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 2026
Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in July 2026, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.
Dietary Intakes - Sugars
Cross-Sectional
Estimating added sugars intake among South Koreans: results from the 2023 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Nam Y et al. Clin Nutr Res. 2026 Jul;15(3):139-148.
Cross-Sectional and Modeling Study
Variations in dietary fibre and added sugar intake across global, regional and national levels: implications for non-communicable diseases.
Alballa MM et al . Public Health Nutr. 2026 Jul 21;29(1):e169.
Dietary Intakes - Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
Ten-year trends in sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among Koreans, 2014-2023.
Son H et al. Nutr Res Pract. 2026 Aug;20(4):683-696.
Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
Trends in Dairy and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Korean Young Adults Aged 19-29 Years: Analysis of Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2021.
Bang J et al. J Obes Metab Syndr. 2026 Jul.
Pooled Cross-Sectional Study
State-Level Differences in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption by Income Among Children Aged 1-5 Years, United States, 2021-2023.
Koyama AK et al. Child Obes. 2026 Oct;22(7):436-446.
Cross-Sectional
High consumption of fruit and vegetable juices and related beverages and high sugar intake among school-aged children: a study in Beijing, China.
Huang L et al. Front Nutr. 2026 Jul 2;13:1856451.
Cross-Sectional
Additives with Emerging Health Concerns in Ultra-Processed Sweetened Beverages Sold in the United States: Preservatives, Artificial Sweeteners, and Added Sugars.
Dunford EK et al. Nutrients. 2026 Jul 4;18(13):2176.
Dietary Intakes - Foods, Dietary Patterns
Randomized Controlled Trial
Acute aerobic exercise modulates sweetness-related food preference in individuals with nicotine dependence: the mediating role of prefrontal cortical activity.
Liu H et al. Front Nutr. 2026 Jul 7;13:1894892.
Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of a Family- and Community-Based Diet and Physical Activity Intervention on Home Availability of Fruit, Vegetables, and Sugar-Containing Foods in Primarily Hispanic Households: Secondary Data Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Vega-López S et al. J Nutr. 2026 Jul 10;156(9):101715.
Prospective Cohort Study
Effects of a Family- and Community-Based Diet and Physical Activity Intervention on Home Availability of Fruit, Vegetables, and Sugar-Containing Foods in Primarily Hispanic Households: Secondary Data Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Vega-López S et al. J Nutr. 2026 Jul 10;156(9):101715.
Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
Changes in food patterns over a 10-year period in the UK adult population: findings from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.
Papagiannaki M, Kerr MA. Br J Nutr. 2026 Jul 2:1-12.
Cross-Sectional Study
Analysis of NHANES: Nutrient, Food, and Beverage Intake of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Users with Type 2 Diabetes, 2007-2020.
Frankenfeld CL et al. J Nutr. 2026 Aug;156(8):101685.
Cross-Sectional Study
Gender differences in beverage consumption patterns, dietary behaviors, and beverage-derived nutrient intake among South Korean university students: a cross-sectional study.
Kim SY et al. Clin Nutr Res. 2026 Jul;15(3):161-171.
Obesity
Prospective Cohort Study
A higher paternal ultra-processed food consumption is directly associated with parameters of neonatal anthropometry.
Carvalho MR et al. Nutr Res. 2026 Jul;151:16-25.
Prospective Cohort Study
Ultra-processed food consumption and body mass index from adolescence to early adulthood: multi-trajectory analysis using data from the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort.
Moreira MKV et al. Cad Saude Publica. 2026 Jul 31;42:e00185225.
Prospective Cohort Study
Metabolomic Profiles Associated With Sugary Beverage Intakes in Youth.
Cohen CC et al. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Jul;21(7):e70135.
Cross-Sectional Study
Relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage and ultra-processed food intake: impact on leptin/adiponectin ratio in adolescents with obesity.
Kravchychyn ACP et al. Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2026 Jul 6;24:eAO1837.
Cross-Sectional Study
Associations between beverage consumption patterns and adiposity and urinary biomarkers among young adults: a multicenter cross-sectional study in China.
Zhou S et al. Front Nutr. 2026 Jul 24;13:1870358.
Diabetes
Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
The longitudinal association between artificial sweetener intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes among adults aged 18 years and older: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lu S et al. Nutr. 13:1886458.
Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of Short-Term (14-Day) Intake of Sucrose and Non-Caloric Sweeteners on Glucose Regulation, Blood Lipids, Gut Hormones, Inflammation Markers, and Appetite in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Nilsson A. Nutrients. 2026 Jul 16;18(14):2337.
Prospective Cohort Study
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, non-sugar sweetened beverages, and their substitution and risk of type 2 diabetes: the HELIUS study.
Beigrezaei S et al. Eur J Nutr. 2026 Jul 3;65(5):192.
Case-Control Study
Influence of natural variations in eating rate and bolus properties on postprandial glucose and insulin responses in healthy adults.
Liu Z et al. Eur J Nutr. 2026 Jul 3;65(5):193.
Ecological Modeling Study
Trends in Diabetes Mellitus Burden and Changes in Attributable Risk Factors in Asia from 1990 to 2021: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
Zhou X et al. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul). 2026 Jul 13
Cardiovascular Disease
Prospective Cohort Study
Artificial sweetener intake and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a mediation analysis based on plasma metabolic biomarkers.
Fan M et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2026 Jul 7.
Narrative Review
Sugar and artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular disease.
Manolis AA et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2026 Jul 30:107090.
Cancer
Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Sugar sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages, fruit and vegetable juices and cancer risk: a World Cancer Research Fund International Global Cancer Update Programme (CUP Global) systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Jayedi A et al. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jul 1.
Quasi-Experimental Cohort Study
Sugar rationing during the first 1000 days and early onset cancer: a natural experiment.
Tang R et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2026 Jul 27;124(3):101453.
Dental Health
Cross-Sectional Study
Association between water intake and oral health among Korean adolescents according to their sugar-sweetened beverages consumption.
Hwang H et al. Nutr Res Pract. 2026 Aug;20(4):656-668.
Cross-Sectional Study
Oral Health Status, Oral Hygiene, and Behavioural Factors Among Disadvantaged Children: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Between the Peruvian Amazon and Valencia, Spain.
Miralles-Jordá L et al. Dent J (Basel). 2026 Jul 21;14(7):459.
Narrative Review
Who Gets Dental Caries? A Comprehensive Review.
Twetman S et al. Dent J (Basel). 2026 Jul 2;14(7):400.
Metabolism
Prospective Cohort Study
Circulating metabolites and fatty acids associated with ultra-processed food consumption: results from the EPIC study.
Blanco-Lopez J et al. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2026;66(25):4805-4818.
Gut Health
Narrative Review
When sweetness overflows: fructose influences microbial and metabolic dysregulation.
Cheikh M, Forato Anhê F. Biochem J. 2026 Jul 8;483(7):1131-1146.
Narrative Review
Effects of Non-Nutritive Artificial Sweeteners on Gut Microbiota and Host Metabolism and Health-Related Outcomes: A Review.
Xin Y et al. Nutrients. 2026 Jul 22;18(14):2402.
Pregnancy, Lactation, and PMOS
Case-Control Study
Association of dietary sodium, sugar, and trans fatty acids intake with male infertility: a case-control study among Iranian male adults.
Seyedhosseini-Ghaheh H et al. Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 19.
Other Health Topics
Prospective Cohort Study
Consumption of Commercial Non-Alcoholic Beverages Is Associated with Refractive Changes, Axial Length Changes and Myopia in Children and Adolescents.
Zheng K et al. Nutrients. 2026 Jul 16;18(14):2326.
Prospective Cohort Study
Sugary Drinks and High-Fat Foods are Associated with Poor Treatment Response in Psoriasis: A Prospective Study in Shanghai.
Song J et al. Psoriasis (Auckl). 2026 Jul 14;16:617180.
Cross-Sectional Study
Food industry's interactions with nutrition professionals in Australia: a survey.
Teimouri N et al. Public Health Nutr. 2026 Jul 9;29(1):e158.
Cross-Sectional Study
New insights into pubertal onset: Exploring the impact of low-calorie sweeteners exposure in school-aged children.
Zhou Q et al. J Environ Sci (China). 2026 Jul;165:450-459.
Cross-Sectional Study
Frequent Sweetened Beverage Consumption Is Associated With Accelerated Biological Aging: Evidence From a Population-Based Study and Gut Microbiota Analysis.
