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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September 2024

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

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars Intake The trajectories of free sugar intake during childhood, their main sources and its association with socio-economic factors: generation XXI birth cohort.  Sosa S et al. Br J Nutr. 2024 Sep 24:1-11.  Prospective Cohort
Dietary Intakes - Beverage Sources Serum Metabolomic Markers of Artificially Sweetened Beverage Consumption.  Jia H et al. J Nutr. 2024 Sep 26:S0022-3166(24)01041-1.  Cross-Sectional
Updating trends in sweetened beverages consumption in Brazil from 2007 to 2021.  Silva LESD et al. Rev Saude Publica. 2024 Sep 9;58:40.  Cross-Sectional
Assessment of Milk and Beverage Intake Trends During Preschool Age and Modeling the Nutritional Impact of Replacing Nondairy Caloric Beverages with Milk.  Ricklefs-Johnson K, et al. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024 Aug 8;8(9):104436.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Food Sources Identification and Replication of Urine Metabolites Associated With Short-Term and Habitual Intake of Sweet and Fatty Snacks in European Children and Adolescents. Goerdten J et al. J Nutr. 2024 Sep 25:S0022-3166(24)01043-5.  Cross-Sectional
[Evolution of critical nutrients (salt, sugars and saturated fats) in Spanish foods and beverages in the last 25 years].  Bermejo LM et al. Nutr Hosp. 2024 Sep 23;41(Spec No3):20-23. Cross-Sectional
Diet Quality The share of ultra-processed foods determines the overall nutritional quality of diet in British vegetarians.  Torquato BMA et al. Br J Nutr. 2024 Sep 23:1-8.  Cross-Sectional
The Physical Home Food Environment in Relation to Children's Diet Quality and Cardiometabolic Health.  Verdezoto Alvarado A et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Sep 19.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity Effects of Nonnutritive Sweeteners on the BMI of Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Prospective Cohort Studies.  Espinosa A et al. Adv Nutr. 2024 Sep 13:100292.  SRMA
Impact of low-carbohydrate diet on health status: an umbrella review.  Alkhunein S et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Sep 25;11:1321198.  Umbrella Review
Neural processing of sweet taste in reward regions is reduced following bariatric surgery. Alessi J et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Sep. Prospective Cohort 
Association between consumption of nonessential energy-dense food and body mass index among Mexican school-aged children: a prospective cohort study.  Illescas-Zárate D et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2024 Sep.  Prospective Cohort
Higher sweet beverage consumption was associated with increased gestational weight gain and birth weight: A Chinese cohort study.  Zhang S et al. Nutr Res. 2024 Sep 20;132:15-26.  Prospective Cohort
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) in America: A Novel Bioethical Argument for a Radical Public Health Proposal.  Gentzel M. J Bioeth Inq. 2024 Sep 11.  Expert Opinion
Diabetes Higher fiber higher carbohydrate diets better than lower carbohydrate lower fiber diets for diabetes management: Rapid review with meta-analyses.  Reynolds AN et al. Obes Rev. 2024 Sep 19:e13837.  Rapid Review & Meta-Analysis       
High free sugars, insulin resistance, and low socioeconomic indicators: the hubs in the complex network of non-communicable diseases in adolescents.  Alves-Costa S et al. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2024 Sep 28;16(1):235.  Cross-   Sectional
Cardiovsacular Disease The Efficacy of Ketogenic Diets (Low Carbohydrate; High Fat) as a Potential Nutritional Intervention for Lipedema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.  Amato ACM et al. Nutrients. 2024 Sep 27.  SRMA
Ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease: analysis of three large US prospective cohorts and a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Mendoza K et al. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024 Sep 2.  SRMA
Planetary health diet and cardiovascular disease: results from three large prospective cohort studies in the USA.  Sawicki CM et al. Lancet Planet Health. 2024 Sep;8(9):e666-e674.  Prospective Cohort
Intake of Added Sugar from Different Sources and Risk of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Diseases: The Role of Body Mass Index.  Shi Z et al. J Nutr. 2024 Sep 21:S0022-3166(24)01034-4.  Cross-Sectional
Metabolism Interindividual Variability in Postprandial Plasma Fructose Patterns in Adults.  Gladding M et al. Nutrients. 2024 Sep 13;16(18):3079.  Cross-Sectional
Fructose intake, endogenous biomarkers and latent metabolic construct in adolescents: Exploring path associations and mediating effects.  Wu PW et al. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Sep 28:e13176.  Cross-Sectional
