Latest Sugars-Related Research (2020)

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 provided below:

Time: At the end of each month
Database: PubMed
Search Terms:

((Sugar*[Title/Abstract] OR sucrose[Title/Abstract] OR added sugar*[Title/Abstract] OR beverage[Title/Abstract] OR soft drink*[Title/Abstract] OR soda[Title/Abstract] OR diet soda[Title/Abstract] OR sweet*[Title/Abstract] OR fructose[Title/Abstract] OR carbohydrate*[Title/Abstract] OR cola[Title/Abstract] OR SSB[Title/Abstract] OR honey[Title/Abstract] OR carbonated beverage*[Title/Abstract] OR energy drink*[Title/Abstract] OR fruit*[Title/Abstract]) AND (obes*[Title/Abstract] OR overweight[Title/Abstract] OR body mass index[Title/Abstract] OR BMI[Title/Abstract] OR weight gain[Title/Abstract] OR body weight*[Title/Abstract] OR waist circumference[Title/Abstract] OR body fat[Title/Abstract] OR adiposity[Title/Abstract] OR satiety[Title/Abstract] OR satiation[Title/Abstract] OR appetite[Title/Abstract] OR receptor[Title/Abstract] OR taste[Title/Abstract] OR postprandial[Title/Abstract] OR hormone[Title/Abstract] OR hunger[Title/Abstract] OR fullness[Title/Abstract] OR second meal[Title/Abstract] OR food intake[Title/Abstract] OR meal intake [Title/Abstract] OR cognition[Title/Abstract] OR brain[Title/Abstract] OR reward[Title/Abstract] OR food intake[Title/Abstract] OR hedonic[Title/Abstract] OR neuronal[Title/Abstract] OR sensitivity[Title/Abstract] OR addiction[Title/Abstract] OR hyperactive*[Title/Abstract] OR binge eating disorder[Title/Abstract] OR BED[Title/Abstract] OR behaviour* [Title/Abstract] OR insulin resistance[Title/Abstract] OR hyperinsulin*[Title/Abstract] OR diabet*[Title/Abstract] OR HbA1c[Title/Abstract] OR hemoglobin A, glycosylated[Title/Abstract] OR fructosamine[Title/Abstract] OR gly*albumin[Title/Abstract] OR glyc?em*[Title/Abstract] OR fatty liver*[Title/Abstract] OR NAFLD[Title/Abstract] OR NAFL[Title/Abstract] OR NASH[Title/Abstract] OR liver stenosis[Title/Abstract] OR liver cirrhosis[Title/Abstract] OR liver histology[Title/Abstract] OR liver fibrosis[Title/Abstract] OR liver intrahepatocellular lipid [Title/Abstract] OR triglycerides[Title/Abstract] OR lipids[Title/Abstract] OR fat[Title/Abstract] OR triacylglycerol[Title/Abstract] OR VLDL[Title/Abstract] OR low density lipoprotein[Title/Abstract] OR lip?emia[Title/Abstract] OR cholesterol[Title/Abstract] OR cardio*[Title/Abstract] OR heart disease[Title/Abstract] OR coronary disease[Title/Abstract] OR stroke[Title/Abstract] OR myocardial infarction[Title/Abstract] OR heart failure[Title/Abstract] OR peripheral arterial disease[Title/Abstract] OR hypertension[Title/Abstract] OR blood pressure [Title/Abstract] OR cancer[Title/Abstract] OR tumor[Title/Abstract] OR cancerogenic [Title/Abstract] OR dental caries[Title/Abstract] OR oral health[Title/Abstract] OR tooth[Title/Abstract] OR teeth[Title/Abstract] OR decay[Title/Abstract] OR tooth decay[Title/Abstract] OR physical activity[Title/Abstract] OR exercise[Title/Abstract] OR sport[Title/Abstract] OR energy [Title/Abstract] OR kidney[Title/Abstract] OR renal[Title/Abstract] OR nephropathy[Title/Abstract] OR uric acid[Title/Abstract] OR hyperuric*[Title/Abstract] OR gout[Title/Abstract] OR urate[Title/Abstract] OR uric[Title/Abstract] OR acne[Title/Abstract] OR skin[Title/Abstract] OR ageing [Title/Abstract] OR micronutrient dilution[Title/Abstract] OR vitamin*[Title/Abstract] OR mineral*[Title/Abstract] OR deficiency [Title/Abstract] OR glycaemic inde*[Title/Abstract] OR glycemic inde*[Title/Abstract] OR glycaemic load*[Title/Abstract] OR glycemic load* [Title/Abstract] OR inflammatory arthritis [Title/Abstract] OR microbiome [Title/Abstract] OR consumption[Title/Abstract] OR diet[Title/Abstract] OR nutrition [Title/Abstract] OR CRP[Title/Abstract] OR c-reactive protein[Title/Abstract])) AND (("xx"[Date - Publication] : "xx"[Date - Publication]))

Date of Publication: From the first to the last day of each month.

Selection criteria:
Read through each of the titles and abstracts to identify all studies conducted in humans that are related to sugars, carbohydrates in the context of diet, health and public policy.

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October/November 2020

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publication published in October-November 2020, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.

Topic	Title	Citations	Study Type
COVID-19	Nutrition Behaviors in Polish Adults before and during COVID-19 Lockdown.	Błaszczyk-Bębenek E et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 10;12(10):3084.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Associations of sedentary behaviours and incidence of unhealthy diet during the COVID-19 quarantine in Brazil.	Werneck AO et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Oct 22:1-5.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Changes in dietary patterns among youths in China during COVID-19 epidemic: The COVID-19 impact on lifestyle change survey (COINLICS).	Jia P et al. Appetite. 2020 Oct 27;158:105015.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Susceptibility to increased high energy dense sweet and savoury food intake in response to the COVID-19 lockdown: The role of craving control and acceptance coping strategies.	Buckland NJ et al. 2020 Nov 5;158:105017.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The association between subjective impact and the willingness to adopt healthy dietary habits after experiencing the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a cross-sectional study in China.	Xu Y et al. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 Nov 5;12(21):20968-20981.	Cross-Sectional Study
Obesity	A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing Heterogeneity in Body Mass Responses Between Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diets.	Smith ES et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Oct;28(10):1833-1842.	SRMA
	The association between dietary sodium intake, adiposity and sugar-sweetened beverages in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.	Grimes CA et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Oct 15:1-53.	SRMA
	Weight discordant siblings' ability to reduce energy intake at a meal as compensation for prior energy intake from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs).	Ufholz K et al. Nutr Health. 2020 Oct 12:260106020960990.	RCT
	Sweet/Fat Preference Taste in Subjects Who are Lean, Obese and Very Obese.	Leohr J, Kjellsson MC. Pharm Res. 2020 Nov 19;37(12):244.	RCT
	Examining differences between overweight women and men in 12-month weight loss study comparing healthy low-carbohydrate vs. low-fat diets.	Aronica L et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 Nov 14.	RCT
	Body mass index trajectories and adiposity rebound during the first 6 years in Korean children: Based on the National Health Information Database, 2008-2015.	Hwang IT et al. PLoS One. 2020 Oct 30;15(10):e0232810.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Orange juice intake and anthropometric changes in children and adolescents.	Sakaki JR et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Oct 7:1-8.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Soft Drink Consumption in Young Mexican Adults Is Associated with Higher Total Body Fat Percentage in Men but Not in Women.	Campos-Ramírez C et al. Foods. 2020 Nov 28;9(12):E1760.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Diet Quality and Food Prices Modify Associations between Genetic Susceptibility to Obesity and Adiposity Outcomes.	Han HY et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 30;12(11):E3349.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Sugar consumption in schoolchildren from southern Spain and influence on the prevalence of obesity.	Heras-Gonzalez L et al. PLoS One. 2020 Nov 20;15(11):e0242602.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Complementary feeding practices and their association with adiposity indicators at 12 months of age.	Rodríguez-Cano AM et al. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2020 Nov 23:1-8.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Influence of dietary and activity patterns on weight status of Ukrainian school aged children.	Pavlyshyn H et al. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2020 Nov 6.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet for the management of obesity, overweight and related disorders.	Castellana M et al. Minerva Endocrinol. 2020 Nov 19.	Narrative Review
	Development of Obesity: The Driver and the Passenger.	Kopp W. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2020 Nov 27;13:4631-4642.	Narrative Review
	Tissue-Specific Fructose Metabolism in Obesity and Diabetes.	Helsley RN et al. Curr Diab Rep. 2020 Oct 15;20(11):64.	Narrative Review
	Obesity in Toddlers and Young Children: Causes and Consequences.	Singhal A. Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. 2020;95:41-51.	Narrative Review
	Implicating the effect of ketogenic diet as a preventive measure to obesity and diabetes mellitus.	Kumar S et al. Life Sci. 2020 Oct 26:118661.	Narrative Review
Diabetes	The PREVIEW intervention study: Results from a 3-year randomized 2 x 2 factorial multinational trial investigating the role of protein, glycaemic index and physical activity for prevention of type 2 diabetes.	Raben A et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2020 Oct 7.	RCT
	Effect of a 90 g/day low-carbohydrate diet on glycaemic control, small, dense low-density lipoprotein and carotid intima-media thickness in type 2 diabetic patients: An 18-month randomised controlled trial.	Chen CY et al. PLoS One. 2020 Oct 5;15(10):e0240158.	RCT
	Nutritional adequacy of very low- and high-carbohydrate, low saturated fat diets in adults with type 2 diabetes: A secondary analysis of a 2-year randomised controlled trial.	Tay J et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 Oct 13;170:108501.	RCT
	Sweetness Perception is not Involved in the Regulation of Blood Glucose after Oral Application of Sucrose and Glucose Solutions in Healthy Male Subjects.	Grüneis V et al. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Nov 29:e2000472	RCT
	Metabolic and appetite effects of fructose and glucose in subjects with type 1 diabetes: a randomized crossover clinical trial.	Dos Santos Lima É et al. Curr Diabetes Rev. 2020 Nov 30.	RCT
	Regular consumption of soft drinks is associated with type 2 diabetes incidence in Mexican adults: findings from a prospective cohort study.	Torres-Ibarra L et al. Nutr J. 2020 Nov 20;19(1):126.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Dietary intake of adults with and without diabetes: results from NHANES 2013-2016.	McClure ST et al. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 Oct;8(1):e001681.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Diet pattern may affect fasting insulin in a large sample of black and white adults.		Cross-Sectional Study
	The quality of dietary carbohydrate and fat is associated with better metabolic control in persons with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.		Cross-Sectional Study
	Youth Beverage Intake and Reported Prediabetes: Choice and Frequency Matter.	Duke NN. J Pediatr Health Care. 2020 Nov 9:S0891-5245(20)30274-1.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Diabetes type 2 risk gene Dusp8 is associated with altered sucrose reward behavior in mice and humans.	Baumann P et al. Brain Behav. 2020 Nov 1:e01928.	Pre-Clinical and Cross-Sectional Study
	Dietary inflammatory index score, glucose control and cardiovascular risk factors profile in people with type 2 diabetes.	Vitale M et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Oct 13:1-8.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes and Its Association with Added Sugar Intake in Citizens and Refugees Aged 40 or Older in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.	Jebril M et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 19;17(22):8594.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Identification of Inflammatory and Disease-Associated Plasma Proteins that Associate with Intake of Added Sugar and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Their Role in Type 2 Diabetes Risk.	Ramne S, Drake I et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 14;12(10):3129.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Effects of the Ketogenic Diet on Glycemic Control in Diabetic Patients: Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials.	Alarim RA et al. Cureus. 2020 Oct 5;12(10):e10796	Non-Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
	Current evidence regarding Low-carb diets for the metabolic control of type-2 diabetes.	Sousa AA et al. Curr Diabetes Rev. 2020 Nov 22.	Narrative Review
	Islet Health, Hormone Secretion, and Insulin Responsivity with Low-Carbohydrate Feeding in Diabetes.	Locatelli CAA, Mulvihill EE. Metabolites. 2020 Nov 11;10(11):455.	Narrative Review
	Association between per capita sugar consumption and diabetes prevalence mediated by the body mass index: results of a global mediation analysis.	Lang A et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Oct 9.	Narrative Review
	Role of intestinal glucose absorption in glucose tolerance.	Wu T et al. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2020 Nov 20;55:116-124.	Narrative Review
Cardiovascular Disease	100% Fruit juice intake and cardiovascular risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective and randomised controlled studies.	D'Elia L et al; SINU Working Group. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Nov 4.	SRMA
	Nutrition in chronic heart failure patients: a systematic review.	Bianchi VE. Heart Fail Rev. 2020 Nov;25(6):1017-1026.	Systematic Review
	Efficacy of different dietary patterns on lowering of blood pressure level: an umbrella review.	Sukhato K et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Oct 6:nqaa252.	Review of Systematic Reviews
	Effect of low-carbohydrate diets on cardiometabolic risk, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome.	O'Neill BJ. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2020 Oct;27(5):301-307.	RCT
	Sugary Drinks, Artificially-Sweetened Beverages, and Cardiovascular Disease in the NutriNet-Santé Cohort.	Chazelas E et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Nov 3;76(18):2175-2177.	Prospective Cohort Study
	The burden of ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus attributable to diet high in sugar-sweetened beverages in China: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.	Li M et al. J Diabetes. 2020 Nov 5.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Association between the 10-year predicted risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and dietary patterns among Canadian adults 40-79 years.	Hosseini Z et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 Oct 10.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Association of Free Sugars Intake with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Japanese Adults: The 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan.	Fujiwara A et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 25;12(12):E3624.	Cross-Sectional Study
	High fructose consumption may be associated with slow coronary flow.	Kuyumcu MS, Kuyumcu A. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2020 Oct;48(7):690-697.	Case-Control Study
	Reversal of severe hypertriglyceridemia with intermittent fasting and a very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet: a case series.	Das S et al. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2020 Oct;27(5):308-311.	Narrative Review
	Practical Guidance for Food Consumption to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease.	Nestel PJ et al. Heart Lung Circ. 2020 Nov 2:S1443-9506(20)30476-5.	Narrative Review
	Nutrients, Genetic Factors, and Their Interaction in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Cardiovascular Disease.	Lombardi R et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Nov 19;21(22):8761.	Narrative Review
Cancer	Breast cancer risk factors in Iran: a systematic review & meta-analysis.	Shamshirian A et al. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig. 2020 Oct 20.	SRMA
	Total and added sugar intakes, sugar types, and cancer risk: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort.	Debras C et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Nov 11;112(5):1267-1279.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Postdiagnostic Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Breast Cancer Survival: Prospective Analyses in the Nurses' Health Studies.	Farvid MS et al. Cancer Res. 2020 Nov 15;80(22):5134-5143.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Post-diagnostic dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, dietary insulin index, and insulin load and breast cancer survival.	Farvid MS et al. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 Nov 20:cebp.0764.2020.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Association between anthropometry and lifestyle factors and risk of B-cell lymphoma: An exposome-wide analysis.	Saberi Hosnijeh F et al. Int J Cancer. 2020 Oct 31.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Dietary patterns and oesophageal cancer: a multi-country latent class analysis.	Dalmartello M et al. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2020 Nov 17:jech-2020-214882.	Case-Control Study
	Sugar-containing beverages and their association with risk of breast, endometrial, ovarian and colorectal cancers among Canadian women.	Arthur RS et al. Cancer Epidemiol. 2020 Nov 18;70:101855.	Case-Control Study
	Hybrid Dietary-Blood Inflammatory Profiles and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study.	Stasiewicz B et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 14;12(11):3503.	Case-Control Study
	Effectiveness of Ketogenic Diets on the Survival of Adult Oncological Patients.	Minzer S. Nutr Cancer. 2020 Oct 19:1-11.	Narrative Review
Metabolic Syndrome	Dose-response association between sugar- and artificially sweetened beverage consumption and the risk of metabolic syndrome: a meta-analysis of population-based epidemiological studies.	Zhang X et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Oct 28:1-13.	SRMA
