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 2025

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

Topic Title Citation Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars Association of low-calorie sweetened product consumption and intakes of free sugar and ultra-processed foods in UK children: a national study from 2008 to 2019.  Seesen M et al. Eur J Nutr. 2025 Jun 26;64(5):230.  Cross-Sectional
Investigation of factors influencing sugar consumption in early life: a cross-sectional study. Souza TF et al. Braz Oral Res. 2025 Jun 2;39:e062. Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Beverages Medical debt is associated with higher sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among U.S. adults.  Sengupta S et al. J Epidemiol Popul Health. 2025 Jun 14.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Food, Dietary Patterns Snack foods for babies: What is driving the increasing use of processed baby snack foods in the UK?  Rhodes A et al.Appetite. 2025 Jun 18;214:108203.  Cross-Sectional
Diet Quality Optimizing carbohydrate quality: a path to better health for women with PCOS. Zhang L et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Jun 18;12:1578459.  SRMA
Higher ultra-processed food consumption is associated with poor nutritional quality but not with obesity in Israeli adults. Shimony T et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Jun 3;12:1586611.  Cross-Sectional
Characteristics and nutrient profiles of foods and beverages on online food delivery systems. Chin JW et al. Nutr Bull. 2025 Jun;50(2):250-261. Cross-Sectional
Obesity Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Risk of Visceral Fat Accumulation Among University Students in Thailand.  Pouyfung P et al. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Jun 26;76(1):75-85.  Cross-Sectional
Ultra-processed food intake and risk of obesity among schoolchildren aged 8-12 years living in Victoria, Australia.  Clark L et al. Pediatr Obes. 2025 Jun 17:e70030.  Cross-Sectional
Back to the pre-industrial age? FAOSTAT statistics of food supply reveal radical dietary changes accompanied by declining body height, rising obesity rates, and declining phenotypic IQ in affluent Western countries.  Grasgruber P.Ann Med. 2025 Dec;57(1):2514073.  Narrative Review
Diabetes Health effects associated with consumption of processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages and trans fatty acids: a Burden of Proof study.  Haile D et al. Nat Med. 2025 Jun 30.  Cross-Sectional       
Cardiovsacular Disease Exposure to ultra-processed food and risk of cardiovascular mortality: a prospective cohort study.  Gauci S et al. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Jun 25:zwaf378.  Prospective Cohort
Association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and C-reactive protein: findings from study of cardiovascular risks in adolescents (ERICA).  Dos Santos GR et al. Br J Nutr. 2025 Jun 3:1-9.  Cross-Sectional
Diet and nutrition in cardiovascular disease prevention: a scientific statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions of the European Society of Cardiology.  Marques-Vidal P et al. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Jun 12:zwaf310.  Narrative Review
Ultra-processed foods and cardio-kidney-metabolic syndrome: A review of recent evidence.  Kanbay M et al.Eur J Intern Med. 2025 Jun;136:4-18.  Narrative Review
From popularity to peril? Evaluating cardiovascular risks of low-carbohydrate high-fat diets across diverse populations.  Lacsa JEM. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev. 2025 Jun 6;26:200447.  Letter to the Editor
Cancer Dietary carbohydrate intake and risks of overall and 21 site-specific cancers: a prospective cohort study.  Chen S et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Jun 18;12:1607358.  Prospective Cohort
Dental Health Effects of Xylitol-laced Sweets on the Accumulation of Dental Plaque : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.  Mostafazadehbakhtiyary M et al. Int Dent J. 2025.  SRMA
Frequent Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption, Dental Caries, and the Federal Poverty Level in Children 1-18 Years, NHANES 2015-2020.  Wiener RC et al. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2025 Jun 13.  Cross-Sectional
Liver Health Pathogenic aspects of fructose consumption in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): A narrative review.  Burger K, et al. Cell Stress. 2025 Jun 24;9:49-64.  Narrative Review
Fructose metabolism and its roles in metabolic diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancer.  Li Z et al. Mol Biomed. 2025 Jun 23;6(1):43.  Narrative Review
Gut Health Dietary Sugar and Sweetened Beverage Intake Increases Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.  Maniyar I et al. United European Gastroenterol J. 2025 Jun 18.  SRMA
Sleep Association between beverage quality with sleep disorders and quality of life: a cross-sectional study.  Leilami K et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2025 Jun 21.  Cross-Sectional