Shi Y et al. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Jul 9:e76460.
Appetite, Taste, Eating Behaviours
Acute Randomized Controlled Trial
Sweetness drives brain level amplification of saltiness offering a new pathway to salt reduction.
Li H et al. Curr Res Food Sci. 2026 Jul 16;13:101503.
Prospective Cohort Study
The impact of ultra-processed foods on social development of adolescent: differences by gender and only child status.
Liu C et al. Front Nutr. 2026 Jul 20;13:1876794.
Prospective Cohort Study
Associations between liking patterns for foods characterised by high/low fat content and sweet/savoury profiles and health outcomes: findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study.
Parra-Soto S et al Br J Nutr. 2026 Jul 13:1-26.
Narrative Review
A tale of two sugars: How studying ingestive behavior revealed glucose sensing pathways in the taste system.
Schier LA. Appetite. 2026 Jul 22;227:108722.
Mental Health and Cognition
Randomized Controlled Trial
Are we Lovin' It? A single blind randomised controlled trial to investigate the influence of high in fats, salt and sugar food brand advertising on cognitive, affective and behavioural intention outcomes in UK adults.
Ferneyhough C et al. Public Health Nutr. 2026 Jul 20;29(1):e163.
Quasi-Experimental Cohort Study
Early-life exposure to sugar rationing and long-term risk of depression and anxiety: a population-based natural experiment.
Liu B et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2026 Jul 23.
Quasi-Experimental Cohort Study
Early-life sugar rationing, brain aging, and long-term neurodegenerative and psychiatric health outcomes: a population-based natural experiment study.
Lian X et al. NPJ Aging. 2026 Jul 22.
Quasi-Experimental Cohort Study
Sugar restriction during the first 1000 days after conception and its association with decreased risk of anxiety and depression.
Dou X et al. Gen Psychiatr. 2026 Aug;39(4):e70038.
Cross-Sectional Study
Association between sugar-sweetened beverages consumption, grip strength, and psychological symptoms: a cross-sectional study of Chinese adolescents.
Dong J et al. BMC Public Health. 2026 Jul 10.
Food Labelling
Systematic Review
Systematic review of impact of mandatory front-of-package nutrition labeling on behavioral and cognitive outcomes and inequalities.
Moreno-Mattar O et al. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2026 Jul 27;50:e63.
Randomized Controlled Trial
Sociodemographic differences in the understanding of front-of-pack nutrition labeling, perception of healthfulness, and food purchase intention in Brazil.
de Jesus Paviotti HB et al. Food Nutr Res. 2026 Jul 3;70.
Cross-Sectional Study
Does Nutri-Score Reliably Identify High-Sugar Foods Marketed to Children? A Cross-Sectional Study with Implications for Dental Caries Prevention.
Marqués-Martínez L et al. Nutrients. 2026 Jul 22;18(14):2401.
Cross-Sectional Study
Support for an Added-Sugar Menu-Labeling Policy among Key United States Population Groups in a Cross-Sectional Sample
Lemmon B et al. Curr Dev Nutr. Volume 10, Issue 8109442.
Commentary
Ultra-processed and High fat-salt-sugar (HFSS) foods in India: a dual-axis framework for regulation. Chakraborty S et al. Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2026 Jul 22;51:100823.
Knowledge and Perceptions
Cross-Sectional Study
Age-Related Differences in Knowledge-Attitude-Practice Patterns of Nonnutritive Sweetener Consumption among Adolescents and Adults: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Southeast Nigeria.
Ortutu BF et al. Curr Dev Nutr. 2026 Jul 2;10(8):109431.
June 2026
Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in June 2026, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.
Dietary Intakes - Sugars
Cross-Sectional
Low-Income Preschool Children's Free Sugar Consumption and Its Association With the Home Environment.
Yuhas M et al. Obes Sci Pract. 2026 Jun 10;12(3):e70161.
Dietary Intakes - Beverages
Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
Time trend of sugar-sweetened beverages intake from 2002 to 2022 among adults in Beijing, China.
Deng R et al. Prev Med Rep. 2026 Jun 14;68:103545.
Cross-Sectional
Research on the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among seventh grade students in Beijing based on the social ecological model.