	Dietary Protein to Carbohydrate Ratio and Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults Based on a Long-Term Prospective Community-Based Cohort.	Paik JK et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 26;12(11):E3274.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Association of dietary patterns and practices on metabolic syndrome in adults with central obesity attending a mission hospital in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.	Okube OT et al. BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 12;10(10):e039131.	Cross-Sectional Study
Dental Health	The consumption of processed sugar- and starch-containing foods, and dental caries: a systematic review.	Hancock S et al. Eur J Oral Sci. 2020 Dec;128(6):467-475.	Systematic Review
	Beverage Intakes and Toothbrushing During Childhood Are Associated With Caries at Age 17 Years.	Marshall TA et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Oct 24:S2212-2672(20)31229-6.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and caries experience: An examination of children and adults in the United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014.	Laniado N et al. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Oct;151(10):782-789.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Association between diet and periodontitis: a cross-sectional study of 10,000 NHANES participants.	Wright DM et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Oct 23:nqaa266. CROSS	Cross-Sectional Study
	Cross-Sectional Analysis of Prevalence and Aetiological Factors of Dental Erosion in Turkish Children Aged 7-14 Years.	Korkmaz E et al. Oral Health Prev Dent. 2020 Oct 29;18(1):959-971.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Childhood obesity and dental caries: an ecological investigation of the shape and moderators of the association.	Ravaghi V et al. BMC Oral Health. 2020 Nov 25;20(1):338.	Ecological Study
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	Associations Between Intake of Sugar-Containing Beverages in Infancy With Liver Fat Accumulation at School Age.	Geurtsen ML et al. Hepatology. 2020 Nov 2	Prospective Cohort Study
	A review of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in non-obese and lean individuals.	Ahadi M et al. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Nov 20.	Narrative Review
	Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) from pathogenesis to treatment concepts in humans.	Pafili K, Roden M. Mol Metab. 2020 Nov 18:101122.	Narrative Review
	Liver disease in obesity and underweight: the two sides of the coin. A narrative review.	Risi R et al. Eat Weight Disord. 2020 Nov 4.	Narrative Review
	Organismal Fructose Metabolism in Health and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.	Skenderian S et al. Biology (Basel). 2020 Nov 18;9(11):405.	Narrative Review
	Fructose, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, and Vitamin E: Involvement in Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.	Alberti G et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 17;12(11):3531.	Narrative Review
Gut Health	Fructose-Induced Intestinal Microbiota Shift Following Two Types of Short-Term High-Fructose Dietary Phases.	Beisner J et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 10;12(11):3444.	RCT
Gut Health	Dietary Carbohydrates and Lipids in the Pathogenesis of Leaky Gut Syndrome: An Overview.	Binienda A et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Nov 8;21(21):8368.	Narrative Review
Other Metabolic Diseases	Carbohydrate and fat intake associated with risk of metabolic diseases through epigenetics of CPT1A.	Lai CQ et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Nov 11;112(5):1200-1211.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The biochemistry of low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets.	Feinman RD. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2020 Oct;27(5):261-268.	Narrative Review
	Gout: Rapid Evidence Review.	Clebak KT et al. Am Fam Physician. 2020 Nov 1;102(9):533-538.	Narrative Review
	Dietary Energy Partition: The Central Role of Glucose.	Remesar X, Alemany M. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Oct 19;21(20):7729.	Narrative Review
	Dietary Sugars: Not as Sour as They Are Made Out to Be.	Bier DM. Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. 2020;95:100-111.	Narrative Review
	Epigenetic signatures underlying inflammation: an interplay of nutrition, physical activity, metabolic diseases, and environmental factors for personalized nutrition.	Ramos-Lopez O et al. Inflamm Res. 2020 Nov 24:1-21.	Narrative Review
Dietary Intake Assessment	The Carbon Isotope Ratios of Serum Amino Acids in Combination with Participant Characteristics can be Used to Estimate Added Sugar Intake in a Controlled Feeding Study of US Postmenopausal Women.	Yun HY et al. J Nutr. 2020 Oct 12;150(10):2764-2771.	Narrative Review
	Added, free and total sugar content and consumption of foods and beverages in Canada.	Liu S et al. Health Rep. 2020 Oct 21;31(10):14-24.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Trends in food sources of added sugar in Australian eating patterns between 1995 and 2012 using national consumption survey data.	Probst YC et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020 Oct 21.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Disparities in Sources of Added Sugars and High Glycemic Index Foods in Diets of US Children, 2011-2016.	Russo RG et al. Prev Chronic Dis. 2020 Nov 5;17:E139.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among California children - CORRIGENDUM.	Beck AL et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Nov 17:1.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Everything in moderation: Understanding the interplay between salt and sugar intake.	Visaria A et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2020 Oct 22.	Narrative Review
	Trends in Store-Level Sales of Sugary Beverages and Water in the U.S., 2006-2015.	Rummo PE et al. Am J Prev Med. 2020 Oct;59(4):522-529.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Nonalcoholic and Alcoholic Beverage Intakes by Adults across 5 Upper-Middle- and High-Income Countries.	Vanderlee L et al. J Nutr. 2020 Nov 26:nxaa324.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The influence of sleep health on dietary intake: a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies.	Fenton S et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020 Oct 1.	SRMA
	Carbohydrates, Starch, Total Sugar, Fiber Intakes and Food Sources in Spanish Children Aged One to <10 Years-Results from the EsNuPI Study.	Samaniego-Vaesken ML et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 16;12(10):3171.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Beneficial effects of a high protein breakfast on fullness disappear after a night of short sleep in nonobese, premenopausal women.	Yang CL et al. Physiol Behav. 2020 Nov 29;229:113269.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Consumption of ultra-processed foods in Canada.	Polsky JY et al. Health Rep. 2020 Nov 18;31(11):3-15.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Early Childhood Junk Food Consumption, Severe Dental Caries, and Undernutrition: A Mixed-Methods Study from Mumbai, India.	Athavale P et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 20;17(22):8629.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Early consumption of ultra-processed foods among children under two years old in Brazil.	Spaniol AM et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Nov 23:1-25.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Role of social ecological model level on young Pacific children's sugar-sweetened beverage and water intakes: Children's Healthy Living intervention.	Korn AR et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Nov 25:1-6.	Ecological Study
Diet Quality & Nutrient Adequacy	Seventeen-Year Associations between Diet Quality Defined by the Health Star Rating and Mortality in Australians: The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab).	Pan XF et al. Curr Dev Nutr. 2020 Oct 14;4(11):nzaa157.	Prospective Cohort Study
Diet Quality & Nutrient Adequacy	Ketogenic diets, not for everyone.	Goldberg IJ et al. J Clin Lipidol. 2020 Oct 31:S1933-2874(20)30324-X.	Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste and Eating Behaviour	Grandparental dietary provision, feeding practices and feeding styles when caring for preschool-aged grandchildren: A systematic mixed methods review.	Marr C, Reale S, Breeze P, Caton SJ. Obes Rev. 2020 Nov 10.	Systematic Review
	An Erythritol-Sweetened Beverage Induces Satiety and Suppresses Ghrelin Compared to Aspartame in Healthy Non-Obese Subjects: A Pilot Study.	Sorrentino ZA et al. Cureus. 2020 Nov 10;12(11):e11409.	RCT
	Does eating in the absence of hunger extend to healthy snacks in children?	Kral TVE et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Nov;15(11):e12659.	RCT
	Repeated exposure to and subsequent consumption of sweet taste: Reanalysis of test meal intake data following the repeated consumption of sweet vs non-sweet beverages.	Appleton KM. Physiol Behav. 2020 Oct 27:113221.	RCT
	The effect of sugar-sweetened beverages at 4 years of age on appetitive behaviours of 7-year-olds from the Generation XXI birth cohort.	Costa D et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Nov 9:1-11.	Prospective Cohort Study
	The Effect of Hunger and Satiety on Mood-Related Food Craving.	Reents J et al. Front Psychol. 2020 Nov 2;11:568908	Cross-Sectional Study
	Eating Timing: Associations with Dietary Intake and Metabolic Health.	Taetzsch A et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Nov 10:S2212-2672(20)31372-1.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Children's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption: Striking Parallels With Substance Use Disorder Symptoms.	Sylvetsky AC et al. Front Pediatr. 2020 Nov 12;8:594513	Narrative Review
Physical Activity	Effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on body composition and performance in road cycling: a randomized, controlled trial.	Sitko S et al. Nutr Hosp. 2020 Oct 21;37(5):1022-1027.	RCT
	Keto or carbo? Low- versus high-carbohydrate diets for fuelling elite endurance sport performance.	O'Brien LT. J Physiol. 2020 Oct 9.	Narrative Review
	Carbohydrate Consumption and Periodization Strategies Applied to Elite Soccer Players.	Fernandes HS. Curr Nutr Rep. 2020 Dec;9(4):414-419.	Narrative Review
	What Should I Eat before Exercise? Pre-Exercise Nutrition and the Response to Endurance Exercise: Current Prospective and Future Directions.	Rothschild JA et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 12;12(11):3473.	Narrative Review
	Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Effects of Carbohydrate Ingestion During Exercise.	Rollo I et al. Sports Med. 2020 Nov;50(11):1863-1871.	Narrative Review
Mental Health, Cognition & Behaviour	Associations of maternal fructose and sugar-sweetened beverage and juice intake during lactation with infant neurodevelopmental outcomes at 24 months.	Berger PK et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Oct 6:nqaa255.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Association between Intake of Energy and Macronutrients and Memory Impairment Severity in US Older Adults, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014.	Liu Q et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 20;12(11):3559.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Dietary Habits and Risk of Early-Onset Dementia in an Italian Case-Control Study.	Filippini T et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 29;12(12):E3682.	Case-Control Study
	High Glycemic Load Is Associated with Cognitive Decline in Apolipoprotein E ε4 Allele Carriers.	Gentreau M et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 25;12(12):E3619.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The Consumption of Sweets and Academic Performance among Mongolian Children.	Nakahara N et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 30;17(23):8912.	Cross-Sectional Study
	A review on preventive role of ketogenic diet (KD) in CNS disorders from the gut microbiota perspective.	Rawat K, Singh N, Kumari P, Saha L. Rev Neurosci. 2020 Oct 19	Narrative Review
Knowledge & Perceptions	Impact of a nutrition education programme on free sugar intake & nutrition-related knowledge in fifth-grade schoolchildren.	Winzer E et al. Eur J Public Health. 2020 Nov 23:ckaa219.	RCT
	Knowledge attitudes and behaviors of adult individuals about high fructose corn syrup consumption; cross sectional survey study.	Taş F. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2020 Dec;40:179-186.	Cross-Sectional Study
	A qualitative study about college students' attitudes, knowledge and perceptions regarding sugar intake.	Prada M et al. Appetite. 2020 Dec 1;159:105059.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: A Cross-Sectional Study among Adolescents in Selangor, Malaysia.	Teng NIMF et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 25;12(12):E3617.	Narrative Review
Food Labelling	The effect of front-of-package labels or point-of-sale signage on consumer knowledge, attitudes and behavior regarding sugar-sweetened beverages: a systematic review.	Gupta A et al. Nutr Rev. 2020 Oct 29:nuaa107.	RCT
	Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Labels on Consumer Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.	An R et al. Am J Prev Med. 2020 Oct 9:S0749-3797(20)30321-4.	RCT
	Designing an Effective Front-of-Package Warning Label for Food and Drinks High in Added Sugar, Sodium, or Saturated Fat in Colombia: An Online Experiment.	Taillie LS et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 13;12(10):3124.	RCT
	Efficacy of "High in" Nutrient Specific Front of Package Labels-A Retail Experiment with Canadians of Varying Health Literacy Levels.	Mansfield ED et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 20;12(10):3199.	RCT
	Warning Labels Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake among College Students.	Leung CW et al J Nutr. 2020 Nov 26:nxaa305.	RCT
	The impact of voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labelling on packaged food reformulation: A difference-in-differences analysis of the Australasian Health Star Rating scheme.	Bablani L et al. PLoS Med. 2020 Nov 20;17(11):e1003427.	RCT
	Understanding Vietnamese Urban Consumers' Nutrition Label Use, Health Concerns, and Consumption of Food and Beverages with Added Sugars.	Nguyen-Anh D et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 29;12(11):E3335.	Cross-Sectional Study
	World Heart Federation Policy Brief: Front-Of-Pack Labelling: Unhealthy Changes in the Global Food System.	Champagne B et al. Glob Heart. 2020 Oct 16;15(1):70.	Narrative Review
Low Caloric Sweeteners	The effects of low-calorie sweeteners on energy intake and body weight: a systematic review and meta-analyses of sustained intervention studies.	Rogers PJ, Appleton KM. Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 Nov 9.	SRMA
	Acute glycemic and insulinemic effects of low-energy sweeteners: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.	Greyling A et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Oct 1;112(4):1002-1014.	SRMA
	Low-calorie sweeteners and human health: a rapid review of systematic reviews.	Andrade L et al. Nutr Rev. 2020 Nov 24:nuaa123.	Review of Systematic Reviews
	Effects of the Daily Consumption of Stevia on Glucose Homeostasis, Body Weight, and Energy Intake: A Randomised Open-Label 12-Week Trial in Healthy Adults.	Stamataki NS et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 6;12(10):3049.	RCT
	Effects of Artificial Sweetener Consumption on Glucose Homeostasis and Its Association with Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity.	Alsunni AA. Int J Gen Med. 2020 Oct 6;13:775-785.	RCT
	The Effects of Non-Nutritive Artificial Sweeteners, Aspartame and Sucralose, on the Gut Microbiome in Healthy Adults: Secondary Outcomes of a Randomized Double-Blinded Crossover Clinical Trial.	Ahmad SY et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 6;12(11):3408.	RCT
	Changes in Non-Nutritive Sweetener Consumption Patterns in Response to a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Reduction Intervention.	Acero D et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 8;12(11):3428.	RCT
	Low-energy sweeteners and cardiometabolic health: is there method in the madness?	Khan TA, Sievenpiper JL. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Oct 1;112(4):917-919.	Narrative Review
	The drivers, trends and dietary impacts of non-nutritive sweeteners in the food supply: a narrative review.	Russell C et al. Nutr Res Rev. 2020 Nov 5:1-24	Narrative Review
	Biological and Pharmacological Potential of Xylitol: A Molecular Insight of Unique Metabolism.	Ahuja V et al. Foods. 2020 Nov 2;9(11):1592.	Narrative Review
Other Health & Lifestyle Topics	Reformulation of Packaged Foods and Beverages in the Colombian Food Supply.	Lowery CM et al. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 24;12(11):E3260.
	Strategies for lowering the added sugar in yogurts.	Wan Z et al. Food Chem. 2020 Nov 8:128573.
	High-Quality Gluten-Free Sponge Cakes without Sucrose: Inulin-Type Fructans as Sugar Alternatives.	Krupa-Kozak U et al. Foods. 2020 Nov 25;9(12):E1735.
	Is sugar extracted from plants less healthy than sugar consumed within plant tissues? The sugar anomaly.	Qi X, Tester R. J Sci Food Agric. 2020 Nov 2.	Narrative Review
	Ultraprocessed Food: Addictive, Toxic, and Ready for Regulation.	Lustig RH. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 5;12(11):3401.	Narrative Review
	Occurrence of pesticides in waters from the largest sugar cane plantation region in the world.	Acayaba RD et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Nov 6.	Narrative Review
	Impact of Sugary Food Consumption on Pregnancy: A Review.	Casas R et al. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 22;12(11):3574.	Narrative Review
	Dietary Interventions for Treatment of Chronic Pain: Oxidative Stress and Inflammation.	Kaushik AS, Strath LJ, Sorge RE. Pain Ther. 2020 Dec;9(2):487-498.	Narrative Review