The global burden of chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus type 2 attributable to diet high in sugar-sweetened beverages among the elderly: a comprehensive analysis from 1990 to 2021.  Hu B et al.Front Nutr. 2025 Jun 19;12:1615351.  Ecological Study
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour A digital behavioral intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: a randomized, controlled trial.  Zoellner JM et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Jun 11.  RCT
The Role of Diet and Hormones on Taste: Low Carb Compared With Low Fat Study Findings.  Jaime-Lara RB et al. Curr Dev Nutr. 2025 May 19;9(6).  RCT
Associations Between School Start Times and Adolescent Dietary Intake: Results From a National Study.  Kidwell KM et al. Health Educ Behav. 2025 Jun 28.  Cross-Sectional
Enhancing the theory of planned behavior with social reactive constructs in explaining adolescents' dietary behaviors.  Zhou Y et al. Appetite. 2025 Jun 2;214:108170.  Cross-Sectional
Examination of hyper-palatable foods and their nutrient characteristics using globally crowdsourced data.  Jun D et al.PLoS One. 2025 Jun 6;20(6):e0325479. Cross-Sectional
Mental Health, Cognition, Addiction The association between sugar- and artificially sweetened beverages and risk of Alzheimer's disease: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.  Jouni N et al. Aging Ment Health. 2025 Jun.  SRMA
Sweetened Beverages and Incident All-Cause Dementia Among Older Adults.  Chen H, Ding Y, Dhana K, Agarwal P, Beck T, Rajan KB, Melo van Lent D, Ma Y, Zong G, Bjornevik K, Yuan C.JAMA Psychiatry. 2025 Jun 18:e251230.  Prospective Cohort
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and depressive symptoms among college students in northeastern China: The mediating role of mobile phone use addiction.  Li W et al. Prev Med Rep. 2025 Jun 2;55:103123.  Prospective Cohort
Physical Activity Negligible Effects of Fructose-Glucose Composite Carbohydrates on Performance Across a Prolonged Soccer Match Simulation Compared With a Glucose-Only Control in Semiprofessional Soccer Players.  Fischer A et al.Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab.2025.  RCT
Effect of different sports drink compositions on endurance performance and substrate oxidation: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study in trained athletes.  Ketelhut S et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2025 Jun 4  RCT
No difference in fat oxidation, postexercise energy expenditure or energy intake following ingestion of a protein-based breakfast compared to carbohydrate breakfast.  Hillman AR et al. Nutr Health. 2025 Jun.  RCT
Food Labelling Playing with children's health: an integrative review of marketing strategies on labels, regulatory measures and nutritional quality of child-targeted foods.  Polezi S et al. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Jun 24:1-17.  Systematic Review
Effects of front-of-package nutrition labelling systems on objective understanding and purchase intention in El Salvador: results from a multi-arm parallel-group randomised controlled trial.  da Silva Gomes F et al. Eur J Nutr. 2025 Jun 25;64(5):228.  RCT
Front-of-Package Food Labels and Perceived Weight Stigmatization: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  D'Angelo Campos A et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jun 2.  RCT
Parent and Child Choice of Sugary Drinks Under Four Labelling Conditions.  Talati Z et al. Nutrients. 2025 Jun 3;17(11):1920.  RCT
Assessing the healthfulness of pre-packaged beverages and investigating sugar thresholds for revising front-of-pack labels: a case study in Thailand.  Nguyen Ngoc H et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Jun 2;12:1564216. Cross-Sectional
Impact of the 2023 revision of the nutrient profiling system underlying Nutri-Score on the association with food intakes and biomarkers in French adults from the National ESTEBAN survey.  Sarda B et al. Eur J Nutr. 2025 Jun 7;64(5):209.  Cross-Sectional
How Labeling of Commercial Baby Foods Impacts Parents' Beliefs About Sugar Content and Related Purchasing and Feeding Decisions: Protocol for a Scoping Review.  Conway R et al. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Jun 19;14:e70135.  Scoping Review
Knowledge & Perceptions Between support and scepticism: Health professionals' perceptions of a nutrition education program promoting low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets in under-resourced South African communities.  Pujol-Busquets G et al. PLoS One. 2025 Jun 23;20(6):e0325179.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Guidelines Dietary carbohydrate intake and health-related outcomes: a protocol for the evidence evaluation methodology for the new guideline on dietary carbohydrate intake of the German nutrition society.  Schlesinger S et al. German Nutrition Society. Eur J Nutr.  Systematic Review Protocol

May 2025

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

Topic Title Citation Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Beverages The Effectiveness of Empowerment Versus Fear Messaging on Sugary Beverage Consumption Intentions Among Young Adult Latinas.  Zhou M et al. Health Educ Behav. 2025 May 22.  RCT