Zheng J et al. Front Nutr. 2026 Jun 23;13:1817462.
Cross-Sectional
Factors associated with sugar-sweetened beverage and water consumption among adults in rural Baja California.
Haughton J et al. Glob Health Promot. 2026 Jun 5:17579759261446309.
Diet Quality
Narrative Review
The nutritional and health benefits of ready-to-eat-cereal consumption: an updated technical review of global evidence.
Sanders LM et al. Front Nutr. 2026 Jun 17;13:1778338.
Obesity
RCT
Long-term effect of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers on gene expression markers of adipose tissue function, adipocyte morphology, and metabolic health: a SWEET substudy.
Pang MD et al; SWEET consortium. Int J Obes (Lond). 2026 Jun 2.
Cross-Sectional
Liking for and valence of sugar-and-fat mixtures are heightened in weight-reduced individuals relative to individuals not weight-reduced.
Guo SH, Smith KR. Appetite. 2026 Jun 1;221:108460.
Narrative Review
The Effect of Fructose and FTO Gene Polymorphism on the Efficacy of GLP-1 and GIP Combination Therapies: A Narrative Review.
Larner DS. Cureus. 2026 Jun 3;18(6):e110199. doi: 10.7759/cureus.110199.
Narrative Review
Aspartame and Obesity: A Comprehensive Review of Mechanisms of Action, Transgenerational Effects, and Health Implications.
Liu L, Yan R. J Nutr. 2026 Jun 18:101680. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101680.
Narrative Review
Ultraprocessed foods and obesity: Interpreting the evidence.
Magkos F et al. Science. 2026 Jun 4;392(6802):1020-1022.
Diabetes
Systematic Review
A systematic review of ultra-processed food subtypes and risk of type 2 diabetes, combined with a cohort analysis, question the utility of broad food classifications for public health policy.
Fridén M et al. BMC Med. 2026 Jun 26.
Prospective Cohort
Ultra-processed foods and incident type 2 diabetes: Analysis of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).
Mendoza K et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Jun 17:kwag139.
Open Label Uncontrolled Study
Effects of saccharin on insulin sensitivity in adult, overweight individuals without diabetes: a real-world pilot study.
Kalin K et al. J Endocr Soc. 2026 Apr 17;10(6):bvag096.
Cardiovsacular Disease
Prospective Cohort
Consumption of Fructose-Containing Food and Beverage Sources in Childhood Through to Adulthood and Risk of Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Nguyen M et al. Circulation. 2026 Jun 22.
Prospective Cohort
Association of unsweetened and sweetened coffee consumption with risk of cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study.
Yang M et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2026 Jun;36(6):104539.
Prospective Cohort
Associations of unsweetened and sweetened coffee and tea consumption with incident cardiovascular disease: a large prospective cohort study.
Ding Y et al. Eur J Nutr. 2026 Jun 29;65(5):175.
Cross-Sectional
Ultraprocessed Food Versus Diet Quality in Relation to Cardiometabolic Health and All-Cause Mortality: NHANES 1999-2018.
Letter to the Editor
Nonnutritive Sweeteners and Cardiovascular Risk: Correlation Is Not Causation.
Nadolsky K. JACC Adv. 2026 Jun 17;5(7):102925.
Letter to the Editor
Reply: Nonnutritive Sweeteners and Cardiovascular Risk: Correlation Is Not Causation.
Freeman AM et al. JACC Adv. 2026 Jun 17;5(7):102928.
Cancer
Systematic Review
Non-Alcoholic Beverage Intake and Risk of Cutaneous Malignancies: A Systematic Review.
Tran KH et al. J Cutan Med Surg. 2026 Jun 16:12034754261460061.
Systematic Review
Ultra-processed food and risk of gastric cancer: a systematic review.
Rahman A et al. BMJ Public Health. 2026 Jun 9;4(2):e003197.
Prospective Cohort
Artificially Sweetened and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Risk of Liver Cancer.
Watling CZ et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jun 1;9(6):e2617754.
Commentary
LIFe of the sugar-free party in cancer metabolism.
Tighanimine K, Manning BD. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Jun;37(6):487-489.
Commentary
Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Liver Cancer-A Hard Look at Soft Drinks.
Clayton-Chubb D, Chan AT. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jun 1;9(6):e2617763.