September 2020

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publication published in September 2020, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.

Topic	Title	Citations	Study Type
Obesity	Blood Orange Juice Consumption Increases Flow-Mediated Dilation in Adults with Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.	Li L et al. J Nutr. 2020 Sep 1;150(9):2287-2294.	RCT
	Very low calorie ketogenic diets in overweight and obesity treatment: Effects on anthropometric parameters, body composition, satiety, lipid profile and microbiota.	Di Rosa C et al. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2020 Sep 9:S1871-403X(20)30577-9.	RCT
	Added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with increased postpartum weight gain and soluble fiber intake is associated with postpartum weight loss in Hispanic women from Southern California.	Alderete TL et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Sep 1;112(3):519-526.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Associations of sugar intake with anthropometrics in children from ages 2 until 8 years in the EU Childhood Obesity Project.	Aumueller Net al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Sep;59(6):2593-2601	Prospective Cohort Study
	Association of obesity and diabetes with physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption in stroke survivors.	Bailey RR, Singleton JR, Majersik JJ.Fam Pract. 2020 Sep 24:cmaa101.	Cross-Sectional Study
	High intake of added sugars is linked to rapid weight gain in infancy, breastfeeding ≥12 months may protect against this: A preliminary investigation.	Kong KL et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Sep 23:e12728.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Effects of macronutrient intake in obesity: a meta-analysis of low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets on markers of the metabolic syndrome.	Willems AEM et al. Nutr Rev. 2020 Sep 4:nuaa044.	Non-Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
	The obesity treatment dilemma: Why dieting is both the answer and the problem? A mechanistic overview.	Monnier L et al. Diabetes Metab. 2020 Sep 28:S1262-3636(20)30127-0.	Narrative Review
Diabetes	Glucose metabolism responds to perceived sugar intake more than actual sugar intake.	Park C et al. Sci Rep. 2020 Sep 24;10(1):15633.	RCT
	Effects of low fructose diet on glycemic control, lipid profile and systemic inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes: A single-blind randomized controlled trial.	Jalilvand A et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020 Sep-Oct;14(5):849-855.	RCT
	Cardiovascular responses to a glucose drink in young male individuals with overweight/obesity and mild alterations in glucose metabolism, but without impaired glucose tolerance.	Monnard CR, Grasser EK.Eur J Nutr. 2020 Sep;59(6):2747-2757.	RCT
	Effect of adherence to carbohydrate counting on metabolic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.	Bayram S et al. Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Sep;25(3):156-162.	RCT
	Effects of a highly controlled carbohydrate-reduced high-protein diet on markers of oxidatively generated nucleic acid modifications and inflammation in weight stable participants with type 2 diabetes; a randomized controlled trial.	Skytte MJ et al. Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2020 Sep;80(5):401-407.	RCT
	The Effects of Mobile-App-Based Low-Carbohydrate Dietary Guidance on Postprandial Hyperglycemia in Adults with Prediabetes.	Chen X et al. Diabetes Ther. 2020 Oct;11(10):2341-2355.	RCT
	Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of coronary heart disease: a pan-European cohort study.	Sieri S et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Sep 1;112(3):631-643.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Blood pressure measurement methodology and technology in the SWEET diabetes centers: An international SWEET database survey.	Gerasimidi-Vazeou A et al; SWEET study group. Pediatr Diabetes.2020 Sep 9. CROSS	Cross-Sectional Study
	Lower carbohydrate and higher fat intakes are associated with higher hemoglobin A1c: findings from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008-2016.	Churuangsuk C, Lean MEJ, Combet E.Eur J Nutr. 2020 Sep;59(6):2771-2782.	Cross-Sectional Study
Cardiovascular Disease	Sugar-sweetened beverages increases the risk of hypertension among children and adolescence: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.	Farhangi MA et al. Transl Med. 2020 Sep 5;18(1):344.	SRMA
	Synergistic effects of fructose and glucose on lipoprotein risk factors for cardiovascular disease in young adults.	Hieronimus B et al. Metabolism. 2020 Sep 9;112:154356.	RCT
	Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Old and Novel, and Their Potential Effects on Human Health, with a Focus on Hydration and Cardiometabolic Health.	Sikalidis AK et al. Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Sep 23;56(10):E490.	Narrative Review
Other Metabolic Diseases	Metabolic and behavioural effects in offspring exposed to maternal sucrose consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from rodent models.	Morahan HL et al. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2020 Sep 10:1-16.	SRMA
	Energy drink intake and metabolic syndrome: A prospective investigation in young adults.	Trapp G et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Sep 24;30(10):1679-1684.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Total and added sugar intakes, sugar types, and cancer risk: results from the prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort.	Debras C et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Sep 16:nqaa246.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Association Between Beverage Intake and Incidence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms.	Mehta RS et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Sep;18(10):2226-2233	Prospective Cohort Study
	Association of sugar-sweetened beverage and artificially sweetened beverage intakes with mortality: an analysis of US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.	Zhang YB et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Sep 18.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Carbohydrate and fat intake associated with risk of metabolic diseases through epigenetics of CPT1A.	Lai CQ et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Sep 15:nqaa233.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Sugar-containing carbonated beverages consumption is associated with hyperuricemia in general adults: A cross-sectional study.	Zhang T et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Sep 24;30(10):1645-1652.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Caloric and Macronutrient Intake and Meal Timing Responses to Repeated Sleep Restriction Exposures Separated by Varying Intervening Recovery Nights in Healthy Adults.	Spaeth AM et al. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 3;12(9):2694.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The use of fructose as a sweetener. Is it a safe alternative for our immune system?	Pasqualli T et al. J Food Biochem. 2020 Sep 29:e13496	Narrative Review
Dietary Intake Assessment	World trends in sugar-sweetened beverage and dietary sugar intakes in children and adolescents: a systematic review.	Della Corte K et al. Nutr Rev. 2020 Sep 27:nuaa070.	Systematic Review
	Validity and Usability of a Smartphone Image-Based Dietary Assessment App Compared to 3-Day Food Diaries in Assessing Dietary Intake Among Canadian Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.	Ji Y et al. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Sep 9;8(9):e16953.	RCT
	Comparing Calculated Nutrient Intakes Using Different Food Composition Databases: Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Cohort.	Van Puyvelde H et al. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 23;12(10):E2906.	Prospective Cohort Study
	A proposed simple method for objectively quantifying free sugars in foods and beverages.	Mela DJ.Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 Sep;74(9):1366-1368.	Narrative Review
	Intake of saturated fat, trans fat, and added sugars by the Brazilian population: an indicator to evaluate diet quality.	Monteiro LS et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 Sep;74(9):1316-1324.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Ultra-processed food consumption drives excessive free sugar intake among all age groups in Australia.	Machado PP et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Sep;59(6):2783-2792.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Is there a soft drink vs. alcohol seesaw? A cross-sectional analysis of dietary data in the Australian Health Survey 2011-12.	Wong THT et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Sep;59(6):2357-2367.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Comparison of food and beverage products' availability, variety, price and quality in German and US supermarkets.	Stroebele-Benschop N et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Sep 11:1-7.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The effects of an abrupt increase in taxes on candy and soda in Norway: an observational study of retail sales.	Øvrebø B et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2020 Sep 14;17(1):115.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Nutrition Claims on Fruit Drinks Are Inconsistent Indicators of Nutritional Profile: A Content Analysis of Fruit Drinks Purchased by Households With Young Children.	Duffy EW et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Sep 22:S2212-2672(20)31056-X.	Cross-Sectional Study
	One-year changes in sugar-sweetened beverage consumers' purchases following implementation of a beverage tax: a longitudinal quasi-experiment.	Lawman HG et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Sep 1;112(3):644-651.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Patterns of beverage purchases amongst British households: A latent class analysis.	Berger N et al. PLoS Med. 2020 Sep 8;17(9):e1003245.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Nonalcoholic Beverage Consumption Among Adults: United States, 2015-2018.	Martin CB et al. NCHS Data Brief. 2020 Sep;(376):1-8.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Examining Trends in Beverage Sales in New York City During Comprehensive Efforts to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption, 2010-2015.	Sisti JS et al. J Community Health. 2020 Sep 13.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Pouring on the Pounds: The Persistent Problem of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Children and Adolescents.	Cooper CC.NASN Sch Nurse. 2020 Sep 24:1942602X20953905.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Energy and Macronutrients Intakes among Childbearing Age Women Living in the Urban Area of Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study.	Barich F et al. J Nutr Metab. 2020 Sep 11;2020:2685809.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Energy and Nutrient Intake of Americans according to Meeting Current Dairy Recommendations.	Hess JM et al. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 30;12(10):E3006.	Cross-Sectional Study
Diet Quality & Nutrient Adequacy	Impact of intervention on nutritional status, consumption of processed foods, and quality of life of adolescents with excess weight.	Poll FA et al. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2020 Sep-Oct;96(5):621-629.	RCT
	Association between free sugars intake and nutrient dilution among Japanese children and adolescents: the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan.	Fujiwara A et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Sep 18:1-22.	Cross-Sectional Study
	An Assessment of Three Carbohydrate Metrics of Nutritional Quality for Packaged Foods and Beverages in Australia and Southeast Asia.	Tan D et al. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 11;12(9):2771.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Diet quality, excess body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents living in São Paulo, Brazil and in the USA: differences and similarities.	Pereira JL et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Sep 10:1-11.	Cross-Sectional Study
Taste and Eating Behaviour	How Does Our Brain Process Sugars and Non-Nutritive Sweeteners Differently: A Systematic Review on Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies.	Yeung AWK, Wong NSM. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 30;12(10):E3010.	Systematic Review
	Effects of Sweet-Liking on Body Composition Depend on Age and Lifestyle: A Challenge to the Simple Sweet-Liking-Obesity Hypothesis.	Iatridi V et al. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 4;12(9):E2702.	RCT
	Effects of Non-nutritive Sweeteners on Sweet Taste Processing and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Eating Behavior.	Yunker AG et al. Curr Nutr Rep. 2020 Sep;9(3):278-289	RCT
	Behavioral Responses to Sucrose as an Indicator of Positive Hedonic Response Across the First Six Months of Infancy.	Rios JM et al. Physiol Behav. 2020 Sep 1;223:112914.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Associations between Psycho-Hedonic Responses to Sweet and Savoury Tastes with Diet and Body Composition in a Sample of Asian Females.	Lim AJ et al. Foods. 2020 Sep 18;9(9):E1318.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The neuroscience of sugars in taste, gut-reward, feeding circuits, and obesity.	Gutierrez R et al. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2020 Sep;77(18):3469-3502.	Narrative Review
Physical Activity	Effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on body composition and performance in road cycling: a randomized, controlled trial.	Sitko S, Cirer-Sastre R, Corbi F, López Laval I. Nutr Hosp. 2020 Sep 22.	RCT
Physical Activity	Pre-Sleep Low Glycemic Index Modified Starch Does Not Improve Next-Morning Fuel Selection or Running Performance in Male and Female Endurance Athletes.	Dudar MD, Bode ED, Fishkin KR, Brown RA, Carre MM, Mills NR, Ormsbee MJ, Ives SJ.Nutrients. 2020 Sep 22;12(9):E2888.	RCT
Other Health & Lifestyle Topics	The COVID-19 Pandemic and changes in adult Brazilian lifestyles: a cross-sectional study, 2020.	Malta DC et al. Epidemiol Serv Saude. 2020 Sep 25;29(4):e2020407	Cross-Sectional Study
	Exploring changes in the human gut microbiota and microbial-derived metabolites in response to diets enriched in simple, refined, or unrefined carbohydrate-containing foods: a post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial.	Faits T et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Sep 16:nqaa254.	RCT
	Introducing Juice and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Early Infancy: Parental Knowledge and Intended Behaviors.	Musial S et al. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Sep 23:9922820961080.	Cross-Sectional Study
	An In-Depth Exploration of Knowledge and Beliefs Associated with Soda and Diet Soda Consumption.	Miller C et al. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 17;12(9):E2841.	Cross-Sectional Study
	A qualitative analysis of perceptions of various stakeholders on nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions, including the taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), to improve overall health and nutrition in South Africa.	Kaltenbrun TA et al. BMC Public Health. 2020 Sep 3;20(1):1342.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The University of British Columbia healthy beverage initiative: changing the beverage landscape on a large post-secondary campus.	Di Sebastiano KM et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Sep 18:1-11.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Demographic Groups Likely Affected by Regulating Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Portion Sizes.	Smith NR et al. Am J Prev Med. 2020 Sep;59(3):e135-e139.	Cross-Sectional Study

August 2020

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publication published in August 2020, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.

Topic	Title	Citations	Study Type
Obesity	The effect of fasting and energy restricting diets on markers of glucose and insulin controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.	Fatahi S et al. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Aug 3:1-12	RCT
	Effects of weight loss during a very low carbohydrate diet on specific adipose tissue depots and insulin sensitivity in older adults with obesity: a randomized clinical trial.	Goss AM et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2020 Aug 12;17:64.	RCT
	Lower Postprandial Thermogenic Response to an Unprocessed Whole Food Meal Compared to an Iso-Energetic/Macronutrient Meal Replacement in Young Women: A Single-Blind Randomized Cross-Over Trial.	Mohr AE et al. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 17;12(8):E2469.	RCT
	Effects of a high protein/low carbohydrate low-calorie diet versus a standard low-calorie diet on anthropometric parameters and cardiovascular risk factors, role of polymorphism rs3123554 in the cannabinoid receptor gene type 2 (CB2R).	Primo D et al. Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr. 2020 Aug-Sep;67(7):446-453.	RCT
	Energy Requirement Is Higher During Weight-Loss Maintenance in Adults Consuming a Low- Compared with High-Carbohydrate Diet.	Ebbeling CB et al. J Nutr. 2020 Aug 1;150(8):2009-2015.	RCT
	Young Children's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and 5-Year Change in BMI: Lessons Learned from the Timing of Consumption.	Vinke PC et al. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 18;12(8):E2486.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Use of Electronic Health Record Data to Study the Association of Sugary Drink Consumption With Child Weight Status.	Lewis KH et al. Acad Pediatr. 2020 Aug;20(6):767-775.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Sugar sweetened beverage consumption is associated with visceral fat in children.	Gallagher C et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Aug 19:1-19.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and association with weight status in Irish children: a cross-sectional study prior to the introduction of a government tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.	Harrington JM et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Aug;23(12):2234-2244	Cross-Sectional Study
	The association between FTO genotype with macronutrients and calorie intake in overweight adults.	Mehrdad M et al. Lipids Health Dis. 2020 Aug 26;19(1):197	Cross-Sectional Study
	Trends in Beverage Consumption and Related Demographic Factors and Obesity among Korean Children and Adolescents.	Hwang SB et al. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 31;12(9):E2651.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Daily Eating Frequency in US Adults: Associations with Low-Calorie Sweeteners, Body Mass Index, and Nutrient Intake (NHANES 2007-2016).	Hunt KJ et al. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 24;12(9):E2566.	Cross-Sectional Study
Diabetes	Effects of a modestly lower carbohydrate diet in gestational diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.	Mijatovic J et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Aug 1;112(2):284-292.	RCT
	The effect of a low-carbohydrate high-fat diet and ethnicity on daily glucose profile in type 2 diabetes determined by continuous glucose monitoring.	Blaychfeld-Magnazi M et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Aug;59(5):1929-1936.	RCT
	The effect of concentrated pomegranate juice consumption on risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.	Abedini M et al. Phytother Res. 2020 Aug 7.	RCT
	Glucose and protein metabolic responses to an energy- but not protein- restricted diet in type 2 diabetes.	Coussa A et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2020 Aug;22(8):1278-1285.	RCT
	The clinical effects of a carbohydrate-reduced high-protein diet on glycaemic variability in metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomised controlled study.	Thomsen MN et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2020 Oct;39:46-52.	RCT
	Design and Validation of a Diet Rich in Slowly Digestible Starch for Type 2 Diabetic Patients for Significant Improvement in Glycemic Profile.	Goux A et al. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 11;12(8):E2404.	RCT
	Effects of high and low sucrose-containing beverages on blood glucose and hypoglycemic-like symptoms.	Markus CR, Rogers PJ. Physiol Behav. 2020 Aug 1;222:112916.	Cross-Sectional Study
	COVID-19 Lockdown and Changes of the Dietary Pattern and Physical Activity Habits in a Cohort of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.	Ruiz-Roso MB et al. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 4;12(8):E2327.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The effects of soda taxes on adolescent sugar intake and blood sugar.	Restrepo BJ et al. Health Econ. 2020 Aug 6.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Consumption of Beverages Containing Low-Calorie Sweeteners, Diet, and Cardiometabolic Health in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes.	Sylvetsky AC et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Aug;120(8):1348-1358.e6.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Can fructose influence the development of obesity mediated through hypothalamic alterations?	Cargnin-Carvalho A et al. J Neurosci Res. 2020 Aug;98(8):1662-1668.	Cross-Sectional Study
Cardiovascular Disease	Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and High-Density Lipoproteins in Overweight or Obese Individuals: A Meta-analysis.	Arnotti K, Bamber M.J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2020 Aug 6.	SRMA
	Effects of Sugar-Sweetened, Artificially Sweetened, and Unsweetened Beverages on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Body Composition, and Sweet Taste Preference: A Randomized Controlled Trial.	Ebbeling CB et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Aug 4;9(15):e015668.	RCT
	Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption in relation to hypertension among Iranian university students: the MEPHASOUS study.	Mansouri M et al. Eat Weight Disord. 2020 Aug;25(4):973-982.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The associations between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and cardiometabolic risks in Chinese children and adolescents.	Zhu Z et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Aug;15(8):e12634.	Cross-Sectional Study
	A moderate-carbohydrate diet with plant protein is inversely associated with cardiovascular risk factors: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2017.	Ha K et al. Nutr J. 2020 Aug 14;19(1):84.	Cross-Sectional Study
	High fructose intake and the route towards cardiometabolic diseases.	Lelis DF et al. Life Sci. 2020 Aug 12;259:118235.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Association of Sugar-Sweetened Carbonated Beverage with the Alteration in Left Ventricular Structure and Diastolic Function.	Park SK et al. J Am Coll Nutr. 2020 Aug 11:1-6.	Cross-Sectional Study
Liver Health	Association between consumption frequency of honey and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: results from a cross-sectional analysis based on the TCLSIH Cohort Study.	Zhang S et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Aug 17:1-25.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Fructose and hepatic insulin resistance.	Softic S et al. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2020 Aug;57(5):308-322.	Narrative Review
	Beneficial effects of the ketogenic diet on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A comprehensive review of the literature.	Watanabe M et al. Obes Rev. 2020 Aug;21(8):e13024	Narrative Review
Dental Health	Effect of sugar-sweetened beverages on oral health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.	Valenzuela MJ et al. Eur J Public Health. 2020 Aug 23:ckaa147.	SRMA
Dental Health	Excessive Weight Gain and Dental Caries Experience among Children Affected by ADHD.	Paszynska E et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 13;17(16):E5870.	Cross-Sectional Study
Other Chronic Diseases	Does a ketogenic diet have beneficial effects on quality of life, physical activity or biomarkers in patients with breast cancer: a randomized controlled clinical trial.	Khodabakhshi A et al. Nutr J. 2020 Aug 22;19(1):87.	RCT
	Association between dietary sugar intake and colorectal adenoma among cancer screening examinees in Japan.	Cho H et al. Cancer Sci. 2020 Aug 2.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Probability of myopia in children with high refined carbohydrates consumption in France.	Berticat C et al. BMC Ophthalmol. 2020 Aug 18;20(1):337.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Fructose stimulated de novo lipogenesis is promoted by inflammation.	Todoric J et al. Nat Metab. 2020 Aug 24.	Cross-Sectional Study
Dietary Intake Assessment	Front of pack nutritional labelling schemes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of recent evidence relating to objectively measured consumption and purchasing.	Croker H et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020 Aug;33(4):518-537.	SRMA
	Environmental Interventions to Reduce the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: Abridged Cochrane Systematic Review.	von Philipsborn P et al. Obes Facts. 2020 Aug 12:1-21.	SRMA
	Breakfast Characteristics and Their Association with Energy, Macronutrients, and Food Intake in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.	Giménez-Legarre N et al. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 15;12(8):E2460.	SRMA
	Television advertisements for high sugar foods and beverages: Effect on children's snack food intake.	Kearney J et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Aug 4:1-22.	RCT
	Relationship between dietary sodium and sugar intake: A cross-sectional study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2016.	Gress TW et al. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2020 Aug 6.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Frequency of fruit juice consumption and association with nutrient intakes among Canadians.	Murphy MM et al. Nutr Health. 2020 Aug 12:260106020944299.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The health and financial impacts of a sugary drink tax across different income groups in Canada.	Kao KE et al. Econ Hum Biol. 2020 Aug;38:100869.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Who drinks soda pop? Economic status and adult consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.	Zagorsky JL et al. Econ Hum Biol. 2020 Aug;38:100888.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Prevalence and pattern of energy drink intake among Australian adolescents.	Trapp G et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020 Aug 22.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Food Insecurity and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among WIC-Enrolled Families in the First 1,000 Days.	Fernández CR et al. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020 Aug;52(8):796-800.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Habitual Coffee and Tea Consumption and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in the UK Biobank: The Role of Beverage Types and Genetic Variation.	Cornelis MC et al. J Nutr. 2020 Aug 17:nxaa212.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Evaluating the Dietary Intakes of Energy, Macronutrients, Sugar, Fiber, and Micronutrients in Children With Celiac Disease.	Ting A et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 Aug;71(2):246-251.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Sweetening Agents and Sweeteners in Dietary Supplements for Children-Analysis of the Polish Market.	Piekara A et al. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 9;12(8):E2387.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Estimation and consumption pattern of free sugar intake in 3-year-old Irish preschool children.	Crowe M, et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Aug;59(5):2065-2074.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Relative Validity of Starch and Sugar Intake in Japanese Adults as Estimated With Comprehensive and Brief Self-Administered Diet History Questionnaires.	Fujiwara A et al. J Epidemiol. 2020 Aug 5;30(8):315-325.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Energy-dense, nutrient-poor food and beverage sales in Australia: where and when products are sold, and how sales are changing over time.	Gearon E et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Aug 12:1-10.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Examining Determinants and Co-associations Between Fruit and Vegetable and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Monitoring Practices Among a Sample of Low-Income Hispanic Mothers.	Branscum P et al. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 Aug;7(4):650-659.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Reducing consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages through banning price promotions: what is the evidence and will it work?	Watt TL et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Aug;23(12):2228-2233.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Determinants of energy drink consumption in adolescents: identification of sex-specific patterns.	Lebacq T et al. Public Health. 2020 Aug;185:182-188.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Correlates of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among adolescents.	Beaulieu D et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Aug;23(12):2145-2154.	Cross-Sectional Study
	High sugar content of European commercial baby foods and proposed updates to existing recommendations.	Hutchinson J et al..Matern Child Nutr. 2020 Aug 30:e13020.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners during pregnancy.	Palatnik A et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Aug;223(2):211-218.	Narrative Review
	Objective Biomarkers for Total Added Sugar Intake - Are We on a Wild Goose Chase?	Louie JCY.Adv Nutr. 2020 Aug 17:nmaa093.	Narrative Review
Diet Quality & Nutrient Adequacy	Pasta Consumption Is Linked to Greater Nutrient Intakes and Improved Diet Quality in American Children and Adults, and Beneficial Weight-Related Outcomes Only in Adult Females.	Papanikolaou Y. Front Nutr. 2020 Aug 7;7:112.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Low-carbohydrate diets and cardiometabolic health: the importance of carbohydrate quality over quantity.	Sievenpiper JL. Nutr Rev. 2020 Aug 1;78(Supplement_1):69-77.	Narrative Review
	Low-carbohydrate interventions for adolescent obesity: Nutritional adequacy and guidance for clinical practice.	Jebeile H et al. Clin Obes. 2020 Aug;10(4):e12370.	Narrative Review
Taste and Eating Behaviour	Sweet taste does not modulate pain perception in adult humans.	Mooney ER et al. Wellcome Open Res. 2020 Aug 5;5:43.	RCT
Taste and Eating Behaviour	Divergent bitter and sweet taste perception intensity in chronic rhinosinusitis patients.	Lin C et al. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 Aug 26.	Case-Control Study
Physical Activity	Effects of Bang® Keto Coffee Energy Drink on Metabolism and Exercise Performance in Resistance-Trained Adults: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Study.	Harty PS et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2020 Aug 24;17(1):45.	RCT
	High intestinal hydrogen production in runners after intake of fructose solution.	Sicchieri JMF et al. J Breath Res. 2020 Aug 14;14(4):041002.	RCT
	Omission of a carbohydrate-rich breakfast impairs evening endurance exercise performance despite complete dietary compensation at lunch.	Metcalfe R et al. Eur J Sport Sci. 2020 Aug 27:1-9.	RCT
	Intramuscular Mechanisms Mediating Adaptation to Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat Diets during Exercise Training.	Howard EE et al. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 19;12(9):E2496.	Narrative Review
Other Health & Lifestyle Topics	COVID-19 Lockdown and Changes of the Dietary Pattern and Physical Activity Habits in a Cohort of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.	Ruiz-Roso MB et al. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 4;12(8):E2327.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Physical activity and nutrition guidelines to help with the fight against COVID-19.	Khoramipour K et al. J Sports Sci. 2020 Aug 25:1-7.	Narrative Review
	Quarantine during COVID-19 outbreak: Changes in diet and physical activity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.	Mattioli AV et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Aug 28;30(9):1409-1417.	Narrative Review
	Is the public sweet on sugary beverages? Social desirability bias and sweetened beverage taxes.	Knox MA et al.Econ Hum Biol. 2020 Aug;38:100886.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Food and beverage marketing in schools: school superintendents' perspectives and practices after the healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.	Asada Y et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Aug;23(11):2024-2031.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Beyond taste and easy access: Physical, cognitive, interpersonal, and emotional reasons for sugary drink consumption among children and adolescents.	Sylvetsky AC et al. Appetite. 2020 Aug 12:104826.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Inventory of marketing techniques used in child-appealing food and beverage research: a rapid review.	Mulligan C et al. Int J Public Health. 2020 Aug 25.	Narrative Review

July 2020

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publication published in July 2020, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.