Liver Health The Impact of Fructose Consumption on Human Health: Effects on Obesity, Hyperglycemia, Diabetes, Uric Acid, and Oxidative Stress With a Focus on the Liver.  Baharuddin B.Cureus. 2024 Sep 24;16(9):e70095. Narrative Review
Soft drink consumption and increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Results from the health workers cohort study.  Denova-Gutiérrez E et al. Ann Hepatol. 2024 Sep 12.  Prospective Cohort
Carbohydrate quality index and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Iranian adults.  Jahromi MK et al. BMC Endocr Disord. 2024 Sep 20;24(1):195.  Case-Control
The association of ultra-processed food intake with adolescent metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in the NHANES.  Buytaert M et al. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Sep 28:e13174.  Cross-Sectional
The role of dietary modification in the prevention and management of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: An international multidisciplinary expert consensus.  Zeng XF et al. Metabolism. 2024 Sep 11;161:156028.  Expert Panel
Pregnancy & Lactation Periconceptional maternal intake of ultra-processed foods, energy and macronutrients the impact on imaging markers of early utero-placental vascular development: The rotterdam periconception cohort.  de Vos ES et al. Clin Nutr. 2024 Sep 19;43(11):46-53.  Prospective Cohort
Dietary Sugar and Saturated Fat Consumption Associated with the Gastrointestinal Microbiome during Pregnancy.  Dreisbach C et al. J Nutr. 2024 Sep 21.  Retrospective Cohort
Associations between soft drinks intake and primary dysmenorrhea among Chinese undergraduate female students.  Wang L et al. Sci Rep. 2024 Sep 11;14(1):21210. Cross-Sectional
Other Health Conditions A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association of all types of beverages high in fructose with asthma in children and adolescents.  Keshavarz F et al. BMC Nutr. 2024 Sep 18.  SRMA
Effects of dietary factors on hyperuricaemia and gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.  Chi X et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2024 Sep 17:1-21.  SRMA
Association of unsweetened and sweetened cereal consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a large prospective population-based cohort study.  Zhang L et al. Food Funct. 2024 Sep 30;15(19):10151-10162.  Prospective Cohort
Overall glycaemic index and dietary glycaemic load and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in women from the Mexican Teachers' Cohort.  Palma L et al. Br J Nutr. 2024 Sep 18:1-10.  Prospective Cohort
Safety and tolerability of a low glycemic load dietary intervention in adults with cystic fibrosis: a pilot study.  Scully KJ et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Sep 25;11:1441201.  Prospective Cohort
Dietary factors and DNA methylation-based markers of ageing in 5310 middle-aged and older Australian adults.  Cribb L et al. Geroscience. 2024 Sep 19.  Cross-Sectional
Perspective on the health value of carbohydrate-rich foods: glycemic index and load; fiber and whole grains.  Jenkins DJ & Willett WC. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Sep;120(3):468-470.  Expert Opinion
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Associations between restrictive feeding practices and children's dietary intake: Systematic review and meta-analyses.  Werner LM & Mallan KM. Appetite. 2024 Sep 1. SRMA
Exploring barriers and facilitators to feeding children with minimal or no "Junk Food": Insights from Mexican women.  Théodore FL et al. Public Health Nurs. 2024 Sep 30.  Cross-Sectional
Navigating healthier beverage consumption in adolescents using the "R-Ma Bot" chatbot: A usability and evaluation study.  Lee J et al. Digit Health. 2024 Sep 24;10:20552076241283243.  Cross-Sectional
Cost of a Healthy Diet: A Population-Representative Comparison of 3 Diet Cost Methods in Canada.  Luongo G et al. J Nutr. 2024 Sep 11:S0022-3166(24)01015-0.  Cross-Sectional
Mental Health Exploring the longitudinal association between stress and unhealthy eating behaviors: The role of physical activity, BMI, and loneliness.  Tan CYZ et al. Eat Behav. 2024 Sep 27;55:101924.  Prospective Cohort
Association between dopamine genes, adiposity, food addiction, and eating behavior in Chilean adult.  Luengo N et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Sep 25;11:1466384.  Cross-Sectional
Association of Fast-Food Intake with Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Young Adults: A Pilot Study.  Tang WK & Lee JC. Nutrients. 2024 Sep 30;16(19):3317.  Cross-Sectional
The Associations between Depression and Sugar Consumption Are Mediated by Emotional Eating and Craving Control in Multi-Ethnic Young Adults.  Graybeal AJ et al. Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Sep 28;12(19):1944. Cross-Sectional
Testing the causal relationship of fat and sugar intake with depression and cortisol: a Mendelian Randomisation study.  Buczkowska M & Iob E. Transl Psychiatry. 2024 Sep 10.  Mendelian Randomisation Study 