Dental Health
Narrative Review
Mechanisms of caries induced by sugars: a narratives review from microbial metabolism to oral ecological imbalance and public health strategies for caries prevention.
Zhang A et al. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2026 Jun 23;16:1834886.
Gut Health
RCT
The impact of (poly)phenol-rich sugarcane extract intervention on markers of gastrointestinal integrity and systemic inflammation in response to exertional-heat stress.
Hewawansa UHAJ et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2026 Dec 31.
Narrative Review
Artificial and Other Non-Nutritive Sweeteners, the Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health.
Wang M et al. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2026 Jun 25;28(1):65.
Other Health Conditions
SRMA
The efficacy of carbohydrate-restricted diets on reducing visceral and liver fat in individuals with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and pairwise and network meta-analyses.
Khalafi M et al. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2026 Jun 3:1-12.
Randomized, Double-Blind Crossover Study
Hydrating with a higher-fructose sport drink does not worsen acute kidney injury risk during simulated work-related heat stress.
Tourula E et al. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2026 Jun 16.
Prospective Cohort
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and all-cause mortality and cause-specific mortality: insights from nationwide prospective cohort studies and Global Burden of Disease study 2021.
Tan X et al. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2026 Jun 21.
Prospective Cohort
Association of artificial sweeteners intake and risk of CKD: a prospective cohort study.
Wang J et al. J Nutr Health Aging. 2026 Jun 30;30(8):100917.
Cross-Sectional
High daily fructose intake and late-evening fruit consumption are associated with ultrasonographically assessed hepatic steatosis in family medicine outpatients.
Ediz E et al. Sci Rep. 2026 Jun 8.
Cross-Sectional
Dietary sugar and soft drink consumption in relation to atopic disease in children: evidence from the Polish global asthma network study.
Prendergast C et al. BMC Pulm Med. 2026 Jun 18.
Cross-Sectional
A spoonful of sugar: human exposure to microplastics through consumption of processed sugarcane.
Patterson J et al. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2026 Jun 25.
Mendellian Randomization Study
Artificial Sweeteners and Autoimmune Diseases: Insights From Integrative Bioinformatics and Mendelian Randomization.
Liu et al. Food Sci Nutr. 2026 Jun 18;14(6):e72032.
Narrative Review
The importance of nutrition in skin health.
Ortega RM et al. Nutr Hosp. 2026 Jun 23.
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour
RCT
Action Planning for Reducing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake in Appalachian Adults: Longitudinal Process Evaluation of a Digital Behavioral Health Intervention.
Reid A et al. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2026 Jun 12;14:e71241.
RCT
Barriers and facilitators to dietary change while aiming to reduce free sugar intakes: framework analysis based on intervention, time for change, and success at 12 weeks.
Boxall LR et al. J Nutr Sci. 2026 Jun 18;15:e47.
Experimental Study
Application of Virtual Reality to Alter Sweetness Perception.
Wellbelove S et al. Foods. 2026 Jun 14;15(12):2150.
Experimental Study
Is High Fat and Sugar Intake Associated with Disrupted Attentional-Motivational Coupling for Food? Evidence from an Eye Tracking Study.
Attuquayefio T et al. Brain Sci. 2026 Jun 18;16(6):648.
Mental Health, Cognition, Addiction
Prospective Cohort
Ultraprocessed Foods and the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Older US Adults: 2013-2020 Health and Retirement Study.
Lee H et al. Am J Public Health. 2026 Jul;116(7):981-992.
Cross-Sectional
Healthy-Unhealthy food group balance and cognitive performance in Chilean adolescents: a canonical correlation analysis - The Cogni-Action Project.
Peña-Jorquera H et al. Nutr Neurosci. 2026 Jun 25:1-13.
Cross-Sectional
Sustainable eating for a healthy mind: Association between the EAT-Lancet diet and depression subtypes in a Swiss cohort.
Martins LB et al. J Affect Disord. 2026 Nov 1;412:122116. Cross
Narrative Review
Unhealthy dietary patterns and Alzheimer's disease: associations and underlying mechanistic pathways.
Ramasinghe C, Xu B. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2026 Jun 23:1-22.
Narrative Review
Neural mechanisms linking Western diet consumption and cognitive impairment: a role for the vagus nerve.