A Qualitative Study To Understand Parental, Health Care Provider and WIC Nutritionist Perspectives on Early Childhood Beverage Choices for WIC-enrolled Families in a Southeastern US Health System.  Ali S et al. .Matern Child Health J. 2025 May;29(5):628-638. Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Food, Dietary Patterns Identification and validation of poly-metabolite scores for diets high in ultra-processed food: An observational study and post-hoc randomized controlled crossover-feeding trial.  Abar L et al. Med. 2025 May 20;22(5):e1004560.   RCT
Differences in Children's Food and Beverage Consumption between School and Summer: Three-year findings from the What's UP (Undermining Prevention) with Summer Observational Cohort Study.  Beets MW et al. 2025 May 7:rs.3.rs-6255625.  Prospective Cohort
Diet Quality Exploring the Relationship Between Nonnutritive Sweeteners and Nutrient Intake: Findings from the ELSA-Brasil Baseline Study.  Moreira TKB et al .Nutrients. 2025 May.  Cross-Sectional
Ultra-Processed Foods Consumption Is Associated With Intakes of Critical Nutrients Related to Non-Communicable Diseases Among Adults in Dakar, Senegal. Kébé SD et al.Int J Public Health. 2025 May 21;70:1608374. 2025 Cross-Sectional
The impact of carbohydrate quality index on menopausal symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal women. Elibol E, Eski S, Gez E, Çamdeviren G.BMC Womens Health. 2025 May 28;25(1):262 . Cross-Sectional
Food Science & Reformulation A Comparative Analysis of the Use of Low-Calorie and No-Calorie Sweeteners in Food Products Without and With Added Sugar on the Polish Market. Kołodziejczyk A, Nowak J.Nutrients. 2025 May 31;17(11):1899. Cross-Sectional
Sugar cane extracts as natural taste modulators: potential for sugar reduction in beverages and beyond. Llalla Vidal TM, Macnab G, Mitchell S, Flavel M.Front Nutr. 2025 May 20;12:1603101.  Narrative Review
Obesity Factors associated with the effectiveness of interventions to prevent obesity in children: a synthesis of evidence from 204 randomised trials.  Davies AL et al. BMJ Public Health. 2025 May 12.  SRMA
Mobile- and Web-Based Interventions for Promoting Healthy Diets, Preventing Obesity, and Improving Health Behaviors in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.  Talens C et al. Med Internet Res. 2025 May 20;27.  Systematic Review
The effectiveness of school-based obesity prevention interventions on the health behaviours of children aged 6-18 years: A secondary data analysis of a systematic review.  McDiarmid K et al. Med Rep. 2025 Mar 31;53:103053.  Systematic Review
Investigating preschool-aged chronotype and social jetlag as predictors of early adolescent diet and BMI z-score: an eight-year follow-up from the DAGIS study.  Abdollahi AM et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2025 May;49(5):793-800.  Prospective Cohort
Daily Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Its Association with Undiagnosed Non-Communicable Diseases Among Malaysian Adults: Findings from a Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study.  Cheng SH et al. Nutrients. 2025 May 20;17(10):1740.  Cross-Sectional
Sweet Taste Receptors' Genetic Variability in Advanced Potential Targets of Obesity.  Wagner-Reguero S et al. M.Nutrients. 2025 May 18;17(10):1712.  Cross-Sectional
Protein and total sugars intake modulate the rs9939609 single nucleotide polymorphism effect at the fat mass and obesity-associated gene on body composition.  Olmedo et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 May 23;68:359-367 Cross-Sectional
Does It Really Reduce Obesity? Substitution Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax-Empirical Evidence From China.  Liu Z, Li S, Zhao Y.J Nutr. 2025 May 23  Cross-Sectional Modelling Study
Joint association of physical activity and sugar-sweetened beverages with obesity in young U.S. adults: A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007-2020.  Liu Y, Xu Y, Sun Z, Gao S.Prev Med Rep. 2025 Mar 25;53:103043.  Cross-Sectional
Energy intake is associated with dietary macronutrient densities: inversely with protein and monounsaturated fat and positively with polyunsaturated fat and carbohydrate among postmenopausal females.  Prentice R et al.Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 May;121(5):1165-1175 . Cross-Sectional
Low- or No-Energy Sweeteners and Body Weight Management: Dissecting a "Minor" Effect. Bellisle F.Obes Rev. 2025 May 14:e13937.  Narrative Review
Diabetes The association of sweetened beverage intake with risk of type 2 diabetes in an Australian population: A longitudinal study.  Kabthymer RH et al .Diabetes Metab. 2025 May 16:101665.  Prospective Cohort       
Risk Factors for the Development of Early Onset Diabetes in the Population of Sindh Province, Pakistan.  Abbas E et al. Biomedicines. 2025 May 2;13(5):1107. Cross-Sectional
Ultra-processed food intake, diet quality, and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional analysis from the Mutaba'ah study.  Almulla AA et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2025 May 26;22(1):53.  Cross-Sectional