Physical Activity The Effects of Ketogenic Diets and Ketone Supplements on the Aerobic Performance of Endurance Runners: A Systematic Review.  Sun K et al. Sports Health. 2024 Sep 4:19417381241271547.  Systematic Review
Effect of a honey-sweetened beverage on muscle soreness and recovery of performance after exercise-induced muscle damage in strength-trained females.  Hemmati H et al. Front Physiol. 2024 Sep 17;15:1426872. Hemmati H et al. Front Physiol. 2024 Sep 17;15:1426872. RCT
Effects of Maltodextrin-Fructose Supplementation on Inflammatory Biomarkers and Lipidomic Profile Following Endurance Running: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Trial.  Righetti S et al. Nutrients. 2024 Sep 12;16(18):3078.  RCT
Delaying post-exercise carbohydrate intake impairs next-day exercise capacity but not muscle glycogen or molecular responses.  Díaz-Lara J et al. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2024 Oct.  RCT
Associations of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and screen time with physical fitness index: a multicentre cross-sectional study among Chinese adolescents.  Fan Z et al. BMC Public Health. 2024 Sep 28;24(1):2656. Cross-Sectional
Knowledge and Perceptions Exploring Sugary Drink Consumption and Perceptions among Primary-School-Aged Children and Parents in Australia.  Talati Z et al. Nutrients. 2024 Sep 30;16(19):3320.  Cross-Sectional
Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours toward Salt and Sugar Consumption in the Central Division of Fiji.  Waqa G et al. Nutrients. 2024 Sep 28;16(19):3288.  Cross-Sectional
A matter of the metric? Sugar content overestimation is less pronounced in sugar cubes versus grams.  König LM et al. Nutr Res. 2024 Sep 14;131:111-120.  Cross-Sectional
Consumer Perception of Sweeteners in Yogurt.  Crown E et al. J Dairy Sci. 2024 Sep 6:S0022-0302(24)01112-3.  Cross-Sectional
Food Labelling Decreases in purchases of energy, sodium, sugar, and saturated fat 3 years after implementation of the Chilean food labeling and marketing law: An interrupted time series analysis.  Taillie LS et al. PLoS Med. 2024 Sep 27;21(9):e1004463.  Prospective Cohort
Food Industry Compliance With the Display of Front-of-Package Warning Labels at the Final Phase (2020) of Chile's Labeling and Advertising Law.  Rebolledo N et al. Am J Public Health. 2024 Sep 26:e1-e8.  Cross-Sectional
Prepackaged foods healthiness ranking index: developing front-of-pack labeling to facilitate the assessment and validation of healthiness rankings of prepackaged foods in China.  Wu F et al. BMC Med. 2024 Sep 19;22(1):402.  Cross-Sectional
Trends in the healthiness and nutrient composition of packaged products sold by major food and beverage companies in New Zealand 2015 to 2019.  Young L et al. BMC Med. 2024 Sep 11;22(1):372.  Cross-Sectional

August 2024

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

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars Intake Consumption of critical nutrients and sweeteners related to the risk of chronic diseases in the population of Antioquia, according to the degree of food processing. Gaviria-Salinas L et al. Rev Saude Publica. 2024 Aug 9; 58:31.  Cross-Sectional
Individual and total sugar contents of street foods in Malaysia - Should we be concerned? Zainal Arifen ZN et al. Food Chem. 2024 Aug 30; 450:139288.  Cross-Sectional
Identifying the Leading Sources of Saturated Fat and Added Sugar in U.S. Adults. Taylor CA et al. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 30;16(15):2474.  Cross-Sectional
Sugar or Sweetener? Mooradian AD. South Med J. 2024 Aug;117(8):513-516.  Narrative Review
Dietary Intakes - Beverage Sources Prevalence and Predictors of Soft Drink Consumption among Adolescents in the Gulf Countries: Findings from National Surveys. Al-Zalabani AH. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 10;16(16):2637.  Cross-Sectional
Intake of sugar sweetened beverages among children and adolescents in 185 countries between 1990 and 2018: population based study. Lara-Castor L et al. BMJ. 2024 Aug 7;386:e079234.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Food Sources Longitudinal associations between food parenting practices and dietary intake in preschool children: The ToyBox Study.  Flores-Barrantes P et al. Nutrition. 2024 Aug;124:112454.  Prospective Cohort 
Cross-Sectional Assessment of Nutritional Status, Dietary Intake, and Physical Activity Levels in Children (6-9 Years) in Valencia (Spain) Using Nutrimetry.  Morales-Suárez-Varela M et al. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 10;16(16):2649.  Cross-Sectional
Adolescents' unhealthy snacking behaviour during the school journey and the association with transport modes and food outlets along the school route. Situmorang ML et al. Perspect Public Health. 2024 Aug 13.  Cross-Sectional
