilongwe, Malawi: a cross-sectional study.   Kamanga P et al. BMJ Open. 2024 Jul 5;14(7):e084120.  Cross-Sectional
Prevalence and associated factors of overweight in Chinese adolescents: A cross-sectional study.   Huang J et al. Health Sci Rep. 2024 Jul 4;7(7):e2237.  Cross-Sectional
Intestinal fructose transporters GLUT5 and GLUT2 in children and adolescents with obesity and metabolic disorders.   Socha-Banasiak A et al. Adv Med Sci. 2024 Jul 24;69(2):349-355.  Cross-Sectional
Diabetes Effect of Replacing Sucrose in Beverages with Nonnutritive Sweetener Sucralose on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Among Asian Indian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A 12-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.   Mohan V et al. Diabetes Ther. 2024 Jul 24.  RCT
Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of diabetes: results from a population-based prospective cohort.   Du S et al. Diabetologia. 2024 Jul 13.           Prospective Cohort
Association of ultra-processed food consumption with risk of microvascular complications among individuals with type 2 diabetes in the UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study.   Li Y et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jul 25:S0002-9165(24)00646-4. Prospective Cohort
Cardiovsacular Disease Impact of very low carbohydrate ketogenic diets on cardiovascular risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes; GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.   Ghasemi P et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2024 Jul 19;21(1):50.  SRMA
Disproportionately higher cardiovascular disease risk and incidence with high fructose corn syrup sweetened beverage intake among black young adults-the CARDIA study.   DeChristopher LR, Tucker KL. Nutr J. 2024 Jul 29;23(1):84.  Prospective Cohort
Artificial sweeteners and risk of incident cardiovascular disease and mortality: evidence from UK Biobank.   Sun T et al. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2024 Jul 4;23(1):233. Prospective Cohort
Does BMI moderate the LDL cholesterol response to low-carbohydrate diets?   Gonzalez JT, Lolli L, Atkinson G. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jul;120(1):274-275.  Commentary
Dental Health Potential interaction of sugar intake and tobacco exposure on dental caries in adults-A cross-sectional study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.   Niu X, Rong X, Sun H. J Dent Sci. 2024 Jul;19(3):1792-1800.  Cross-Sectional
Other Health Topics  Antibiotics, passive smoking, high socioeconomic status and sweetened foods contribute to the risk of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review with meta-analysis.   Thacker N et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Jul 17.  SRMA
Essential Nutrients, Added Sugar Intake, and Epigenetic Age in Midlife Black and White Women: NIMHD Social Epigenomics Program.   Chiu DT et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2422749.  Prospective Cohort
Associations of sugary beverage consumption with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome: a prospective cohort study.   Li S, Xiang Y, Yang X, Chen J, Xian W, Wang Y. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Jul 4. Prospective Cohort
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake and chronic low back pain.   Wang Y et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Jul 3;11:1418393.  Cross-Sectional
Association of Soda Drinks and Fast Food with Allergic Diseases in Korean Adolescents: A Nationwide Representative Study.   Jeong J et al. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2024 Jul 1:1-17.  Cross-Sectional
Association between Uric Acid Levels and the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Carbonated Beverages in the Korean Population: The 2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.   Lee SM et al. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 8;16(13):2167.  Cross-Sectional
Maternal Dietary Carbohydrate and Pregnancy Outcomes: Quality over Quantity.   Xue L et al. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 14;16(14):2269 Narrative Review
Regulation of Fructose Metabolism in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.   Lodge M, Dykes R, Kennedy A. Biomolecules. 2024 Jul 13;14(7):845.  Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Oral stimulation with glucose and fructose, but not sucrose, accelerates gastric emptying in humans.   Kanda M et al. Chem Senses. 2024 Jul 24:bjae028.  RCT
Secondary Analysis of Sweetness Liking from Pilot Study Replacing Sugar Sweetened Soda with Flavored, Unsweetened Sparkling Water.   Valicente V et al. J Am Nutr Assoc. 2024 Jul 22:1-13.  RCT
Sweet-bitter taste interactions in binary mixtures of sweeteners: Relationship between taste receptor activities and sensory perception. Choi Y et al. Food Chem. 2024 Jul 4;459:140343.  RCT
Taste sensitivities mediate differential snack choices across BMI groups: a study with New Zealand young male individuals.   Abeywickrema S, Ginieis R, Peng M. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Aug;32(8).  Cross-Sectional
The role of cognitive biases involving selective interrogation of taste-based information in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.   Dondzilo L, Kemps E. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2024 Jul 14;85:101979. Cross-Sectional
Novel Perspective on the Plasticity of Taste Perception: Is Food- and Exercise-Induced Inflammation Associated with Sweet Taste Sensitivity and Preference?   Kimmeswenger I, Lieder B. J Agric Food Chem. 2024 Jul 10;72(27):15122-15127.  Narrative Review
Mental Health The association between junk foods consumption and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.   Khazdouz M et al. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2024 Jul 22.  SRMA
Consumption of sugary beverages, genetic predisposition and the risk of depression: a prospective cohort study.   Chen Y et al. Gen Psychiatr. 2024 Jul 17;37(4):e101446.  Prospective Cohort
Associations of sugar intake, high-sugar dietary pattern, and the risk of dementia: a prospective cohort study of 210,832 participants.   Zhang S et al. BMC Med. 2024 Jul 18;22(1):298.  Prospective Cohort
The association between soft drinks consumption and risk of mental disorders among Iranian adults: The LIPOKAP study.   Bahrami G et al. J Affect Disord. 2024 Jul 15;363:8-14.  Prospective Cohort
Benefits of population-level interventions for dementia risk factors: an economic modelling study for England.   Mukadam N et al. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2024 Jul 26.  Modelling Study
Physical Activity Effects of Short-Term Nighttime Carbohydrate Restriction Method on Exercise Performance and Fat Metabolism.   Sakamoto T, Ueda SY, Nakahara H. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 4;16(13):2138.  RCT
Sugar Reformulation Reformulating ice cream to improve postprandial glucose response: an opportunity for industry to create shared value.   Al-Ozairi E, Mandani Y et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Jul 16;11:1349392.  RCT
Food Labelling Becoming Healthier without Paying More? Experimental Evidence from the Impact of Multiple Traffic Lights on Chinese College Students.   Lin J, Wang T, Lin W. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 3;16(13):2124.  RCT
Development and validity testing of the Canadian Food Scoring System (CFSS), a nutrient profile model based on the recommendations of Canada's food guide 2019.   Lee JJ, Mulligan C, L'Abbé MR. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2024 Jul 16.  Cross-Sectional
Modifying the Health Star Rating nutrient profiling algorithm to account for ultra-processing.   Barrett EM et al. Nutr Diet. 2024 Jul 10.  Cross-Sectional

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