Highly added sugar diets have been associated with various health problems such as dental caries, dyslipidemia, obesity and poor quality of life. Unfortunately, sugar consumption, especially sucrose, has increased continuously worldwide. The purpose of the study was to examine sources of sugar consumption and amount of added sucrose consumed in Thai undergraduate students. This study was carrie...

IntroductionThe objective of this paper was to analyze the contents opinion and news articles related city Boulder's sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) excise tax campaigns in only local newspaper.MethodsWe searched for The Daily Camera SSB tax, published from January 2016-December 2018. We conducted a content analysis, categorizing 152 relevant by type, authors, frames (pro, anti, neutral) based o...

BACKGROUND Increased consumption of sweetened beverage has been linked to higher energy intake and adiposity in childhood. OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess whether beverage intake at age 5 y predicted energy intake, adiposity, and weight status across childhood and adolescence. DESIGN Participants were part of a longitudinal study of non-Hispanic white girls and their parents (n = 170)...

Domestic US sugar production has been protected by government policy for the past 82 years, resulting in elevated domestic prices and an estimated annual (2013) $1.4 billion dollar ‘‘tax’’ on consumers. These elevated prices and the simultaneous federal support for domestic corn production have ensured a strong market for highfructose corn syrup. Americans have dramatically increased their cons...