Topic	Title	Citations	Study Type
Obesity	Effects of Popular Diets on Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Parameters: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials.	Dinu M et al. Adv Nutr. 2020 Jul 1;11(4):815-833.	SRMA
	Effects of nonnutritive sweeteners on body weight and BMI in diverse clinical contexts: Systematic review and meta-analysis.	Laviada-Molina H et al. Obes Rev. 2020 Jul;21(7):e13020.	SRMA
	Study protocol for a 9-month randomised controlled trial assessing the effects of almonds versus carbohydrate-rich snack foods on weight loss and weight maintenance.	Carter S et al. BMJ Open. 2020 Jul 19;10(7):e036542.	RCT
	The association between Healthy Beverage Index and anthropometric measures among children: a cross-sectional study.	Jalilpiran Y et al. Eat Weight Disord. 2020 Jul 10.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Using a low-carbohydrate diet to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.	Westman EC et al. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2020 Jul 27	Narrative Review
	From genetics to bariatric surgery and soda taxes: Using all the tools to curb the rising tide of obesity.	Misra A, Basu S. PLoS Med. 2020 Jul 31;17(7):e1003317.	Narrative Review
	Testing the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity in a 5-month feeding study: the perils of post-hoc participant exclusions.	Ludwig DS et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul;74(7):1109-1112.	Brief Communications
Diabetes	Low-carbohydrate diets and type 2 diabetes treatment: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.	Silverii GA et al. Acta Diabetol. 2020 Jul 8.	SRMA
	Acute glycemic and insulinemic effects of low-energy sweeteners: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.	Greyling A et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul 16:nqaa167.	SRMA
	Effect of a high protein/low glycaemic index diet on insulin resistance in adolescents with overweight/obesity-A PREVIEW randomized clinical trial.	Dorenbos E et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Jul 17:e12702.	RCT
	Apple polyphenol-rich drinks dose-dependently decrease early-phase postprandial glucose concentrations following a high-carbohydrate meal: A randomised controlled trial in healthy adults and in vitro studies.	Prpa EJ et al. J Nutr Biochem. 2020 Jul 30:108466.	RCT
	Projected impact of a reduction in sugar-Prediabetes Conversion to Normoglycemia Is Superior Adding a Low-Carbohydrate and Energy Deficit Formula Diet to Lifestyle Intervention-A 12-Month Subanalysis of the ACOORH Trial.	Röhling M et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jul 7;12(7):2022.	RCT
	The 'brick diet' and postprandial insulin: a practical method to balance carbohydrates ingested and prandial insulin to prevent hypoglycaemia in hospitalized persons with diabetes.	Avanzini F et al. Diabet Med. 2020 Jul;37(7):1125-1133.	RCT
	Effects of advanced carbohydrate counting on glucose control and quality of life in children with type 1 diabetes.	Donzeau A et al. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 Jul 9.	RCT
	Sweetened beverage consumption on diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Argentina: A modeling study.	Salgado MV et al. PLoS Med. 2020 Jul 28;17(7):e1003224.	Modelling Study
	Fasting Serum Fructose Levels Are Associated With Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Population.	Chen Y et al. Diabetes Care. 2020 Jul 1:dc192494.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Factors influencing blood pressure and microalbuminuria in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: salt or sugar?	Saygili S et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2020 Jul;35(7):1267-1276.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Five Evidence-Based Lifestyle Habits People With Diabetes Can Use.	Chacko E, Signore C. Clin Diabetes. 2020 Jul;38(3):273-284.	Narrative Review
	Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension-A Case of Sugar and Salt?	Sondermann M et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Jul 22;21(15):E5200.	Narrative Review
	Carbohydrate-induced weight gain models for diabetes research: Contribution of incretins and parasympathetic signal.	Seino Y et al. J Diabetes Investig. 2020 Jul 2.	Narrative Review
Cardiovascular Disease	Intake of Sugar-Sweetened and Low-Calorie Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.	Yin J et al. Adv Nutr. 2020 Jul 22:nmaa084.	SRMA
	Effects of Sugar-Sweetened, Artificially Sweetened, and Unsweetened Beverages on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Body Composition, and Sweet Taste Preference: A Randomized Controlled Trial.	Ebbeling CB et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Aug 4;9(15):e015668.	RCT
	Galactose Ingested with a High-Fat Beverage Increases Postprandial Lipemia Compared with Glucose but Not Fructose Ingestion in Healthy Men.	Watkins J et al. J Nutr. 2020 Jul 1;150(7):1765-1772.	RCT
	Substituting Lean Beef for Carbohydrate in a Healthy Dietary Pattern Does Not Adversely Affect the Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Profile in Men and Women at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes.	Maki KC et al. J Nutr. 2020 Jul 1;150(7):1824-1833.	RCT
	Aerobic exercise offsets endothelial dysfunction induced by repetitive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in young healthy men.	Bock JM et al. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2020 Jul 1;319(1):R11-R18.	RCT
	Dietary macronutrients do not differently affect postprandial vascular endothelial function in apparently healthy overweight and slightly obese men.	Smeets ETHC et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1007/s00394-020-02340-y.	RCT
	Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of coronary heart disease: a pan-European cohort study.	Sieri S et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul 3:nqaa157.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Associations between honey consumption and prehypertension in adults aged 40 years and older.	Zhang S et al. Clin Exp Hypertens. 2020 Jul 3;42(5):420-427.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Reversal of severe hypertriglyceridemia with intermittent fasting and a very-low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet: a case series.	Das S et al. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2020 Jul 27.	Case Study
	Uric Acid and Hypertension: An Update With Recommendations.	Sanchez-Lozada LG et al. Am J Hypertens. 2020 Jul 18;33(7):583-594.	Narrative Review
	The Impact of Dietary Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load on Postprandial Lipid Kinetics, Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Risk.	Lambadiari V et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jul 24;12(8):E2204.	Narrative Review
Liver Health	Effects of a carbohydrate-restricted diet on hepatic lipid content in adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A pilot, randomized trial.	Goss AM et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Jul;15(7):e12630.	RCT
Dental Health	A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Role of Sugar-Free Chewing Gum in Dental Caries.	Newton JT et al. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2020 Jul;5(3):214-223.	SRMA
	Children's detailed non-water beverage consumption habits and longitudinal early childhood caries experiences.	Jordan KH et al. J Public Health Dent. 2020 Jul 5.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Early Introduction of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Caries Trajectories from Age 12 to 48 Months.	Bernabé E et al. J Dent Res. 2020 Jul;99(8):898-906	Prospective Cohort Study
	Consumption of snacks and dental caries among Finnish young men: a cross-sectional epidemiological study.	Tanner T et al. Odontology. 2020 Jul;108(3):486-492.	Cross-Sectional Study
Hyperuricemia	Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and serum uric acid concentrations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.	Ebrahimpour-Koujan S et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020 Jul 19.	SRMA
Hyperuricemia	Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and risk of hyperuricemia: a longitudinal analysis of the Health Workers Cohort Study participants in Mexico.	Meneses-León J et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul 9:nqaa160.	Prospective Cohort Study
Other Chronic Diseases	Glycemic load, dietary fiber, and added sugar and fecundability in 2 preconception cohorts.	Willis SK et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul 1;112(1):27-38.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Added and Free Sugars Intake and Metabolic Biomarkers in Japanese Adolescents.	Okuda M, Fujiwara A, Sasaki S.Nutrients. 2020 Jul 9;12(7):2046.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Association between sleep duration and sleep quality with sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages intake among university students.	Boozari B et al. Sleep Breath. 2020 Jul 27.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Energy Drinks Consumption Is Associated With Reduced Sleep Duration and Increased Energy-Dense Fast Foods Consumption Among School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.	Almulla AA, Faris MAE.Asia Pac J Public Health. 2020 Jul;32(5):266-273.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Carbohydrates in nutrition: friend or foe?	Großkopf A, Simm A.Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2020 Jul;53(4):290-294.	Narrative Review
	Neuroendocrine and Metabolic Effects of Low-Calorie and Non-Calorie Sweeteners.	Moriconi E et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2020 Jul 16;11:444.	Narrative Review
Dietary Intake Assessment	The Carbon Isotope Ratios of Serum Amino Acids in Combination with Participant Characteristics can be Used to Estimate Added Sugar Intake in a Controlled Feeding Study of US Postmenopausal Women.	Yun HY et al. J Nutr. 2020 Jul 25:nxaa195.	RCT
	Changes in Sugary Beverage Consumption and Public Perceptions in Upstate New York After Implementation of a Community Awareness Campaign and Healthier Vending Strategies.	Durant DJ et al. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2020 Jul/Aug;26(4):E11-E19.	RCT
	Trends and Disparities of Energy Intake and Macronutrient Composition in China: A Series of National Surveys, 1982-2012.	Zhu Z et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jul 22;12(8):E2168.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Sex-Specific Energy Intakes and Physical Activity Levels According to the Presence of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Elderly People: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016-2018.	Jung WS et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 28;17(15):E5416.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Protein intake is more stable than carbohydrate or fat intake across various US demographic groups and international populations.	Lieberman HR et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul 1;112(1):180-186.	Cross-Sectional Study
Diet Quality & Nutrient Adequacy	The Effect of Dynamic Food Labels with Real-Time Feedback on Diet Quality: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.	Shin S, van Dam RM, Finkelstein EA.Nutrients. 2020 Jul 20;12(7):2158.	RCT
	Impact of sugar taxes and front-of-package nutrition labels on purchases of protein, calcium and fibre.	Acton RB, Hammond D.Prev Med. 2020 Jul;136:106091.	RCT
	Association between the nutrient profile system underpinning the Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition label and mortality in the SUN project: A prospective cohort study.	Gómez-Donoso C et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul 17:S0261-5614(20)30359-9.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Evaluation of nutritional quality of biscuits and sweet snacks sold on the Italian market: the Food Labelling of Italian Products (FLIP) study.	Dall'Asta M et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Jul 8:1-8.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Carbohydrate composition in breast milk and its effect on infant health.	Berger PK et al. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2020 Jul;23(4):277-281.	Narrative Review
Eating Behaviour	Associations between the Home Environment, Feeding Practices and Children's Intakes of Fruit, Vegetables and Confectionary/Sugar-Sweetened Beverages.	Bassul C et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 5;17(13):4837.	Cross-Sectional Study
Physical Activity	Fruit supplementation reduces indices of exercise-induced muscle damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis.	Doma K, Gahreman D, Connor J.Eur J Sport Sci. 2020 Jul 15:1-18.	SRMA
	Omission of a carbohydrate-rich breakfast impairs evening endurance exercise performance despite complete dietary compensation at lunch.	Metcalfe RS et al. Eur J Sport Sci. 2020 Jul 16:1-22.	RCT
	Carbohydrate Mouth Rinse Mitigates Mental Fatigue Effects on Maximal Incremental Test Performance, but Not in Cortical Alterations.	Brietzke C et al. Brain Sci. 2020 Jul 29;10(8):E493.	RCT
Mental Health	Soft Drink Consumption and Mental Health in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Examination.	Mrug S et al. J Adolesc Health. 2020 Jul 4:S1054-139X(20)30291-3.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Predicting limiting 'free sugar' consumption using an integrated model of health behavior.	Phipps DJ, Hagger MS, Hamilton K.Appetite. 2020 Jul 1;150:104668.	Modeling Study
	Economic hardship and child intake of foods high in saturated fats and added sugars: the mediating role of parenting stress among high-risk families.	Schuler BR et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Jul 27:1-12.	Modeling Study
Knowledge & Perceptions	Soda or VitaSoda: How Product Name Influences Perceptions of Snack Food Healthfulness and the Moderating Role of Nutrition Facts Labels.	Verrill L et al. Health Commun. 2020 Jul;35(8):966-973.	RCT
	A Health Game Targeting Children's Implicit Attitudes and Snack Choices.	Alblas EE et al. Games Health J. 2020 Jul 28.	RCT
	Nutrition Knowledge and Perspectives of Physical Activity for Pre-Schoolers amongst Early Childhood Education and Care Teachers.	Rapson J et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jul 3;12(7):E1984.	Cross-Sectional Study
	What makes a beverage healthy? A qualitative study of young adults' conceptualisation of sugar-containing beverage healthfulness.	Brownbill AL et al. Appetite. 2020 Jul 1;150:104675.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Attitudes toward sweetened soft drinks and consumption patterns among Saudi women: A cross-sectional study.	Benajiba N et al. Eat Behav. 2020 Jul 23;38:101413.	Cross-Sectional Study
Other Health & Lifestyle Topics	Agave Syrup as an Alternative to Sucrose in Muffins: Impacts on Rheological, Microstructural, Physical, and Sensorial Properties.	Ozuna C et al. Foods. 2020 Jul 8;9(7):895.
	Consumer perception and sensory profile of probiotic yogurt with added sugar and reduced milk fat.	Dias PGI et al. Heliyon. 2020 Jul 4;6(7):e04328.
	Sucrose replacement: A sensory profile and time-intensity analysis of a tamarind functional beverage with artificial and natural non-nutritive sweeteners.	Lima RS, Cazelatto de Medeiros A, Bolini HMA.J Sci Food Agric. 2020 Jul 19.
	Incorporating healthy dietary changes in addition to an increase in fruit and vegetable intake further improves the status of cardiovascular disease risk factors: A systematic review, meta-regression, and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.	Toh DWK, Koh ES, Kim JE. Nutr Rev. 2020 Jul 1;78(7):532-545.	SRMA
	Reactions to an Online Demonstration of the Effect of Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Appearance: Survey Study.	Cairns P et al. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Jul 14;22(7):e15726.	RCT
	Association of plasma biomarkers of fruit and vegetable intake with incident type 2 diabetes: EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study in eight European countries.	Zheng JS et al. BMJ. 2020 Jul 8;370:m2194.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Food Insecurity Was Associated with Lower Fruits and Vegetables Consumption but Not with Overweight and Obesity in Children from Mexican Fishing Communities.	Murillo-Castillo KD et al. Ecol Food Nutr. 2020 Jul-Aug;59(4):420-435.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Fruit-Based Beverages Contain a Wide Range of Phytochemicals and Intervention Targets Should Account for the Individual Compounds Present and Their Availability.	Bestwick C et al. Foods. 2020 Jul 7;9(7):891.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Computers, carbohydrates and cola: Designing an online lab experience for undergraduate health sciences and non-majors in a pandemic paradigm.	Mahaffey AL.Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2020 Jul 18.	RCT
	One-year changes in sugar-sweetened beverage consumers' purchases following implementation of a beverage tax: a longitudinal quasi-experiment.	Lawman HG et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jul 3:nqaa158.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Changes in the amount of nutrient of packaged foods and beverages after the initial implementation of the Chilean Law of Food Labelling and Advertising: A nonexperimental prospective study.	Reyes M et al. PLoS Med. 2020 Jul 28;17(7):e1003220.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Child Care Sites Participating in the Federal Child and Adult Care Food Program Provide More Nutritious Foods and Beverages.	Gurzo K et al. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020 Jul;52(7):697-704.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The Importance of Sweet Beverage Definitions When Targeting Health Policies-The Case of Switzerland.	Sousa A, Sych J, Rohrmann S, Faeh D.Nutrients. 2020 Jul 3;12(7):E1976.	Narrative Review
	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study to Determine the Available Energy from Soluble Fiber.	Canene-Adams K et al. J Am Coll Nutr. 2020 Jul 30:1-7.	RCT

June 2020

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publication published in June 2020, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.