Hayes AMR et al. Clin Sci (Lond). 2026 Jun 10;140(6):1119-1135.
Physical Activity
Narrative Review
Fuelled or Fooled? Examining the Evidence and Mechanisms Behind Ultra-High Carbohydrate Intake in Endurance Athletes.
Plews DJ et al. Sports Med. 2026 Jun 8.
Food Labelling
Retrospective Cohort Study
The impact of Chile's multipronged food labelling and advertising law on early childhood excess weight: a cohort difference-in-differences study.
Paraje G et al. Lancet. 2026 Jun 27;407(10548):2630-2640.
Repeated Cross-Sectional
Differences in Food Consumption Among Children After the Implementation of Warning Labels in Uruguay.
Brunet G et al. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2026 Jun 9.
Repeated Cross-Sectional
Changes in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake From Before to After Nutrition Labeling Policy Implementation: A Comparison of Mexico and the United States.
Contreras-Manzano A et al. Prev Chronic Dis. 2026 Jun 11;23:E17.
Cross-Sectional
Awareness and Self-Reported Effects of the Innovative Mexican Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling Policy Among Mexican Americans Across Different US Regions, Health Literacy Levels, and Educational Attainment, 2021-2023.
Thrasher JF et al. Am J Health Promot. 2026 Jun 10:8901171261458529.
Cross-Sectional
What's in the Box? Analysis of the nutritional content and adoption of Health Star Ratings among packaged lunchbox snacks released in Australia: 2013-2024.
McCann J et al. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2026 Jun 18;50(4):100572.
Market Analysis
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 Jul;116(7):893-897.
Knowledge & Perceptions
Cross-Sectional
Health-related perceptions and drinking motives as actionable targets for precision prevention of high sugar-sweetened beverage intake among Chinese adolescents.
Peng Y et al. Front Nutr. 2026 Jun 8;13:1803900.
Cross-Sectional
Public knowledge of ultra-processed foods: Insights from a national survey of Australian adults.
Machado P et al. Nutr J. 2026 Jun 5.
Cross-Sectional
The politics of processed foods: Consumer perceptions of policies targeting ultra-processed foods.
Ellison B et al. PLoS One. 2026 Jun 1;21(6):e0350271.
May 2026
Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in May 2026, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.
Dietary Intakes - Sugars
RCT
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.
Cross-Sectional
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.
Narrative Review
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.
Dietary Intakes - Beverages
RCT
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.
Cross-Sectional
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.
Dietary Intakes - Foods, Dietary Patterns
Retrospective Cohort Study
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.
Cross-Sectional
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.
Food Science & Reformulation
Cross-Sectional Market Analysis
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.
Narrative Review
Sugar reduction in complex food systems: linking metabolic mechanisms, matrix engineering, and safety evaluation.
Xue H et al. NPJ Sci Food. 2026 May 19.
Obesity
Umbrella Review of SRMAs
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.
Cross-Sectional Modelling Study
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
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.
Narrative Review
Is the experimental evidence on ultra-processed food and obesity reliable?
Ludwig DS. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2026 May 1:1-5.
Diabetes
RCT
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.
Modelling Study
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.
Cardiovsacular Disease
Narrative Review
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.
Dental Health
Systematic Review
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.
Gut Health
SRMA
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.
Prospective Cohort Study
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.
Cross-Sectional
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.
Narrative Review
Artificial Sweeteners and Gut Microbiota: Mechanistic Insights and Implications for Metabolic Health.
Khattab R. Curr Nutr Rep. 2026 May 16;15(1):47.
In-Vitro Study
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.
Sleep
Systematic Review
Diet and sleep among college student populations: a systematic review.
Almahasneh N et al. Sleep Med Rev. 2026 May 24;89:102306.
Other Health Conditions
SRMA
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.
Quasi-Experimental Study
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.
Prospective Cohort 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.
Cross-Sectional
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.
Narrative Review
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.
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour
RCT
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.
Narrative Review
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.
Mental Health, Cognition, Addiction
Quasi-Experimental Study
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.
RCT
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.
Narrative Review
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.
Physical Activity
Narrative Review
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.
Food Labelling
Systematic Review
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.
RCT
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.
Cross-Sectional
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.