Commercially-produced infant and toddler foods-How healthy are they? An evaluation of products sold in Australian supermarkets. Dunford EK et al. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Aug 12:e13709.  Cross-Sectional
An Evaluation of the Nutritional and Promotional Profile of Commercial Foods for Infants and Toddlers in the United States.  Coyle DH et al. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 21;16(16):2782.  Cross-Sectional
Diet Quality Measuring Dietary Quality Among Toddlers in the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study, 2016 Using the New Healthy Eating Index-Toddlers-2020. Kay MC et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Aug 27. Cross-Sectional
Nutritional Quality of Breakfast Cereals on the French, Belgian and Luxembourg Markets: Which Cereals for Children? Robert M et al. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 14;16(16):2701.  Cross-Sectional
Investigating the impact of dietary guidelines transition on cardiometabolic risk profile: a forensic analysis using diet quality metrics. Sualeheen A et al. Sci Rep. 2024 Aug 28;14(1):19983.  Cross-Sectional
Evaluating the diet in Germany with two indices focusing on healthy eating and planetary healthy eating using nationwide cross-sectional food intake data from DEGS1 (2008-2011). Richter A et al. Eur J Nutr. 2024 Aug 15.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity Low-Carbohydrate Diet is More Helpful for Weight Loss Than Low-Fat Diet in Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Zhang Y et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2024 Aug 9.  SRMA
The effects of dietary macronutrient composition on resting energy expenditure following active weight loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ho DKN et al. Obes Rev. 2024 Aug;25(8):e13760.  SRMA
Effect of a carbohydrate-restricted diet on weight loss in overweight and obese pediatric population: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Rohani P et al. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2024 Aug 29;16(1):210.  Meta-Analysis of RCTs
Effects of 8-h time-restricted eating on energy intake, dietary composition and quality in adolescents with obesity. Bakhsh JA et al. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Aug 26:e13165.  RCT
Prolonged latency of the gustatory evoked potentials for sucrose solution in subjects living with obesity compared with normal-weight subjects. Mouillot T et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2024 Aug 25.  RCT
Diet Order Significantly Affects Energy Balance For Diets Varying In Macronutrients But Not Ultra-Processing In Crossover Studies Without A Washout Period.  Sciarrillo CM et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Aug 18.  RCT
     

Gut-derived appetite hormones do not explain energy intake differences in humans following low-carbohydrate versus low-fat diets.

                                    Hengist A et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Sep;32(9):1689-1698.  RCT
Ketogenic diet but not free-sugar restriction alters glucose tolerance, lipid metabolism, peripheral tissue phenotype, and gut microbiome: RCT. Hengist A et al. Cell Rep Med. 2024 Aug 20;5(8):101667.  RCT
Lipoprotein(a) and diet: consuming sugar-sweetened beverages lowers lipoprotein(a) levels in obese and overweight adults. Law HG et al. J Lipid Res. 2024 Aug;65(8):100588.  RCT
Trends and Disparities in Diet Quality and Nutrient Intake among US Adults by Bodyweight Status. Gu W et al. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 21;16(16):2793.  Cross-Sectional
Prevalence and Predictors of Normal-Weight Obesity among Women. Parfenteva OI et al. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 6;16(16):2579.  Cross-Sectional
Energy-Dense and Low-Fiber Dietary Pattern May Be a Key Contributor to the Rising Obesity Rates in Brazil. Alves IA et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Aug 7;21(8):1038.  Cross-Sectional
Ultra-Processed Food Intake and Increased Risk of Obesity: A Narrative Review. Monda A et al. Foods. 2024 Aug 21;13(16):2627.  Narrative Review
Diabetes The impact of food-based dietary strategies on achieving type 2 diabetes remission: A systematic review. Mozaffari H et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2024 Aug 14;18(8):103096.  Systematic Review       
Food Processing According to the NOVA Classification is Not Associated with Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load: Results from an Analysis of 1,995  Food Items.    Basile AJ et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Aug 27. Cross-   Sectional
Development of a national database for dietary glycemic index and load for nutritional epidemiologic studies in the United States. Della Corte KA et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Aug;120(2):380-388.  Cross-Sectional