Topic	Title	Citations	Study Type
Obesity	Sugar and artificially sweetened beverages and risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and all-cause mortality: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.	Qin P et al. Eur J Epidemiol. 2020 Jun 11.	SRMA
	Body weight of individuals with obesity decreases after a 6-month high pasta or low pasta Mediterranean diet weight-loss intervention.	Rosi A et al.Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Jun 9;30(6):984-995.	RCT
	Added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with increased postpartum weight gain and soluble fiber intake is associated with postpartum weight loss in Hispanic women from Southern California.	Alderete TL et al.Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jun 29.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Added sugar intake is associated with pericardial adipose tissue volume.	Yi SY, et al. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Added sugar and trans fatty acid intake and sedentary behavior were associated with excess total-body and central adiposity in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease.	Honicky M et al.Pediatr Obes. 2020 Jun;15(6):e12623.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Carbohydrate Intake in Early Childhood and Body Composition and Metabolic Health: Results from the Generation R Study.	Nguyen AN et al.Nutrients. 2020 Jun 30;12(7):E1940.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Personality and eating habits revisited: Associations between the big five, food choices, and Body Mass Index in a representative Australian sample.	Pfeiler TM, Egloff B.Appetite. 2020 Jun 1;149:104607.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Contribution of macronutrients to obesity: implications for precision nutrition.	San-Cristobal R et al.Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2020 Jun;16(6):305-320.	Narrative Review
Diabetes	Protein and carbohydrate distribution among the meals: Effect on metabolic parameters of patients with type 2 diabetes: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial.	Nouripour F et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Jun 4:1-24.	RCT
	Effects of a modestly lower carbohydrate diet in gestational diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.	Mijatovic J et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jun 15:nqaa137.	RCT
	Association of artificially sweetened and sugar-sweetened soft drinks with β-cell function, insulin sensitivity, and type 2 diabetes: the Maastricht Study.	den Biggelaar LJCJ et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Jun;59(4):1717-1727.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Cumulative soft drink consumption is associated with insulin resistance in Mexican adults.	Rivera-Paredez B et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jun 29:nqaa169	Prospective Cohort Study
	Effects of nationwide lockdown during COVID-19 epidemic on lifestyle and other medical issues of patients with type 2 diabetes in north India.	Ghosh A et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020 Jun 2;14(5):917-920.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Factors associated with dietary glycemic index and glycemic load in pregnant women and risk for gestational diabetes mellitus.	Hasbullah FY et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Jun;71(4):516-524.	Narrative Review
Cardiovascular Disease	Carbohydrate quality, glycemic index, glycemic load and cardiometabolic risks in the US, Europe and Asia: A dose-response meta-analysis.	Hardy DS et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Jun 9;30(6):853-871.	SRMA
	Blood Orange Juice Consumption Increases Flow-Mediated Dilation in Adults with Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.	Li L et al. J Nutr. 2020 Jun 8:nxaa158.	RCT
	Dried fruit consumption and cardiometabolic health: randomized crossover trial.	Sullivan VK et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Jun 9:1-32.	RCT
	Is Macronutrients Intake a Challenge for Cardiometabolic Risk in Obese Adolescents?	Vizzuso S et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 16;12(6):E1785.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Cardiovascular Effects of Energy Drinks in the Pediatric Population.	Moussa M, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020.	Narrative Review
	Fructose and Uric Acid: Major Mediators of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Starting at Pediatric Age.	Russo E et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Jun 24;21(12):E4479.	Narrative Review
Cancer	Carbohydrate quantity and quality affect the risk of endometrial cancer: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.	Sadeghi A et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 Jun;39(6):1681-1691.	SRMA
	A Randomized Controlled Trial of a 6-Month Low-Carbohydrate Intervention on Disease Progression in Men with Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Carbohydrate and Prostate Study 2 (CAPS2).	Freedland SJ, et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2020.	RCT
	Consumption of sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened soft drinks and risk of cancers not related to obesity.	Bassett JK et al. Int J Cancer. 2020 Jun 15;146(12):3329-3334.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Intake of Common Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Breast Cancer Risk among Japanese Women: Findings from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study.	Sinnadurai S et al. J Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2020 Jun 1;21(6):1701-1707.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Carbohydrate Intake, Glycemic Index, and Glycemic Load and the Risk of Breast Cancer among Iranian Women.	Alboghobeish Z et al. Nutr Cancer. 2020 Jun 9:1-9.	Prospective Cohort Study
Dental Health	Changes in dental caries and sugar intake before and during the conflict in Libya: A natural experiment.	Arheiam AA et al. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2020 Jun;48(3):201-207.	Prospective Cohort Study
	What factors are associated with early childhood dental caries? A longitudinal study of the Growing Up in New Zealand cohort.	Thornley S et al. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2020 Jun 30.	Prospective Cohort Study
	A WHO Pathfinder Survey of Dental Caries in 6 and 12-Year Old Transylvanian Children and the Possible Correlation with Their Family Background, Oral-Health Behavior, and the Intake of Sweets.	Ondine Lucaciu P et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jun 11;17(11):4180.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Associations of nutritional status, sugar and second-hand smoke exposure with dental caries among 3- to 6-year old Malaysian pre-schoolers: a cross-sectional study	Lee ZL et al. BMC Oral Health. 2020 Jun 3;20(1):164.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Higher sugar intake is associated with periodontal disease in adolescents.	Moreira ARO et al. Clin Oral Investig. 2020 Jun 9.	Narrative Review
Other Chronic Diseases	The Effect of Fructose Feeding on Intestinal Triacylglycerol Production and De Novo Fatty Acid Synthesis in Humans.	Steenson S et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 15;12(6):E1781.	RCT
	Long-term dietary intervention reveals resilience of the gut microbiota despite changes in diet and weight.	Fragiadakis GK et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jun 1;111(6):1127-1136.	RCT
	Excess free fructose, apple juice, high fructose corn syrup and childhood asthma risk - the National Children's Study.	DeChristopher LR, Tucker KL. Nutr J. 2020 Jun 23;19(1):60	Prospective Cohort Study
	Mortality attributable to sugar sweetened beverages consumption in Mexico: an update.	Braverman-Bronstein A et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 Jun;44(6):1341-1349.	Narrative Review
	Fructose-mediated effects on gene expression and epigenetic mechanisms associated with NAFLD pathogenesis.	DiStefano JK. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2020 Jun;77(11):2079-2090.	Narrative Review
	Pathobiological and molecular connections involved in the high fructose and high fat diet induced diabetes associated nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.	Ekta et al. Inflamm Res. 2020 Jun 23.	Narrative Review
Dietary Intake Assessment	Can point-of-sale nutrition information and health warnings encourage reduced preference for sugary drinks?: An experimental study.	Scully M et al. Appetite. 2020 Jun 1;149:104612.	RCT
	Relations between sweetened beverage consumption and individual, interpersonal, and environmental factors: a 6-year longitudinal study in German children and adolescents.	Schneider S et al. Int J Public Health. 2020 Jun 20.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Total Energy Intake and Self-Selected Macronutrient Distribution During Wildland Fire Suppression.	Marks AN et al. Wilderness Environ Med. 2020 Jun;31(2):188-196.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Pregnant and Non-pregnant Women of Reproductive Age	Lundeen EA, et al. Matern Child Health J. 2020.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Dietary patterns associated with meeting the WHO free sugars intake guidelines	Steele C, et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Factors associated with sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in adults with children in the home after a statewide health communications program.	James SA, et al. BMC Nutr. 2020.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among California children.	Beck AL et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Jun 29:1-6	Cross-Sectional Study
	Total and Free Sugars Consumption in a Slovenian Population Representative Sample.	Zupanič N et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 9;12(6):E1729.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Distribution of sugar-sweetened beverage sales volume by sugar content in the United States: implications for tiered taxation and tax revenue.	Powell LM et al. J Public Health Policy. 2020 Jun;41(2):125-138.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Demographic Groups Likely Affected by Regulating Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Portion Sizes.	Smith NR et al. Am J Prev Med. 2020 Jun 20:S0749-3797(20)30140-9.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Identifying geographic differences in children's sugar-sweetened beverage and 100% fruit juice intake using health system data.	Palakshappa D et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Jun 17.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Exploring temporal self-regulation theory to predict sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.	Moran A, Mullan B. Psychol Health. 2020 Jun 3:1-17.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Examining school-level implementation of British Columbia, Canada's school food and beverage sales policy: a realist evaluation.	Levay AV et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Jun;23(8):1460-1471.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Investigating foods and beverages sold and advertised in deprived urban neighbourhoods in Ghana and Kenya: a cross-sectional study.	Green MA et al. BMJ Open. 2020 Jun 28;10(6):e035680.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Does Exposure to the Choose Water Campaign Increase Parental Intentions to Promote More Water and Less Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption?	Caldwell JI et al. Am J Health Promot. 2020 Jun;34(5):555-558.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Overuse of Non-caloric Sweeteners in Foods and Beverages in Chile: A Threat to Consumers' Free Choice?	Sambra V et al. Front Nutr. 2020 Jun 17;7:68.	Narrative Review
	Perspective: Chaos in a Bottle-A Critical Evaluation of Beverage Categorization in Nutrition Research.	Merkel PE et al. Adv Nutr. 2020 Jun 17:nmaa068.	Narrative Review
Diet Quality & Nutrient Adequacy	The Effect of Front-of-Pack Nutritional Labels and Back-of-Pack Tables on Dietary Quality.	Rønnow HN. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 6;12(6):E1704.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Self-perception of dietary quality and adherence to food groups dietary recommendations among Mexican adults.	Batis C et al. Nutr J. 2020 Jun 22;19(1):59.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Role of different nutrient profiling models in identifying targeted foods for front-of-package food labelling in Brazil.	Duran AC et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Jun 9:1-12.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Association between diet quality and food waste in Canadian families: a cross-sectional study.	Carroll N et al. Nutr J. 2020 Jun 9;19(1):54.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Destigmatizing Carbohydrate with Food Labeling: The Use of Non-Mandatory Labelling to Highlight Quality Carbohydrate Foods.	Marinangeli CPF et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 9;12(6):E1725.	Narrative Review
Eating Behaviour	A Systematic Review and Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies on Sweet Taste in Humans.	Roberts CA et al. J Nutr. 2020 Jun 1;150(6):1619-1630.	SRMA
	Sweet satiation: Acute effects of consumption of sweet drinks on appetite for and intake of sweet and non-sweet foods.	Rogers PJ et al. Appetite. 2020 Jun 1;149:104631.	RCT
	Eating occasion situational factors and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in young adults.	McNaughton SA et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2020 Jun 3;17(1):71.	RCT
	Intragastric fructose administration interacts with emotional state in homeostatic and hedonic brain regions.	Iven J, et al. Nutr Neurosci	RCT
	A Habit-Based Randomised Controlled Trial to Reduce Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption: the Impact of the Substituted Beverage on Behaviour and Habit Strength.	Judah G et al. Int J Behav Med. 2020 Jun 5.	RCT
	Resistant Starch Has No Effect on Appetite and Food Intake in Individuals with Prediabetes.	White U et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Jun;120(6):1034-1041.	RCT
	Does eating in the absence of hunger extend to healthy snacks in children?	Kral TVE et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Jun 16:e12659.	RCT
	An Afternoon Hummus Snack Affects Diet Quality, Appetite, and Glycemic Control in Healthy Adults.	Reister EJ, Leidy HJ. J Nutr. 2020 Jun 3:nxaa139.	RCT
	Clustering of Sedentary Behaviours, Physical Activity, and Energy-Dense Food Intake in Six-Year-Old Children: Associations with Family Socioeconomic Status.	Yang-Huang J et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 9;12(6):E1722.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Relationship between Sucrose Taste Detection Thresholds and Preferences in Children, Adolescents, and Adults.	Petty S et al.Nutrients. 2020 Jun 29;12(7):E1918.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Changes in Dietary Behaviours during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in the Spanish COVIDiet Study.	Rodríguez-Pérez C et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 10;12(6):E1730	Cross-Sectional Study
	Current Progress in Understanding the Structure and Function of Sweet Taste Receptor.	Yang L, Cui M, Liu B.J Mol Neurosci. 2020 Jun 30.	Narrative Review
	Intense Sweeteners, Taste Receptors and the Gut Microbiome: A Metabolic Health Perspective.	Turner A et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jun 8;17(11):4094.	Narrative Review
Physical Activity	A Hydrogel Drink With High Fructose Content Generates Higher Exogenous Carbohydrate Oxidation and Lower Dental Biofilm pH Compared to Two Other, Commercially Available, Carbohydrate Sports Drinks.	Pettersson S et al. Front Nutr. 2020 Jun 12;7:88.	RCT
	Effect of acute watermelon juice supplementation on post-submaximal exercise heart rate recovery, blood lactate, blood pressure, blood glucose and muscle soreness in healthy non-athletic men and women.	Blohm K et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Jun;71(4):482-489.	RCT
	Comparable Exogenous Carbohydrate Oxidation from Lactose or Sucrose during Exercise.	Odell OJ, Podlogar T, Wallis GA. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020 Jun 8.	RCT
Mental Health	Effect of glucose and sucrose on cognition in healthy humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies.	García CR et al. Nutr Rev. 2020 Jun 25:nuaa036.	SRMA
	The effect of postprandial glycaemia on cognitive function: a randomised crossover trial.	Marchand OM et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Jun 28;123(12):1357-1364.	RCT
	Soft drink consumption and mental health problems: Longitudinal relations in children and adolescents.	Kadel P, Schneider S, Mata J.Soc Sci Med. 2020 Aug;258:113123.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Associations of dietary carbohydrate and fatty acid intakes with cognition among children.	Naveed S et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Jun;23(9):1657-1663.	Cross-Sectional Study
Knowledge & Perceptions	Influence of front-of-pack labelling and regulated nutrition claims on consumers' perceptions of product healthfulness and purchase intentions: A randomized controlled trial.	Franco-Arellano B et al. Appetite. 2020 Jun 1;149:104629.	RCT
Knowledge & Perceptions	The Effect of an Online Sugar Fact Intervention: Change of Mothers with Young Children.	Chen YC et al. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 22;12(6):E1859.	RCT
Other Health & Lifestyle Topics	To beer or not to beer: A meta-analysis of the effects of beer consumption on cardiovascular health.	Spaggiari G et al. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 3;15(6):e0233619.	SRMA
	Consumption of Diet Soda Sweetened with Sucralose and Acesulfame-Potassium Alters Inflammatory Transcriptome Pathways in Females with Overweight and Obesity.	Sylvetsky AC et al. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Jun;64(11):e1901166.	RCT
	The effect of the artificial sweeteners on glucose metabolism in healthy adults: a randomized, double-blinded, crossover clinical trial.	Ahmad SY et al. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2020 Jun;45(6):606-612.	RCT
	Adherence to low-calorie and low-sugar diets is uniquely associated with distinct facets of appearance/weight-related smoking motivations.	Coniglio KA et al. J Behav Med. 2020 Jun;43(3):487-492.	RCT
	Image database of Japanese food samples with nutrition information.	Sato W et al. PeerJ. 2020 Jun 17;8:e9206.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Non-nutritive Sweeteners and Their Associations with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.	Walbolt J, Koh Y.J Obes Metab Syndr. 2020 Jun 30;29(2):114-123.	Narrative Review
	Effects of Non-nutritive Sweeteners on Sweet Taste Processing and Neuroendocrine Regulation of Eating Behavior.	Yunker AG et al. Curr Nutr Rep. 2020 Jun 25.	Narrative Review

May 2020

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publication published in May 2020, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.

