| Topic |
Title |
Citation |
Study Type |
| Dietary Intakes - Sugars |
Sugar Habit Hacker: A pilot randomised controlled trial of personalised normative feedback to change sugar consumption. |
Bijker R et al. Nutr Health. 2026 May 14:2601060261450642. |
RCT |
| Total Sugars Misreporting in Self-Reported 24-Hour Recalls in the Study of Latinos: Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment Study. |
Tasevska N et al. J Nutr. 2026 May 22;156(7):101608. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Association of low-calorie sweetened product consumption and intakes of free sugar and dietary patterns in UK adults: a national study from 2008 to 2019. |
Seesen M et al. Front Nutr. 2026 May 14;13:1797836. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Sugars in children's diets: current sources, determinants and health impacts. |
Miguel-Berges ML et al. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2026 May 1. |
Narrative Review |
| Dietary Intakes - Beverages |
Food insecurity and at-home vegetable and sugar-sweetened beverage availability: TX Sprouts randomized controlled trial. |
Haushalter K et al. Sci Rep. 2026 May 27. |
RCT |
| Prevalence and factors associated with sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adolescents and women aged 10-49 years in Kenya. |
Okemwa S et al. Sci Rep. 2026 May 24. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Factors and pathways influencing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among children in middle childhood: a cross-sectional survey of 1,127 third-grade students in Beijing. |
Meng L et al. Front Public Health. 2026 May 20;14:1817212. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Mindset versus circumstance: How fatalism and food insecurity shape sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young adult Latinas. |
Zhou M et al. J Health Psychol. 2026 May 14:13591053261448105. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Family matters: home characteristics related to dietary intake of fruit, vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages in a national cross-sectional sample of school-aged children in the U.S. |
Ritchie LD et al. BMC Nutr. 2026 May 2. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Dietary Intakes - Foods, Dietary Patterns |
Effects of semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, on food preferences in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes and visceral fat accumulation. |
Hara T et al. Endocr J. 2026 May 8;73(5):607-619. |
Retrospective Cohort Study |
| Associations between food deserts, food swamps, and ultra-processed food intake in childhood. |
ACDCD et al. Rev Paul Pediatr. 2026 May 11;44:e2025107. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Energy and nutrient intake across Nova food groups by quintiles of ultra-processed food energy contribution among Brazilian children aged 6-59 months. |
Oliveira N et al. Br J Nutr. 2026 May 14:1-12. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Ultra-processed foods contribute two thirds of energy intake and are associated with poorer nutrient profiles in New Zealand adolescents. |
de Seymour J et al. Nutr Res. 2026 May 14;151:177-185. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Structural Barriers to Healthy Food and High-Sugar Consumption in Black Young Adult Women: The Mediating Role of Internal Health Locus of Control. |
Collins AN, Volpe VV. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 May 8. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Food Science & Reformulation |
Product Reformulation in Response to the 2016 FDA Updated Nutrition Facts Label. |
Hatton CR et al. JAMA Health Forum. 2026 May 1;7(5):e261253. |
Cross-Sectional Market Analysis |
| Sugar reduction in complex food systems: linking metabolic mechanisms, matrix engineering, and safety evaluation. |
Xue H et al. NPJ Sci Food. 2026 May 19. |
Narrative Review |
| Obesity |
Low- and no-calorie sweeteners and beverages and their associated health outcomes: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. |
Jeong et al. Nutr Res Pract. 2026 Jun. |
Umbrella Review of SRMAs |
| Correlation between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and obesity among adults in Saudi Arabia. |
Al-Qahtani FS et al. Front Nutr. 2026 May 22;13:1809303. |
Cross-Sectional Modelling Study |
| Associations between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Metabolic Syndrome among Postmenopausal Black Women with Obesity and a Family History of Breast Cancer. |
Post SM et al. Cancer Res Commun. 2026 Jun 1;6(6):1415-1424. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Prevalence of overweight and obesity and their associations with lifestyle habits among late adolescents in the Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study. |
Negm LMMA et al. BMC Public Health. 2026 May 21. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Ultra-processed foods and premenstrual syndrome symptoms: Does consumption amount increase symptom severity? |
Bekar D et al. Nutr Health. 2026 May;32(3):905-912. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Is the experimental evidence on ultra-processed food and obesity reliable? |
Ludwig DS. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2026 May 1:1-5. |
Narrative Review |
| Diabetes |
sweelin®, a novel sweet protein, does not affect blood glucose and insulin levels - a double-blind, crossover, randomized study. |
Lifshitz Y et al. Food Chem. 2026 Aug 15;520:149790. |
RCT |
| Individual glycemic responses scale predictably with the glycemic index: evidence against person-specific food effects. |
Della Corte KA et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 May 23:101363. |
Modelling Study |
| Type 2 diabetes morbidity, mortality and its associated risk factors across Brazilian regions: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. |
Teixeira PP et al. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2026 May 26;70(4):e260052. |
Modelling Study |
| Cardiovsacular Disease |
Ultra-Processed Foods and Cardiovascular Health Risks; a position review of current evidence, guidelines and statements. |
Magriplis E, Panagiotakos D. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2026 May 15. |