Correlation Analyses of the Consumption of Artificial Sweeteners During Pregnancy and the Incidence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.  Huang L et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2025 May 8.  Cross-Sectional
Cardiovsacular Disease Artificially sweetened beverages do not influence metabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  Qin L, Yu Y, Yu R.Front Nutr. 2025 May 9;12:1482719.  SRMA
Association of unsweetened and sweetened tea consumption with risk of incident cardiovascular disease: Evidence from the UK Biobank.  Huang H et al. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev. 2025 May 29. Prospective Cohort
Associations between sweetened beverage consumption, degenerative valvular heart disease, and related events: a prospective study from UK Biobank.  Wei C et al .Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 May 13:zwaf293 Prospective Cohort
Associations between the trajectories of free sugar intake and cardiometabolic risk markers during childhood: generation XXI birth cohort.  Sosa S et al. Eur J Nutr. 2025 May 30;64(5):195. Prospective Cohort
Ultra-processed food consumption and cardiometabolic risk in Canada: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian health measures survey.  Baric A et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2025 May 7;22(1):37.  Cross-Sectional
Sweeteners: erythritol, xylitol and cardiovascular risk - friend or foe?  Wölnerhanssen BK et al.Cardiovasc Res. 2025 May 30:cvaf091.  Narrative Review
Dental Health Impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on salivary parameters: A systematic review & meta-analysis.  Das P et al.Evid Based Dent. 2025 May 9. SRMA
Pregnancy, Lactation, PCOS Dietary predictors of premenstrual syndrome: protective role of nuts, seeds, and legumes, and adverse role of sugar and sweets.  Granda D et al. J.Nutrition. 2025 May 9;138:112835.  Cross-Sectional
Sweet Drinks, Sour Consequences: The Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on Sperm Health, a Narrative Review. Win WKY et al. .Nutrients. 2025 May 20;17(10):1733.  Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour The Effects of Aspartame on Glucose, Insulin, and Appetite-Regulating Hormone Responses in Humans: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.  Boxall LR et al.Adv Nutr. 2025 May 15;16(7):100449.  SRMA
Sowing the Seeds of Taste? A Novel Approach to Investigate the Impact of Early Sweet Exposure on Children's Dietary Taste Patterns from 12 to 36 Mo.  Mueller C et al. Nutr. 2025 May;155(5):1466-1473 . RCT
Using an integrated model of the extended theory of planned behavior and the temporal self-regulation theory to explain the sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in college students. Hu Z et al. Appetite. 2025 Sep 1;213:108140.  Cross-Sectional
Sweet taste preference on snack choice, added sugars intake, and diet quality- a pilot study.  Guarneri F et al. .BMC Nutr. 2025 May 13;11(1):94.  Cross-Sectional
How we taste sweetness: long-sought structure of human receptor mapped at last.  Dolgin E.Nature. 2025 May 7. doi: 10.1038/d41586-025-01408-1.   
Daily briefing: How we taste sweetness.  Smith J.Nature. 2025 May 8. doi: 10.1038/d41586-025-01492-3.   
Physical Activity The effect of intensive resistance exercise and excessive fructose intake on metabolic and physiological responses.  Chen CH et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2025 May 23.  RCT
Carbohydrate ingestion during prolonged exercise blunts the reduction in power output at the moderate-to-heavy intensity transition.  Dudley-Rode H et al. Appl Physiol. 2025 May.  RCT
Food Labelling Effects of front-of-package nutrition labels in Latine and limited English proficiency populations: A randomized trial.  Hall MG et al.med Rxiv [Preprint]. 2025 May 1.  RCT
Traffic Light Labels and Dietary Behavior Change: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  Liu H et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 1;8(5):e2510894.  RCT
Ultra-Processed Foods in the Food Supply: Prevalence, Nutritional Composition and Use of Voluntary Labelling Schemes.  Hafner E, Hribar M, Pravst I.Nutrients. 2025 May 20;17(10):1731. Cross-Sectional
Does the Inclusion of Free Sugars as Opposed to Total Sugars in Nutrient Profiling Models Improve Their Performance? A Cross-sectional Analysis From the PREDISE Study. Corriveau A et al. J Nutr. 2025 May 24:S0022-3166(25)00321-9. Cross-Sectional
Brazilian front-of-package nutrition labelling and food additives: an approach to identify ultra-processed food products.  Canella DS et al. Br J Nutr. 2025 May 19:1-20. Cross-Sectional
Knowledge & Perceptions Comparative effectiveness of health literacy intervention on reducing sugar or sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in Asian populations: A systematic review.  Chew YY et al. Public Health. 2025 Jul;244:105750.  Systematic Review
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Associated Health Risks Awareness Among University Students in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study.  Zafar TA et al. Nutrients. 2025 May 12;17(10):1646.  Cross-Sectional

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