Topic	Title	Citations	Study Type
Obesity	Soft drink intake is associated with weight gain, regardless of physical activity levels: the health workers cohort study.	González-Morales R et al.Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2020 May 12;17(1):60.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Gender differences in the relationship between dietary energy and macronutrients intake and body weight outcomes in Chinese adults.	Zhao J et al.Nutr J. 2020 May 18;19(1):45.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and association with weight status in Irish children: a cross-sectional study prior to the introduction of a government tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.	Harrington JM et al.Public Health Nutr. 2020 May 28:1-11.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The Effects of Carbohydrate-Restricted Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity on Body Weight and Glycemic Control.	Kirkpatrick CF et al.Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2020 May 28;22(6):20.	Narrative Review
	Low-carbohydrate interventions for adolescent obesity: Nutritional adequacy and guidance for clinical practice.	Jebeile H et al.Clin Obes. 2020 May 18:e12370.	Narrative Review
Diabetes	Consuming decaffeinated coffee with milk and sugar added before a high glycaemic index meal improves postprandial glycaemic and insulinaemic responses in healthy adults.	Wong THT et al.Br J Nutr. 2020 May 18:1-30.	RCT
	Intrahepatic Fat and Postprandial Glycemia Increase After Consumption of a Diet Enriched in Saturated Fat Compared With Free Sugars.	Parry SA et al.Diabetes Care. 2020 May;43(5):1134-1141.	RCT
	Effects of a highly controlled carbohydrate-reduced high-protein diet on markers of oxidatively generated nucleic acid modifications and inflammation in weight stable participants with type 2 diabetes; a randomized controlled trial.	Skytte MJ et al.Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2020 May 6:1-7.	RCT
	Substituting Lean Beef for Carbohydrate in a Healthy Dietary Pattern Does Not Adversely Affect the Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Profile in Men and Women at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes.	Maki KC et al.J Nutr. 2020 May 2:nxaa116. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxaa116.	RCT
	Effects of high and low sucrose-containing beverages on blood glucose and hypoglycemic-like symptoms.	Markus CR et al.Physiol Behav. 2020 May 13;222:112916.	RCT
	Acute effects of an isocaloric macronutrient-matched breakfast meal containing almonds on glycemic, hormonal, and appetite responses in men with type 2 diabetes: a randomized crossover study.	Bodnaruc AM et al.Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2020 May;45(5):520-529.	RCT
	Effects of substituting eggs for high-carbohydrate breakfast foods on the cardiometabolic risk-factor profile in adults at risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus.	Maki KC et al.Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 May;74(5):784-795.	RCT
	Effects and feasibility of a prehabilitation programme incorporating a low-carbohydrate, high-fat dietary approach in patients with type 2 diabetes: A retrospective study.	Laza-Cagigas R et al.Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020 May-Jun;14(3):257-263.	RCT
	Exploring the Diversity of Sugar Compounds in Healthy, Prediabetic, and Diabetic Volunteers.	Mack CI et al.Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 May;64(9):e1901190.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Association between dietary glycemic index and glycemic load, insulin index and load with incidence of age-related cataract: Results from a case-control study.	Movahedian M et al.Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020 May-Jun;14(3):199-204.	Case-Control Study
	Glycemic Index (GI) or Glycemic Load (GL) and Dietary Interventions for Optimizing Postprandial Hyperglycemia in Patients with T2 Diabetes: A Review.	Vlachos D et al.Nutrients. 2020 May 27;12(6):E1561.	Narrative Review
	Factors Beyond Carbohydrate to Consider When Determining Meantime Insulin Doses: Protein, Fat, Timing, and Technology.	Evert AB.Diabetes Spectr. 2020 May;33(2):149-155.	Narrative Review
Cardiovascular Disease	The effects of regular consumption of green or black tea beverage on blood pressure in those with elevated blood pressure or hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis.	Mahdavi-Roshan M et al.Complement Ther Med. 2020 Jun;51:102430.	SRMA
	Acute Effects of Three Different Meal Patterns on Postprandial Metabolism in Older Individuals with a Risk Phenotype for Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial.	Schönknecht YB et al.Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 May;64(9):e1901035	RCT
	Comparing Self-Reported Sugar Intake With the Sucrose and Fructose Biomarker From Overnight Urine Samples in Relation to Cardiometabolic Risk Factors.	Ramne S et al.Front Nutr. 2020 May 6;7:62.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the California Teachers Study.	Pacheco LS et al.J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 May 18;9(10):e014883.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Influence of total sugar intake on metabolic blood markers at 8 years of age in the Childhood Obesity Project.	Aumueller N et al.Eur J Nutr. 2020 May 6.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Association between Three Low-Carbohydrate Diet Scores and Lipid Metabolism among Chinese Adults.	Tan LJ et al.Nutrients. 2020 May 3;12(5):E1307.	Cross-Sectional Study
Other Chronic Diseases	Diets with lower carbohydrate concentrations improve insulin sensitivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A meta-analysis.	Porchia LM et al.Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2020 May;248:110-117.	SRMA
	Adherence to diet low in fermentable carbohydrates and traditional diet for irritable bowel syndrome.	Clevers E et al.Nutrition. 2020 May;73:110719.	RCT
	Carbohydrate quality index and breast cancer risk in a Mediterranean cohort: The SUN project.	Romanos-Nanclares A et al.Clin Nutr. 2020 May 4:S0261-5614(20)30211-9.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Dietary Carbohydrate Intake, Dietary Glycemic Load and Outcomes of In Vitro Fertilization: Findings from an Observational Italian Cohort Study.	Noli SA et al.Nutrients. 2020 May 28;12(6):E1568.	Prospective Cohort Study
	Consumption of acidic drinks, knowledge and concern about dental erosive wear in Norwegian high school students.	Melbye EL et al.Acta Odontol Scand. 2020 May 14:1-9.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Early Introduction of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Caries Trajectories from Age 12 to 48 Months.	Bernabé E et al.J Dent Res. 2020 May 6:22034520917398.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Association of calorie and carbohydrate intake with tumour grade in early diagnosis of breast cancer: a case-control study.	Hatami M et al.Arch Physiol Biochem. 2020 May 6:1-4.	Case-Control Study
	Evaluating the Dietary Intakes of Energy, Macronutrients, Sugar, Fiber and Micronutrients in Children with Celiac Disease.	Sue A et al.J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 May 11.	Case-Control Study
	Critical and emerging topics in dietary carbohydrates and health.	Dall'Asta M et al.Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2020 May;71(3):286-295.	Narrative Review
	Early menarche and its consequence in Korean female: reducing fructose intake could be one solution.	Kim JH et al.Clin Exp Pediatr. 2020 May 14.	Narrative Review
	Recent advances in the pathogenesis of hereditary fructose intolerance: implications for its treatment and the understanding of fructose-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.	Buziau AM et al.Cell Mol Life Sci. 2020 May;77(9):1709-1719.	Narrative Review
	High Intake of Sugar and the Balance between Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Gut Bacteria.	Satokari R. Nutrients 2020 May 8;12(5):E1348	Narrative Review
	Adaptation of the Gut Microbiota to Modern Dietary Sugars and Sweeteners.	Di Rienzi SC, Britton RA.Adv Nutr. 2020 May 1;11(3):616-629.	Narrative Review
Dietary Intake Assessment	Can the updated nutrition facts label decrease sugar-sweetened beverage consumption?	Neuhofer Z et al.Econ Hum Biol. 2020 May;37:100867.	RCT
	Shift work relationships with same- and subsequent-day empty calorie food and beverage consumption.	Lin TT et al.Scand J Work Environ Health. 2020 May 25:3903.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Food Insecurity and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among WIC-Enrolled Families in the First 1,000 Days.	Fernández CR et al.J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020 May 19:S1499-4046(20)30153-6.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Associations of Health Literacy and Menu-Labeling Usage With Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Adults in Mississippi, 2016.	Lee SH et al.Am J Health Promot. 2020 May 21:890117120927302.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Intake of Non-Nutritive Sweeteners in Chilean Children after Enforcement of a New Food Labeling Law that Regulates Added Sugar Content in Processed Foods.	Martínez X et al.Nutrients. 2020 May 29;12(6):E1594.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Who drinks soda pop? Economic status and adult consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.	Zagorsky JL, Smith PK.Econ Hum Biol. 2020 May 5;38:100888.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The association between sugar-sweetened beverage availability in school vending machines and school staff sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.	Rauzon S et al.Prev Med Rep. 2020 May 27;19:101128.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Correlates of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among adolescents.	Beaulieu D et al.Public Health Nutr. 2020 May 8:1-10.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The Impacts of Young Consumers' Health Values on Functional Beverages Purchase Intentions.	Chang HP et al.Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 16;17(10):3479.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Lunch on School Days in Canada: Examining Contributions to Nutrient and Food Group Intake and Differences across Eating Locations.	Tugault-Lafleur CN, Black JL.J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 May 24:S2212-2672(20)30065-4.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Reducing consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages through banning price promotions: what is the evidence and will it work?	Watt TL et al.Public Health Nutr. 2020 May 5:1-6.	Narrative Review
	Overconsumption of sugar-sweetened beverages: Why is it difficult to control?	Razzaque MS.J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol.	Narrative Review
Eating Behaviour	Fructose vs glucose decreased liking/wanting and subsequent intake of high-energy foods in young women.	Ao H et al.Nutr Res. 2020 May 15;78:60-71.	RCT
	Consumption of a smoothie or cereal-based breakfast: impact on thirst, hunger, appetite and subsequent dietary intake.	Myers C et al.Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2020 May 18:1-11.	RCT
	Delayed meal timing after exercise is associated with reduced appetite and energy intake in adolescents with obesity.	Fillon A et al.Pediatr Obes. 2020 May 6. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12651	RCT
	Stevia Beverage Consumption prior to Lunch Reduces Appetite and Total Energy Intake without Affecting Glycemia or Attentional Bias to Food Cues: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial in Healthy Adults.	Stamataki NS et al.J Nutr. 2020 May 1;150(5):1126-1134.	RCT
	Social Jetlag, Eating Behaviours, and Body Mass Index among Adolescents in the United States.	Mathew GM et al.Br J Nutr. 2020 May 28:1-25.	Cross-Sectional Study
Physical Activity	The Effect of Ingesting Carbohydrate and Proteins on Athletic Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.	Kloby Nielsen LL et al.Nutrients. 2020 May 20;12(5):E1483	RCT
	Addition of pectin-alginate to a carbohydrate beverage does not maintain gastrointestinal barrier function during exercise in hot-humid conditions better than carbohydrate ingestion alone.	Flood TR et al.Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2020 May 4.	RCT
	Caloric restriction induces anabolic resistance to resistance exercise.	Murphy C, Koehler K.Eur J Appl Physiol. 2020 May;120(5):1155-1164.	RCT
	Momentary Physical Activity Co-Occurs with Healthy and Unhealthy Dietary Intake in African American College Freshmen.	Maher JP et al.Nutrients. 2020 May 9;12(5):E1360.	RCT
	Effects of 120 g/h of Carbohydrates Intake during a Mountain Marathon on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Elite Runners.	Viribay A et al.Nutrients. 2020 May 11;12(5):E1367.	RCT
Mental Health	Short-term effects of carbohydrates differing in glycemic index (GI) consumed at lunch on children's cognitive function in a randomized crossover study.	Jansen K et al.Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 May;74(5):757-764.	RCT
	Association between a low-carbohydrate diet and sleep status, depression, anxiety, and stress score.	Daneshzad E et al.J Sci Food Agric. 2020 May;100(7):2946-2952.	Cross-Sectional Study
	The 'epileptic diet'- ketogenic and/or slow release of glucose intervention: A review.	Qi X, Tester RF.Clin Nutr. 2020 May;39(5):1324-1330.	Narrative Review
Knowledge & Perceptions	Knowledge, attitudes and practices with regard to sugar sweetened beverages and taxation among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Caribbean island of Barbados - A cross sectional survey in primary care.	Mangera KAS, Adams OP.Prim Care Diabetes. 2020 May 26:S1751-9918(20)30168-6.	Cross-Sectional Study
Other Health & Lifestyle Topics	Front of pack nutritional labelling schemes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of recent evidence relating to objectively measured consumption and purchasing.	Croker H et al.J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020 May 4	SRMA
	Family Meal Frequency, Diet, and Family Functioning: A Systematic Review With Meta-analyses.	Robson SM et al. 2020 May;52(5):553-564.	SRMA
	Consumption of Diet Soda Sweetened with Sucralose and Acesulfame-Potassium Alters Inflammatory Transcriptome Pathways in Females with Overweight and Obesity.	Sylvetsky AC et al.Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Jun;64(11):e1901166.	RCT
	The Use of SenseWear Armband for Assessment of Daily Energy Expenditure and the Relation to Body Fat Distribution and Nutritional Intake in Lean Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.	Arusoglu G.J Nutr Metab. 2020 May 6;2020:9191505	RCT
	Fiction Is Sweet. The Impact of Media Consumption on the Development of Children's Nutritional Knowledge and the Moderating Role of Parental Food-Related Mediation. A Longitudinal Study.	Binder A et al.Nutrients. 2020 May 19;12(5):E1478.	Prospective Cohort Study
	A comparison of the nutritional quality of products offered by the top packaged food and beverage companies in Canada.	Vergeer L et al.BMC Public Health. 2020 May 11;20(1):650.	Cross-Sectional Study
	Assessing the Healthy Food Partnership's Proposed Nutrient Reformulation Targets for Foods and Beverages in Australia.	Rosewarne E et al.Nutrients. 2020 May 8;12(5):E1346.	Cross-Sectional Study
	A 'whole systems' approach to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: issues for global health promotion through a small island lens.	Jackson-Morris AM.Glob Health Promot. 2020 May 25:1757975920918587.	Narrative Review
	Nonnutritive sweetener consumption during pregnancy, adiposity, and adipocyte differentiation in offspring: evidence from humans, mice, and cells.	Azad MB et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 May 4.	Narrative Review
	Artificial sweeteners are related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Microbiota dysbiosis as a novel potential mechanism.	Emamat H et al.EXCLI J. 2020 May 12;19:620-626.	Narrative Review

April 2020

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publication published in April 2020, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.

Topic	Title	Citations	Study Type
Obesity	Comparison of dietary macronutrient patterns of 14 popular named dietary programmes for weight and cardiovascular risk factor reduction in adults: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials.	Ge L et al. BMJ. 2020 Apr 1;369:m696	SRMA
	Effect of Plain Versus Sugar-Sweetened Breakfast on Energy Balance and Metabolic Health: A Randomized Crossover Trial.	Carroll HA et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Apr;28(4):740-748.	RCT
	Decreased Consumption of Added Fructose Reduces Waist Circumference and Blood Glucose Concentration in Patients with Overweight and Obesity. The DISFRUTE Study: A Randomised Trial in Primary Care.	Domínguez-Coello S et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 19;12(4).	RCT
	Predicting Weight Loss Using Psychological and Behavioral Factors: The POUNDS LOST Trial.	Liu X et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Apr 1;105(4).	RCT
	Effects of timing of food intake on eating patterns, diet quality and weight gain during pregnancy.	Gontijo CA et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Apr 28;123(8):922-933.	RCT
	Young adult nutrition and weight correlates of picky eating during childhood.	Pesch MH et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Apr;23(6):987-995.	Cross- Sectional
	Being obese versus trying to lose weight: Relationship with physical inactivity and soda drinking among high school students.	Heo M et al. J Sch Health. 2020 Apr;90(4):301-305.	Cross- Sectional
	Obesity and tooth wear among American adults: the role of sugar-sweetened acidic drinks.	Kamal Y et al. Clin Oral Investig. 2020 Apr;24(4):1379-1385.	Narrative Review
Diabetes	High or low glycemic index (GI) meals at dinner results in greater postprandial glycemia compared with breakfast: a randomized controlled trial.	Haldar S et al. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 Apr;8(1).	RCT
	Very Low and Higher Carbohydrate Diets Promote Differential Appetite Responses in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial.	Struik NA et al. J Nutr. 2020 Apr 1;150(4):800-805.	RCT
	Carrageenan-Free Diet Shows Improved Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Signaling in Prediabetes: A Randomized, Pilot Clinical Trial.	Feferman L et al. J Diabetes Res. 2020 Apr 21;2020:8267980.	RCT
	A food-based, low-energy, low-carbohydrate diet for people with type 2 diabetes in primary care: A randomized controlled feasibility trial.	Morris E et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2020 Apr;22(4):512-520.	RCT
	A Health-Conscious Food Pattern Is Associated with Prediabetes and Gut Microbiota in the Malmö Offspring Study.	Ericson U et al. J Nutr. 2020 Apr 1;150(4):861-872	Prospective Cohort
	Glycemic responses to strenuous training in male professional cyclists with type 1 diabetes: a prospective observational study.	McCarthy O et al. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 Apr;8(1).	Prospective Cohort
	Association of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Frequency with Adiposity: Evidence from the "Children of 1997" Birth Cohort.	Zhang T et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 7;12(4). pii: E1015.	Prospective Cohort
Cadriovascular Disease	The Effects of Different Degrees of Carbohydrate Restriction and Carbohydrate Replacement on Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in Humans-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.	Fechner E et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 2;12(4).	SRMA
	High-fructose corn syrup-sweetened soft drink consumption increases vascular resistance in the kidneys at rest and during sympathetic activation.	Chapman CL et al. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2020 Apr 1;318(4):F1053-F1065.	RCT
	Acute Effects of Three Different Meal Patterns on Postprandial Metabolism in Older Individuals with a Risk Phenotype for Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial.	Schönknecht YB et al. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 May;64(9):e1901035.	RCT
	Effect of Daily Consumption of Cranberry Beverage on Insulin Sensitivity and Modification of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Adults: A Pilot Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study.	Hsia DS et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Apr 17:1-27	RCT
	Galactose Ingested with a High-Fat Beverage Increases Postprandial Lipemia Compared with Glucose but Not Fructose Ingestion in Healthy Men.	Watkins J et al. J Nutr. 2020 Apr 16. pii: nxaa105.	RCT
	Low-carbohydrate diet and cardiovascular diseases in Iranian population: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study.	Farhadnejad H et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Apr 12;30(4):581-588.	Prospective Cohort
Dental Disease	Short-term effects of stain-causing beverages on tooth bleaching: A randomized controlled clinical trial.	Chen YH et al. J Dent. 2020 Apr;95:103318.	RCT
	Are Australian parents following feeding guidelines that will reduce their child's risk of dental caries?	Martin-Kerry J et al. Child Care Health Dev. 2020 Apr 4.	Prospective Cohort
	Dietary patterns associated with dental caries in adults in the United States.	Blostein FA et al. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2020 Apr;48(2):119-129.	Cross- Sectional
Other Chronic Diseases	Fructose Feeding and Hyperuricemia: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.	Sayehmiri K et al. Clin Nutr Res. 2020 Apr 27;9(2):122-133.	SRMA
	Dietary carbohydrate intake and risk of bone fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.	Mozaffari H et al. Public Health. 2020 Apr;181:102-109	SRMA
	The associations of sugar-sweetened, artificially sweetened and naturally sweet juices with all-cause mortality in 198,285 UK Biobank participants: a prospective cohort study.	Anderson JJ et al. BMC Med. 2020 Apr 24;18(1):97	Prospective Cohort
	Is consumption of fast-food and carbonated soft drink associated with anxiety-induced sleep disturbance among adolescents? A population-based study.	Khan A, Uddin R. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2020 Apr;36:162-165.	Cross- Sectional
	The Joint Effects of Some Beverages Intake and Smoking on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Korean Adults: Data Analysis of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), 2008-2015.	Min JE et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 10;17(7).	Cross- Sectional
	High-fat or high-sugar diets as trigger inflammation in the microbiota-gut-brain axis	Jamar G et al. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Apr 8:1-19.	Narrative Review
	Fructose Production and Metabolism in the Kidney.	Nakagawa T et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 May;31(5):898-906	Narrative Review
	You Are What You Eat-The Relationship between Diet, Microbiota, and Metabolic Disorders-A Review.	Moszak M et al. Nutrients. 2020. Apr 15;12:4	Narrative Review
	Role of Gut Microbiota in Neuroendocrine Regulation of Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism via the Microbiota-Gut-Brain-Liver Axis.	Wang SZ et al. Microorganisms. 2020 Apr 7;8(4).	Narrative Review
Dietary Intake Assessment	Canadian Adults with Moderate Intakes of Total Sugars have Greater Intakes of Fibre and Key Micronutrients: Results from the Canadian Community Health Survey 2015 Public Use Microdata File.	Wang YF et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 17;12(4).	Cross- Sectional
	Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and obesity in SNAP-eligible children and adolescents.	Twarog JP et al. Prim Care Diabetes. 2020 Apr;14(2):181-185.	Cross-Sectional
	Protein intake is more stable than carbohydrate or fat intake across various US demographic groups and international populations.	Lieberman HR et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Apr 16. pii: nqaa044.	Cross-Sectional
	Age and time trends in sugar intake among children and adolescents: results from the DONALD study.	Perrar I et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Apr;59(3):1043-1054.	Cross-Sectional
	Total, added and free sugar intakes, dietary sources and determinants of consumption in Portugal: the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (IAN-AF 2015-2016).	Marinho AR et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Apr;23(5):869-881.	Cross-Sectional
	High consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods among low-income groups in the Mississippi Delta and Alabama.	Cohen DA et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Apr;23(6):1067-1075.	Cross-Sectional
	Lack of in-home piped water and reported consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among adults in rural Alaska.	Mosites E et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Apr;23(5):861-868.	Cross-Sectional
	Update of the BEVQ-15, a beverage intake questionnaire for habitual beverage intake for adults: determining comparative validity and reproducibility.	Fausnacht AG et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020 Apr 13.	Cross-Sectional
	Dietary sources of free sugars in the diet of European children: the IDEFICS Study.	Graffe MIM et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Apr;59(3):979-989.	Cross-Sectional
	Correlates of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption of Malaysian preschoolers aged 3 to 6 years.	Foo LH et al. BMC Public Health. 2020 Apr 25;20(1):552.	Cross-Sectional
	How Can We Motivate People to Use Nutritional Warnings in Decision Making? Citizen Co-Created Insights for the Development of Communication Campaigns.	Ares G et al. Health Educ Behav. 2020 Apr;47(2):321-331.	Cross-Sectional
	Examining the relationship between sugars contents of Canadian foods and beverages and child-appealing marketing.	Bernstein JT et al. Can J Public Health. 2020 Apr;111(2):239-246	Market Analysis
	Distributional Changes in U.S. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Purchases, 2002-2014.	Valizadeh P et al. Am J Prev Med. 2020 Apr 30.	Market Analysis
	Sales of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Australia: A Trend Analysis from 1997 to 2018.	Shrapnel WS et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 7;12(4)	Market Analysis
	The sugar content of children's and lunchbox beverages sold in the UK before and after the soft drink industry levy.	Chu BTY et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 Apr;74(4):598-603.	Market Analysis
Diet Quality	Dietary patterns associated with meeting the WHO free sugars intake guidelines.	Steele C et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Jun;23(9):1495-1506	Cross-Sectional
Diet Quality	Micronutrient Dilution and Added Sugars Intake in U.S. Adults: Examining This Association Using NHANES 2009-2014.	Fulgoni VL 3rd et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 2;12(4).	Cross-Sectional
Eating Behaviour	A Systematic Review and Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies on Sweet Taste in Humans.	Roberts CA et al. J Nutr. 2020 Apr 9. pii: nxaa071.	SRMA
	Suppression of Oral Sweet Sensations during Consumption of Sweet Food in Humans: Effects on Gastric Emptying Rate, Glycemic Response, Appetite, Food Satisfaction and Desire for Basic Tastes.	Kashima N et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 28;12(5).	RCT
	The effect on satiety of ingesting isosweet and isoenergetic sucrose- and isomaltulose-sweetened beverages: a randomised crossover trial.	Mills BM et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Apr 24:1-7.	RCT
	Appetite and energy intake responses to breakfast consumption and carbohydrate supplementation in hypoxia.	Griffiths A et al. Appetite. 2020 Apr 1;147:104564	RCT
	Consuming Gymnema sylvestre Reduces the Desire for High-Sugar Sweet Foods.	Turner S et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 10;12(4).	RCT
	Foraging minds in modern environments: High-calorie and savory-taste biases in human food spatial memory.	de Vries R et al. Appetite. 2020 Apr 22;152:104718.	RCT
	Using a Socioecological Approach to Identify Factors Associated with Adolescent Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake.	Yuhas M et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Apr 22.	Cross-Sectional
	Relationship between night shift work, eating habits and BMI among nurses in Lebanon.	Samhat Z et al. BMC Nurs. 2020 Apr 15;19:25	Cross-Sectional
	Eggs, sugar, grated bones: colour-based food preferences in autism, eating disorders, and beyond.	Strand M. Med Humanit. 2020 Apr 27.	Cross-Sectional
Physical Activity	The Effects of Low- and High-Glycemic Index Sport Nutrition Bars on Metabolism and Performance in Recreational Soccer Players.	Kaviani M et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 2;12(4).	RCT
	Strength plus Endurance Training and Individualized Diet Reduce Fat Mass in Overweight Subjects: A Randomized Clinical Trial.	Benito PJ et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 10;17(7).	RCT
	Hot-water immersion does not increase postprandial muscle protein synthesis rates during recovery from resistance-type exercise in healthy, young males.	Fuchs CJ et al. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 Apr 1;128(4):1012-1022.	RCT
	Acute Effect of the Timing of Resistance Exercise and Nutrient Intake on Muscle Protein Breakdown.	Kume W et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 22;12(4).	RCT
	Addition of Caffeine to a Carbohydrate Feeding Strategy Prior to Intermittent Exercise.	Hulton AT et al. Int J Sports Med. 2020 Apr 6.	RCT
	Probiotic supplementation increases carbohydrate metabolism in trained male cyclists: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial.	Pugh JN et al. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Apr 1;318(4):E504-E513.	RCT
	A 3-day dietary manipulation affects muscle glycogen and results in modifications of carbohydrate and fat metabolism during exercise when hyperglycaemic.	Malone JJ et al. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2020 Apr;120(4):873-882.	RCT
Mental Health	Empirically derived dietary patterns and food groups intake in relation with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A systematic review and meta-analysis.	Shareghfarid E et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2020 Apr;36:28-35.	SRMA
	A Meta-Analysis of Abnormal Glucose Metabolism in First-Episode Drug-Naive Schizophrenia.	Yang W et al. Psychiatr Danub. 2020 Spring;32(1):46-54.	SRMA
	Adherence to low-calorie and low-sugar diets is uniquely associated with distinct facets of appearance/weight-related smoking motivations.	Coniglio KA et al. J Behav Med. 2020 Apr	Cross-Sectional
	The Psychological Models of Health-related Behavior in Understanding Sugars Intake in Adults: A Review.	Al Rawahi SH et al. Oman Med J. 2020 Apr 12;35(2):e114.	Narrative Review
Knowledge & Perceptions	Knowledge and Perceptions of Carbohydrates among Nutrition-Major and Nutrition-Elective Undergraduate Students in Canada.	Wang YF et al. J Am Coll Nutr. 2020 Apr 16:1-8.	Cross-Sectional
Other Health & Lifestyle Topics	Consumption of Diet Soda Sweetened with Sucralose and Acesulfame-Potassium Alters Inflammatory Transcriptome Pathways in Females with Overweight and Obesity.	Sylvetsky AC et al. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Apr 13:e1901166	RCT
	Chronic sucralose consumption induces elevation of serum insulin in young healthy adults: a randomized, double blind, controlled trial.	Bueno-Hernández N et al. Nutr J. 2020 Apr 13;19(1):32	RCT
	Impact of sugar taxes and front-of-package nutrition labels on purchases of protein, calcium and fibre.	Acton RB et al. Prev Med. 2020 Apr 15;136:106091.	RCT
	Promoting healthy beverage consumption habits among elementary school children: results of the Healthy Kids Community Challenge 'Water Does Wonders' interventions in London, Ontario.	Irwin BR et al. Can J Public Health. 2020 Apr;111(2):257-268.	RCT
	Chronic sucralose consumption induces elevation of serum insulin in young healthy adults: a randomized, double blind, controlled trial.	Bueno-Hernández N et al. Nutr J. 2020 Apr 13;19(1):32	RCT
	Consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners during pregnancy.	Palatnik A et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Apr 8	Cross-Sectional
	First study of its kind on the microplastic contamination of soft drinks, cold tea and energy drinks - Future research and environmental considerations.	Shruti VC et al. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Apr 14;726:138580.	Cross-Sectional
	Low-carbohydrate, healthy-fat eating: A cost comparison with national dietary guidelines.	Zinn C et al. Nutr Diet. 2020 Apr;77(2):283-291	Case Study
	Plausible Biological Interactions of Low- and Non-Calorie Sweeteners with the Intestinal Microbiota: An Update of Recent Studies.	Plaza-Diaz J et al. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 21;12(4).	Narrative Review
	Lactose, Maltose, and Sucrose in Health and Disease.	Qi X et al. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Apr;64(8):e1901082.	Narrative Review
	Carbohydrates in nutrition: friend or foe?	Großkopf A et al. Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2020 Apr 24.	Narrative Review