Narrative Review |
| Dental Health |
Impact of sugar consumption on dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic review of frequency versus quantity. |
Pombo-Lopes J et al. BMC Public Health. 2026 May 22. |
Systematic Review |
| Gut Health |
Association between different drinks consumption and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: a dose-response meta-analysis. |
Peng YJ et al. Front Nutr. 2026 May 20. |
SRMA |
| Link between ultra-processed foods and drinks intake, gut microbiota and inflammation: an exploratory analysis in adult volunteers. |
Lengelé L et al. Nutr J. 2026 May 22. |
Prospective Cohort Study |
| Association between Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and gallstones: A cross-sectional analysis from NHANES 2017-2023. |
Wang X et al. Prev Med Rep. 2026 Mar 6;65:103442. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Artificial Sweeteners and Gut Microbiota: Mechanistic Insights and Implications for Metabolic Health. |
Khattab R. Curr Nutr Rep. 2026 May 16;15(1):47. |
Narrative Review |
| Human Gut Microbiome Can Degrade the Sweetener Acesulfame K with Potential Damaging Effects in the Intestinal Barrier Function. |
Bellanco A et al. J Agric Food Chem. 2026 May 6;74(17):13990-13997. |
In-Vitro Study |
| Sleep |
Diet and sleep among college student populations: a systematic review. |
Almahasneh N et al. Sleep Med Rev. 2026 May 24;89:102306. |
Systematic Review |
| Other Health Conditions |
Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiometabolic outcomes and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. |
Kim M et al. Nutr Res Pract. 2026 Jun;20(3):359-381. |
SRMA |
| Sugar rationing in the first 1000 days of life and risk of frailty: evidence from a natural experiment. |
Zhang R et al. J Nutr Health Aging. 2026 May 29;30(7):100883. |
Quasi-Experimental Study |
| Sweetened beverage intake and risk of incident kidney stone: results from the UK Biobank. |
Ye B et al. Front Nutr. 2026 May 21;13:1844118. |
Prospective Cohort Study |
| A nutrient-wide analysis of the associations of dietary nutrients with all-cause and disease-specific mortality. |
Wang Y et al. BMC Public Health. 2026 May 4. |
Prospective Cohort Study |
| Ultra-Processed Foods and Diet Quality in Long COVID: Associations with Symptom Burden, DNA Damage, and Inflammation. |
Freitas RDS et al. Mutagenesis. 2026 May 19:geag020. |
Cross-Sectional |
| The cumulative effect of multiple high-sugar and high-fat dietary patterns on acne vulgaris in school aged children: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai. |
Cai R et al Front Public Health. 2026 May 8;14:1827055. |
Cross-Sectional |
| Mapping Current Evidence and Research Gaps in Nutrition for Healthy Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review. |
Montiel-Ojeda D et al. Nutrients. 2026 May 15;18(10):1578. |
Narrative Review |
| Shrinking appetites: Will GLP-1 adoption in high-income countries accelerate Big Food's push into low- and middle-income countries? |
Even B et al. Global Health. 2026 May 28. |
Narrative Review |
| A Review of the Effects of Lifestyle Factors on Skin Aging. |
Nwaopara A, Woolery-Lloyd H. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2026 May 15. |
Narrative Review |
| Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour |
Erythritol, sucrose, and sucralose elicit similar reward responses after flavor preference learning in healthy humans. |
Flad E et al. Physiol Behav. 2026 Oct 1;314:115394. |
RCT |
| Taste preferences and dietary characteristics during complementary feeding according to genetic polymorphisms. |
Neves RO et al. Nutrition. 2026 May 5. |
RCT |
| Sweet-taste liking is associated with preference for less risky and immediate rewards in economic decision-making. |
Davidovich A et al. Front Psychol. 2026 May 20;17:1764306. |
RCT |
| Effects of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners and Sweet Taste Exposure on Weight Management, Biomarkers of Health and Sweet Taste Preference-A Review of the Evidence from Recent European Consortia Studies. |
Čad EM et al. Nutrients. 2026 May 22;18(11):1647. |
Narrative Review |
| Mental Health, Cognition, Addiction |
Changes in binge eating symptoms following an online community-based ultra-processed food addiction intervention: Liberate. |
Bennett E et al. Front Public Health. 2026 May 21;14:1807450. |
Quasi-Experimental Study |
| Sex- specific interplay of combined lifestyle patterns and their association with depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents: a school-based cross-sectional study. |
Lin Y et al. Front Psychiatry. 2026 May 12;17:1747059. |
RCT |
| Ultraprocessed Foods and the Aging Brain: State of the Science. |
Carmichael OT et al. Annu Rev Nutr. 2026 May 15. |
Narrative Review |
| Interrelationships between Refined Carbohydrates, Periodontal Diseases, and Cognitive Decline: A Narrative Review. |
Recchia D et al. Adv Nutr. 2026 Jun;17(6):100657. |
Narrative Review |
| Physical Activity |
Does a low-carbohydrate diet impede endurance sports performance? Yes. |
Burke LM, Noakes TD. Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 May;123(5):101268. |
Narrative Review |
| Does a low-carbohydrate diet impede endurance sports performance? Debate Consensus. |
Burke LM, Noakes TD. Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 May;123(5):101271. |
Narrative Review |
| Does a low-carbohydrate diet impede endurance sports performance? No. |
Noakes TD, Burke LM. Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 May;123(5):101269. |
Narrative Review |
| Food Labelling |
The Impact of Front-of-Pack Labeling on Social Inequality in Sugar Consumption and Purchase: A Systematic Review. |
Ge Z et al. Obes Rev. 2026 May 19:e70150. |
Systematic Review |
| Coffee shop menu calorie labelling: effects on beliefs, knowledge and behaviour and the role of food choice motives. |
Ahmadyar K et al. Appetite. 2026 Sep 1;224:108582. |
RCT |
| Evaluating the Impact of Singapore's Nutri-Grade Beverage Labels on Prepackaged Beverage Purchases and Product Nutrient Composition: A Before-After Study, 2019-2024. |
Shin S, Tan YN. Am J Public Health. 2026 May 14:e1-e5. |
Cross-Sectional |