Cardiovsacular Disease Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Adverse Human Health Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies. Lane MM et al. Annu Rev Nutr. 2024 Aug;44(1):383-404.  Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses
Association between Planetary Health Diet and Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Study from the UK Biobank. Sotos-Prieto M et al. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2024 Aug 29:zwae282.  Prospective Cohort
Sweetened beverages and atrial fibrillation in people with prediabetes or diabetes. Gan X et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2024 Aug 19.  Prospective Cohort
Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Risk of Incident Hypertension in US Middle-Aged Adults. Rivera N et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Sep 3;13(17):e035189.  Prospective Cohort
Cancer Associations between dietary patterns and incident colorectal cancer in 114,443 individuals from the UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study. Skulsky SL et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Aug 19.  Prospective Cohort
Intake of Sugar and Food Sources of Sugar and Colorectal Cancer Risk in the Multiethnic Cohort Study. Kanehara R et al. J Nutr. 2024 Aug;154(8):2481-2492.  Prospective Cohort
Sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages in relation to premature aging in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Lan T et al. Br J Cancer. 2024 Aug 8.  Cross-Sectional
Other Health Conditions Association between carbohydrate to protein or fat ratio and mortality: A prospective cohort study. Son GH et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2024 Aug 17;63:805-812.  Prospective Cohort
Moderate low-cost modifications in diet prevent a substantial number of deaths and mitigate environmental impacts in Brazil. Verly E Jr et al. Eur J Nutr. 2024 Aug;63(5):1783-1796.  Cross-Sectional
Association between quantity and quality of carbohydrate intake and glaucoma: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database. Li F et al. Int Ophthalmol. 2024 Aug 27;44(1):357.  Cross-Sectional
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Associations of sugar-related food parenting practices and parental feeding styles with prospective dietary behavior of children and adolescents: a systematic review of the literature from 2017 to 2023. Hübner HL et al. Front Public Health. 2024 Aug 14;12:1382437.  Systematic Review
Effects of time-restricted eating and low-carbohydrate diet on psychosocial health and appetite in individuals with metabolic syndrome: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Zheng Y et al. Clin Nutr. 2024 Aug 30;43(10):2316-2324.  RCT
Association of Salty and Sweet Taste Recognition with Food Reward and Subjective Control of Eating Behavior. Schamarek I et al. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 12;16(16):2661.  Cross-Sectional
T1R2/T1R3 polymorphism affects sweet and fat perception: Correlation between SNP and BMI in the context of obesity development. Ponnusamy V et al. Hum Genet. 2024 Aug 6. Cross-Sectional
Experiences and perspectives of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among Indigenous adults living in Manitoba. Kuijper LEN et al. Appetite. 2024 Aug 28;202:107637. Cross-Sectional
Synergistic Effect Mechanism of Binary Sweet Taste Compounds. Wei F et al. J Agric Food Chem. 2024 Aug 29.  Narrative Review
Mental Health The relationship between dietary sugar consumption and anxiety disorders: A systematic review. Wang X et al. Nutr Bull. 2024 Aug 13.  SRMA
Letter to the editor: The association between soft drinks consumption and risk of mental disorders among Iranian adults: The LIPOKAP study. Luo P et al. J Affect Disord. 2024 Aug 22;365:379-380.  Editorial
Knowledge and Perceptions Individuals' perceptions of the factors linked to everyday soft drink consumption among university students: qualitative study. Sarhan MM et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Aug 19;11:1388918.  Cross-Sectional
Sugars-related behavior of Greek University students and its association with different information sources. Marakis G et al. Hellenic J Cardiol. 2024 Aug 6:S1109-9666(24)00168-4.  Cross-Sectional
A broken link: Knowledge of carbohydrate requirements do not predict carbohydrate intake around competition in endurance athletes. Sampson G et al. Eur J Sport Sci. 2024 Aug 28.  Cross-Sectional
Food Labelling The Potential Effectiveness of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling for Improving Population Diets. Kelly B et al. Annu Rev Nutr. 2024 Aug;44(1):405-440.  Systematic Review
The Potential Effectiveness of Nutrient Declarations and Nutrition and Health Claims for Improving Population Diets. Kelly B et al. Annu Rev Nutr. 2024 Aug;44(1):441-470.  Systematic Review
Does menu calorie labelling cause or exacerbate eating disorders? Brealey J et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2024 Aug 28.  Editorial

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