March 2020

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publication published in March 2020, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.

Topic	Title	Citations	Study Type
Obesity	Carbohydrate restriction in the morning increases weight loss effect of a hypocaloric Mediterranean type diet: a randomized, parallel group dietary intervention in overweight and obese subjects.	Dellis D et al. Nutrition. 2020 Mar;71:110578	RCT
Obesity	A Carbohydrate Beverage Reduces Monocytes Expressing TLR4 in Children with Overweight or Obesity.	Niemiro GM et al. J Nutr. 2020 Mar 1;150(3):616-622.	RCT
Diabetes	Effect of fructose and its epimers on postprandial carbohydrate metabolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis.	Braunstein CR et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 Mar 10. S0261-5614(20)30104-7.	SRMA
	Diets with lower carbohydrate concentrations improve insulin sensitivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A meta-analysis.	Porchia LM et al. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2020;248:110-117.	SRMA
	Effects of stevia on glycemic and lipid profile of type 2 diabetic patients: A randomized controlled trial.	Ajami M et al. Avicenna J Phytomed. 2020 Mar-Apr;10(2):118-127.	RCT
	Glucose and protein metabolic responses to an energy- but not protein- restricted diet in type 2 diabetes.	Coussa A et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2020 Mar 12	RCT
	A low-carbohydrate protein-rich bedtime snack to control fasting and nocturnal glucose in type 2 diabetes: A randomized trial.	Abbie E et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 Mar 13. pii: S0261-5614(20)30111-4.	RCT
	Lemon juice, but not tea, reduces the glycemic response to bread in healthy volunteers: a randomized crossover trial.	Freitas D et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Mar 23.	RCT
	Short-Term Consumption of Sucralose with, but Not without, Carbohydrate Impairs Neural and Metabolic Sensitivity to Sugar in Humans.	Dalenberg JR et al. Cell Metab. 2020 Mar 3;31(3):493-502.e7	RCT
	Effects of the low carbohydrate, high fat diet on glycemic control and body weight in patients with type 2 diabetes: experience from a community-based cohort.	Ahmed SR et al. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 Mar;8(1).
	Lipid Metabolism Links Nutrient-Exercise Timing to Insulin Sensitivity in Men Classified as Overweight or Obese.	Edinburgh RM et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Mar 1;105(3).
Cardiovascular Disease	Intrahepatic Fat and Postprandial Glycemia Increase After Consumption of a Diet Enriched in Saturated Fat Compared With Free Sugars.	Parry SA et al. Diabetes Care. 2020 Mar 12.	RCT
	Dietary glycemic index and glycemic load during pregnancy and offspring risk of congenital heart defects: a prospective cohort study.	Schmidt AB et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Mar 1;111(3):526-535.
	Association of free sugar intake with blood pressure and obesity measures in Australian adults.	Ahmad R et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Mar;59(2):651-659.
	Beverage Consumption and Longitudinal Changes in Lipoprotein Concentrations and Incident Dyslipidemia in US Adults: The Framingham Heart Study.	Haslam DE et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Mar 3;9(5):e014083.
	Associations of fat and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality: prospective cohort study of UK Biobank participants.	Ho FK et al. BMJ. 2020 Mar 18;368:m688.
	Physical inactivity and excessive sucrose consumption are associated with higher serum lipids in subjects with Taq1B CETP polymorphism.	Campos-Perez W et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020 Mar 12.
	The associations between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and cardiometabolic risks in Chinese children and adolescents.	Zhu Z et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Mar 20:e12634.
	Factors influencing blood pressure and microalbuminuria in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: salt or sugar?	Saygili S et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2020 Mar 24.
	Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in patients with established atherosclerosis disease.	Ribas BLP et al. 2020 Mar;25(4):1499-1506.
Cancer	Plant-based and animal-based low-carbohydrate diets and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among US men and women.	Liu Y et al. Hepatology. 2020 Mar 29.
	Low-carbohydrate-diet scores and the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma: data from three US cohorts.	Hanyuda A et al. Eye (Lond). 2020 Mar 2.
	A Sweet Connection? Fructose's Role in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.	Dewdney B et al. Biomolecules. 2020 Mar 25;10(4).
	Honey intake for preventing cancer: Angel or demon: Comment on: Honey and cancer: A mechanistic review.	Jurado-Fasoli L et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 Mar 29. pii: S0261-5614(20)30143-6.
Liver Disease	Effects of a carbohydrate-restricted diet on hepatic lipid content in adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A pilot, randomized trial.	Goss AM et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Mar 4:e12630.	RCT
	Effect of a ketogenic diet on hepatic steatosis and hepatic mitochondrial metabolism in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.	Luukkonen PK et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Mar 31;117(13):7347-7354.	RCT
	Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Are Not Associated with Increased Liver Fat Content in Middle-Aged Men and Women.	Wittekind AL. J Nutr. 2020 Mar 1;150(3):644.
	Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, insulin resistance, and sweeteners: a literature review.	Kakleas K et al. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Mar 26:1-11.
Dental Disease	Short-term effects of stain-causing beverages on tooth bleaching: A randomized controlled clinical trial.	Chen YH et al. J Dent. 2020 Mar 10:103318.	RCT
	Changes in dental caries and sugar intake before and during the conflict in Libya: A natural experiment.	Arheiam AA et al. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2020 Mar 3.
	Influence of salivary conditioning and sucrose concentration on biofilm-mediated enamel demineralization.	Ayoub HM et al. J Appl Oral Sci. 2020 Mar 27;28:e20190501.
	Changes in the salivary electrolytic dynamic after sucrose exposure in children with Early Childhood Caries.	de Sousa ET et al. Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 5;10(1):4146.
	The association between nutritional status and dental caries in low-income children: A multilevel analysis.	Rego IN et al. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2020 Mar 2.
	An inverse relationship between obesity and dental caries in Mexican schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study.	García Pérez A et al. Public Health. 2020 Mar;180:163-167.
	Association of sugar-sweetened drinks with caries in 10- and 15-year-olds.	Pitchika V et al. BMC Oral Health. 2020 Mar 19;20(1):81.
	The relationship between sucrose intake in coffee or tea, and root or coronal caries in an elderly Japanese population.	Yoshihara A et al. Community Dent Health. 2020 Mar 25.
	The association between beverage consumption pattern and dental problems in Iranian adolescents: a cross sectional study.	Hasheminejad N et al. BMC Oral Health. 2020 Mar 17;20(1):74.
Dietary Intake Assessment	Impact of a health marketing campaign on sugars intake by children aged 5-11 years and parental views on reducing children's consumption.	Bradley J et al. BMC Public Health. 2020 Mar 30;20(1):331.
	Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Juice, Artificially-Sweetened Soda and Bottled Water: An Australian Population Study.	Miller C et al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 19;12(3).
	Patterns of energy drinks consumption in leisure, sports and academic activities among a group of students attending University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.	Šljivo A et al. Ann Ig. 2020 Mar-Apr;32(2):141-156.
	Characterizing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption for US Children and Adolescents by Race/Ethnicity.	Russo RG et al. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 Mar 9.
	Exploration of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake in a Latinx Population.	Cuy Castellanos D et al. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2020 Mar;52(3):281-289.
	Predicting limiting 'free sugar' consumption using an integrated model of health behavior.	Phipps DJ et al. Appetite. 2020 Jul 1;150:104668.
	Do Youth Consume More Calories than they Expended in Youth Sports Leagues? An Observational Study of Physical Activity, Snacks, and Beverages.	Bennion N et al. Am J Health Behav. 2020 Mar 1;44(2):180-187.
	[Food contribution to total daily energy intake in the Mexican population older than five years].	García-Chávez CG et al. Salud Publica Mex. 2020 Mar-Apr;62(2):166-180.
	Energy Intake, Macronutrient Profile and Food Sources of Spanish Children Aged One to <10 Years-Results from the EsNuPI Study.	Madrigal C et al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 25;12(4).
	Intake of sugar sweetened soft drinks among adolescents: Trends and social inequality in Denmark 2002-2018.	Holstein BE et al. Nutr Health. 2020 Mar;26(1):3-8.
	Rate of inappropriate energy and micronutrient intake among the Korean working population.	Lee W et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Mar 18:1-12.
Diet Quality	Associations between Family Meal Context and Diet Quality among Preschool-Aged Children in the Guelph Family Health Study.	Wedde S et al. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2020 Mar 1;81(1):21-27.
	Nutrient adequacy and diet quality in a Mediterranean population with metabolic syndrome: A cross-sectional study.	Bibiloni MDM et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 Mar;39(3):853-861.
	Trends in Diet Quality Among Youth in the United States, 1999-2016.	Liu J et al. JAMA. 2020 Mar 24;323(12):1161-1174.
	Second Version of a Mini-Survey to Evaluate Food Intake Quality (Mini-ECCA v.2): Reproducibility and Ability to Identify Dietary Patterns in University Students.	Bernal-Orozco MF et al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 19;12(3). pii: E809. d
	Sugar Content and Nutritional Quality of Child Orientated Ready to Eat Cereals and Yoghurts in the UK and Latin America; Does Food Policy Matter?	Garcia AL et al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 23;12(3).
	Nutritional Content, Labelling and Marketing of Breakfast Cereals on the Belgian Market and Their Reformulation in Anticipation of the Implementation of the Nutri-Score Front-Of-Pack Labelling System.	Vermote M et al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 25;12(4).
	Nutrition Profile of Products with Cartoon Animations on the Packaging: A UK Cross-Sectional Survey of Foods and Drinks.	Pombo-Rodrigues S et al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 6;12(3). pii: E707
	Effect of Sugar Substitution with Steviol Glycosides on Sensory Quality and Physicochemical Composition of Low-Sugar Apple Preserves.	Pielak M et al. Foods. 2020 Mar 5;9(3).
Eating Behaviour	Sensitivity to sweetness correlates to elevated reward brain responses to sweet and high-fat food odors in young healthy volunteers.	Han P et al. Neuroimage. 2020 Mar;208:116413.	RCT
	Stevia Beverage Consumption prior to Lunch Reduces Appetite and Total Energy Intake without Affecting Glycemia or Attentional Bias to Food Cues: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial in Healthy Adults.	Stamataki NS et al. J Nutr. 2020 Mar 3.	RCT
	Potential effect of different nutritional labels on food choices among mothers: a study protocol.	Seyedhamzeh S et al. BMC Public Health. 2020 Mar 6;20(1):294.
	Taste sensitivity and lifestyle are associated with food preferences and BMI in children.	Rodrigues L et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Mar 18:1-9.
	Oral Microbiota Profile Associates with Sugar Intake and Taste Preference Genes.	Esberg A et al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 3;12(3). pii: E681.
	Association between free sugars intake and nutrient dilution among Japanese adults: the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey, Japan.	Fujiwara Aet al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Mar 11.
	Determinants of Sweetness Preference: A Scoping Review of Human Studies.	Venditti C et al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 8;12(3).
Physical Activity	Caloric restriction induces anabolic resistance to resistance exercise.	Murphy C et al. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2020 Mar 31.	RCT
	Sports Drink Intake Pattern Affects Exogenous Carbohydrate Oxidation during Running.	Mears SA et al. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020 Mar 10.	RCT
	Infographic. Wake up and smell the coffee: caffeine supplementation and exercise performance.	Grgic J et al. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Mar;54(5):304-305.
Mental Health	Dietary Fructose Intake and Hippocampal Structure and Connectivity during Childhood.	Clark KA et al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 26;12(4).
	Association between Soft Drink Consumption and Aggressive Behaviour among a Quarter Million Adolescents from 64 Countries Based on the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS).	Shi Z et al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 5;12(3).
	Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption are associated with behavioral problems among preschoolers: A population based cross-sectional study in China.	Geng M et al. J Affect Disord. 2020 Mar 15;265:519-525.
Knowledge & Perceptions	What makes a beverage healthy? A qualitative study of young adults' conceptualisation of sugar-containing beverage healthfulness.	Brownbill AL et al. Appetite. 2020 Jul 1;150:104675.
	Development and validation testing of a weight management nutrition knowledge questionnaire for adults.	Mikhail D et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 Mar;44(3):579-589.
	Exploring the Perceptions of Women from Under-Resourced South African Communities about Participating in a Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Nutrition and Health Education Program: A Qualitative Focus Group Study.	Pujol-Busquets Get al. Nutrients. 2020 Mar 25;12(4).
	The impact of front-of-package claims, fruit images, and health warnings on consumers' perceptions of sugar-sweetened fruit drinks: Three randomized experiments.	Hall MG et al. Prev Med. 2020 Mar;132:105998.
Other Health & Lifestyle Topics	High-fructose corn syrup-sweetened soft drink consumption increases vascular resistance in the kidneys at rest and during sympathetic activation.	Chapman CL et al. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2020 Apr 1;318(4):F1053-F1065.	RCT
	Confusion in the nomenclature of ketogenic diets blurs evidence.	Trimboli P et al. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2020 Mar;21(1):1-3.
	Association between soft drink consumption and handgrip strength in middle aged and older adults: the TCLSIH cohort study.	Wu H et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Mar 4:1-7.
	Dietary Carbohydrate Constituents Related to Gut Dysbiosis and Health.	Seo YS et al. Microorganisms. 2020 Mar 18;8(3).
	Dietary fructose feeds hepatic lipogenesis via microbiota-derived acetate.	Zhao S et al. Nature. 2020 Mar;579(7800):586-591.
	Ketogenic diets and protective mechanisms in epilepsy, metabolic disorders, cancer, neuronal loss, and muscle and nerve degeneration.	Li RJ et al. J Food Biochem. 2020 Mar;44(3):e13140.
	Reducing sugary drink consumption.	Kousta S. Nat Hum Behav. 2020 Mar;4(3):235.
	The short-term impact of dietary fat and sugar intake on breast milk composition: A clinical trial protocol.	Leghi GE et al. Nutr Health. 2020 Mar;26(1):65-72
	A narrative review of the effects of sugar-sweetened beverages on human health: A key global health issue.	Haque M et al. J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Mar 3;27(1):e76-e103.
	Fructose metabolism as a common evolutionary pathway of survival associated with climate change, food shortage and droughts.	Johnson RJ et al. J Intern Med. 2020 Mar;287(3):252-262.
	Exploring the Diversity of Sugar Compounds in Healthy, Prediabetic, and Diabetic Volunteers.	Mack CI et al. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Mar 13:e1901190.
	Consumption of carbonated soft drinks and suicide attempts among 105,061 adolescents aged 12-15 years from 6 high-income, 22 middle-income, and 4 low-income countries.	Jacob L et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 Mar;39(3):886-892.

February 2020

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in February 2020, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.

Topic	Title	Citations
Obesity	Effect of Plain Versus Sugar-Sweetened Breakfast on Energy Balance and Metabolic Health: A Randomized Crossover Trial.	Carroll HA et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Feb 28.
	The Effect of an 8 Week Prescribed Exercise and Low-Carbohydrate Diet on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Obese Individuals: A Randomised Controlled Trial.	Perissiou M et al. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 14;12(2). pii: E482.
	Three-Month Daily Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Affects the Liver, Adipose Tissue, and Glucose Metabolism.	Lee G et al. J Obes Metab Syndr. 2020 Feb 7.
	The Effects of Low-Energy Moderate-Carbohydrate (MCD) and Mixed (MixD) Diets on Serum Lipid Profiles and Body Composition in Middle-Aged Men: A Randomized Controlled Parallel-Group Clinical Trial.	Michalczyk MM et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 19;17(4).
	High Intake of Free Sugars, Fructose, and Sucrose Is Associated with Weight Gain in Japanese Men.	Yamakawa M et al. Nutr. 2020 Feb 1;150(2):322-330. PMID
	Association between soft drink, fruit juice consumption and obesity in Eastern Europe: cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of the HAPIEE study.	Garduño-Alanís A et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2020 Feb;33(1):66-77.
	Calories, Caffeine and the Onset of Obesity in Young Children.	McCormick DP et al. Acad Pediatr. 2020 Feb 17.
	Being obese versus trying to lose weight: Relationship with physical inactivity and soda drinking among high school students.	Heo M et al. J Sch Health. 2020 Apr;90(4):301-305.
	The carbohydrate-insulin model does not explain the impact of varying dietary macronutrients on the body weight and adiposity of mice.	Hu S et al. Mol Metab. 2020 Feb;32:27-43.
Diabetes	Effect of High Versus Low Carbohydrate Intake in the Morning on Glycemic Variability and Glycemic Control Measured by Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-A Randomized Crossover Study.	Rasmussen L et al. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 13;12(2).
	Effects of White Potatoes Consumed With Eggs on Satiety, Food Intake, and Glycemic Response in Children and Adolescents.	Lee JJ et al. J Am Coll Nutr. 2020 Feb;39(2):147-154
	Inflexibility of the plasma miRNA response following a high-carbohydrate meal in overweight insulin-resistant women.	Ramzan F et al. Genes Nutr. 2020 Feb 4;15:2.
	Association of dietary glycaemic index, glycaemic load, and total carbohydrates with incidence of type-2 diabetes in adults aged ≥40 years: The Multi-Rural Communities Cohort (MRCohort).	Kim SY et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 Feb;160:108007.
	Associations of diet soda and non-caloric artificial sweetener use with markers of glucose and insulin homeostasis and incident diabetes: the Strong Heart Family Study.	Jensen PN et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb;74(2):322-327.
	The current state of parent feeding behavior, child eating behavior, and nutrition intake in young children with type 1 diabetes.	Mackey ER et al. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 Feb 14.
	Association between Timing of Energy Intake and Insulin Sensitivity: A Cross-Sectional Study.	Rangaraj VR et al. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 16;12(2). pii: E503.
	Genotypes of HLA, TCF7L2, and FTO as potential modifiers of the association between sweetened beverage consumption and risk of LADA and type 2 diabetes.	Löfvenborg JE et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Feb;59(1):127-135.
	Reduced Glucose Tolerance and Skeletal Muscle GLUT4 and IRS1 Content in Cyclists Habituated to a Long-Term Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat Diet.	Webster CC et al. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2020 Feb 28:1-8.
	Effect of sucralose and aspartame on glucose metabolism and gut hormones.	Ahmad SY et al. Nutr Rev. 2020 Feb 17.
	Three-Month Daily Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Affects the Liver, Adipose Tissue, and Glucose Metabolism.	Lee G, Han JH, Maeng HJ, Lim S. J Obes Metab Syndr. 2020 Feb 7.
	Oral administration of spa-derived green alga improves insulin resistance in overweight subjects: Mechanistic insights from fructose-fed rats.	Kaseda K et al. Pharmacol Res. 2020 Feb;152:104633.
Cardiovascular Disease	Two apples a day lower serum cholesterol and improve cardiometabolic biomarkers in mildly hypercholesterolemic adults: a randomized, controlled, crossover trial.	Koutsos A et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb 1;111(2):307-318.
	Honey does not adversely impact blood lipids of adult men and women: a randomized cross-over trial.	Al-Tamimi AM et al. Nutr Res. 2019 Nov 30;74:87-95.
	A Randomized Study of the Effect of Replacing Sugar-Sweetened Soda by Reduced Fat Milk on Cardiometabolic Health in Male Adolescent Soda Drinkers.	Chiu S et al. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 4;12(2). pii: E405.
	Carbohydrate quality changes and concurrent changes in cardiovascular risk factors: a longitudinal analysis in the PREDIMED-Plus randomized trial.	Martínez-González MA et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb 1;111(2):291-306.
	Cumulative sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is associated with higher concentrations of circulating ceramides in the Framingham Offspring Cohort.	Walker ME et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb 1;111(2):420-428.
	Substitution of sugar-sweetened beverages for other beverages and the risk of developing coronary heart disease: Results from the Harvard Pooling Project of Diet and Coronary Disease.	Keller A et al. Prev Med. 2020 Feb;131:105970.
	Relationship between sensory liking for fat, sweet or salt and cardiometabolic diseases: mediating effects of diet and weight status.	Lampuré A et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Feb;59(1):249-261.
	Beverage Consumption and Longitudinal Changes in Lipoprotein Concentrations and Incident Dyslipidemia in US Adults: The Framingham Heart Study.	Haslam DE et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Mar 3;9(5):e014083.
	Added sugar and trans fatty acid intake and sedentary behavior were associated with excess total-body and central adiposity in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease.	Honicky M et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Feb 12:e12623.
	Cardiovascular and Autonomic Responses to Energy Drinks-Clinical Implications.	Somers KR, Svatikova A. J Clin Med. 2020 Feb 5;9(2). pii: E431.
	Lactose, Maltose and Sucrose - In Health and Disease.	Qi X, Tester RF. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Feb 11:e1901082.
	Are low-carbohydrate diets safe in diabetic and nondiabetic chronic kidney disease?	Mitchell NS et al. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2020 Feb;1461(1):25-36.
	Dietary fructose and dyslipidemia: new mechanisms involving apolipoprotein CIII.	Hieronimus B et al. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2020 Feb;31(1):20-26.
	Non-nutritional sweeteners effects on endothelial vascular function.	Schiano C e t al. Toxicol In Vitro. 2020 Feb;62:104694.
	Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Lipid Profile: More Evidence for Interventions.	Kuklina EV et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Mar 3;9(5):e015061.
	Carvedilol Diminishes Cardiac Remodeling Induced by High-Fructose/High-Fat Diet in Mice via Enhancing Cardiac β-Arrestin2 Signaling.	Ibrahim WS et al. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Feb 13.
	Hypercaloric diet models do not develop heart failure, but the excess sucrose promotes contractility dysfunction.	Martins Matias A et al. PLoS One. 2020 Feb 7;15(2):e0228860.
Cancer	[Influence of food or food groups intake on the occurrence and/or protection of different types of cancer: systematic review].	Contreras García E et al. Nutr Hosp. 2020 Feb 17;37(1):169-192. Spanish.
Cancer	Ketogenic and low-sugar diets for patients with cancer: perceptions and practices of medical oncologists in Canada.	Klassen PN et al. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Feb 23.
General Metabolism	Effects of macronutrient manipulation on postprandial metabolic responses in overweight males with high fasting lipids during simulated shift work: A randomized crossover trial.	Bonham MP et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb;39(2):369-377.
	Fructose-induced alterations of glucose and lipid homeostasis: progressive organ dysfunction leading to metabolic diseases or mere adaptive changes?	Tappy L. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb 1;111(2):244-245.
	Metabolic effects of a prolonged, very-high-dose dietary fructose challenge in healthy subjects.	Smajis S et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb 1;111(2):369-377.
	Long-term sucrose solution consumption causes metabolic alterations and affects hepatic oxidative stress in Wistar rats.	Souza Cruz EM et al. Biol Open. 2020 Feb 28;9(3). pii: bio047282.
	Chronic consumption of the dietary polyphenol chrysin attenuates metabolic disease in fructose-fed rats.	Andrade N et al. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Feb;59(1):151-165.
Liver Health	Whole-grain consumption and its effects on hepatic steatosis and liver enzymes in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomised controlled clinical trial.	Dorosti M et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Feb 14;123(3):328-336.
	Elevated fructose and uric acid via aldose reductase contribute to experimental and human alcoholic liver disease.	Wang M et al. Hepatology. 2020 Feb 22. doi: 10.1002/hep.31197.
	Non-alcoholic fatty liver in hereditary fructose intolerance.	Aldámiz-Echevarría L et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb;39(2):455-459.
	Differentiated Hepatic Response to Fructose Intake during Adolescence Reveals the Increased Susceptibility to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease of Maternal High-Fat Diet Male Rat Offspring.	Oliveira LS et al. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Feb;64(3):e1900838.
Diet Quality	Association between added sugar intake and micronutrient dilution: a cross-sectional study in two adult Swedish populations.	González-Padilla E et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2020 Feb 11;17:15.
	Intake of saturated fat, trans fat, and added sugars by the Brazilian population: an indicator to evaluate diet quality.	Monteiro LS, Rodrigues PRM, Sichieri R, Pereira RA. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb 11.
	Diet quality and dental caries in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.	Sanders A et al. J Public Health Dent. 2020 Feb 7.
	Contribution of Milk Beverages to Nutrient Adequacy of Young Children and Preschool Children in the Philippines.	Mak TN et al. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 1;12(2). pii: E392.
	100% Fruit Juice in Child and Adolescent Dietary Patterns.	Murray RD. J Am Coll Nutr. 2020 Feb;39(2):122-127.
Dietary Intake Assessment	Free and Added Sugar Consumption and Adherence to Guidelines: The UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2014/15-2015/16).	Amoutzopoulos B et al. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 1;12(2). pii: E393.
	Sugar intake among German adolescents: trends from 1990-2016 based on biomarker excretion in 24-h urine samples.	Perrar I et al. Br J Nutr. 2020 Feb 27:1-23.
	[Consumption of soft, sports, and energy drinks in adolescents. The BEENIS study].	Cruz Muñoz V et al. An Pediatr (Barc). 2020 Feb 22.
	Dietary and Health Characteristics of Korean Adults According to the Level of Energy Intake from Carbohydrate: Analysis of the 7th (2016-2017) Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data.	Soh SM et al. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 7;12(2). pii: E429.
	Demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with sugar-sweetened beverage intake: a population-based study.	Fontes AS et al. Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2020 Feb 21;23:e200003.
	Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among Indigenous Australian children aged 0-3 years and association with sociodemographic, life circumstances and health factors.	Thurber KA et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Feb;23(2):295-308.
Eating Behaviour	Effects of interventions based on the theory of planned behavior on sugar-sweetened beverage consumption intentions and behavior.	Gregorio-Pascual P et al. Appetite. 2020 Feb 1;145:104491.
	Which snack factors and nutritional ingredients influence college students' snack choices? Evidence from discrete choice experiments.	Rusmevichientong P et al. J Am Coll Health. 2020 Feb-Mar;68(2):192-199.
	Acute Sleep Curtailment Increases Sweet Taste Preference, Appetite and Food Intake in Healthy Young Adults: A Randomized Crossover Trial.	Tajiri E et al. Behav Sci (Basel). 2020 Feb 1;10(2).
	Sweet satiation: Acute effects of consumption of sweet drinks on appetite for and intake of sweet and non-sweet foods.	Rogers PJ et al. Appetite. 2020 Feb 11;149:104631.
	Predictors of engagement and outcome achievement in a behavioural intervention targeting sugar-sweetened beverage intake among rural adults.	Porter KJ et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Feb;23(3):554-563.
	Effects of caloric or non-caloric sweetener long-term consumption on taste preferences and new aversive learning.	Vera-Rivera G et al. Nutr Neurosci. 2020 Feb;23(2):128-138.
	How Much Sugar is in My Drink? The Power of Visual Cues.	Merillat BD et al. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 2;12(2). pii: E394
	Comparing ABA, AAB, and ABC Renewal of Appetitive Pavlovian Conditioned Responding in Alcohol- and Sucrose-Trained Male Rats.	Khoo SY et al. Front Behav Neurosci. 2020 Feb 13;14:5.
	Chronic exposure to liquid sucrose and dry sucrose diet have differential effects on peripheral taste responses in female rats.	McCluskey LP et al. Appetite. 2020 Feb 1;145:104499.
	Sucrose consumption alters steroids and dopamine signalling in the female rat brain.	Tobiansky DJ et al. J Endocrinol. 2020 Feb 1.
	Exclusively drinking sucrose or saline early in life alters adult drinking behavior by laboratory rats.	Volcko KL et al. Appetite. 2020 Feb 4;149:104616.
Physical Activity	Effects of carbohydrate and protein co-ingestion during short-term moderate-intensity exercise on cognitive function.	Sun FH et al. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2020 Feb 5.
	Affective and Enjoyment Responses to Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Training with Low-Carbohydrate Diet in Overweight Young Women.	Kong Z et al. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 10;12(2). pii: E442.
	Acute intense exercise improves sleep and decreases next morning consumption of energy-dense food in adolescent girls with obesity and evening chronotype.	Saidi O et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Feb 4:e12613
	Frequent Carbohydrate Ingestion Reduces Muscle Glycogen Depletion and Postpones Fatigue Relative to a Single Bolus.	Menzies C et al. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2020 Feb 28:1-7.
	Food consumption and its association with leisure-time physical activity and active commuting in Brazilian workers.	da Silva JA et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb;74(2):314-321.
	Chronic exercise provides renal-protective effects with upregulation of fatty acid oxidation in the kidney of high fructose-fed rats.	Hu G et al. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2020 Mar 1;318(3):F826-F834.
	Carbohydrate intake and ketosis in self-sufficient multi-stage ultramarathon runners.	Edwards KH et al. J Sports Sci. 2020 Feb;38(4):366-374.
Mental Health	High glycemic index and glycemic load diets as risk factors for insomnia: analyses from the Women's Health Initiative.	Gangwisch JE et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Feb 1;111(2):429-439.
	Associations of dietary carbohydrate and fatty acid intakes with cognition among children.	Naveed S et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Feb 21:1-7.
	The current state of parent feeding behavior, child eating behavior, and nutrition intake in young children with type 1 diabetes.	Mackey ER et al. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 Feb 14.
	Association between a low-carbohydrate diet and sleep status, depression, anxiety, and stress score.	Daneshzad E et al. J Sci Food Agric. 2020 Feb 7
	The metaplastic effects of ketamine on sucrose renewal and contextual memory reconsolidation in rats.	Piva A et al. Behav Brain Res. 2020 Feb 3;379:112347.
Policy	School nutrition: Support for providing healthy food and beverage choices in schools.	Critch JN. Paediatr Child Health. 2020 Feb;25(1):33-46.
Policy	Evaluating the Canadian Packaged Food Supply Using Health Canada's Proposed Nutrient Criteria for Restricting Food and Beverage Marketing to Children.	Mulligan C et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 15;17(4).
Policy - Food Labelling	An evaluation of Chile's Law of Food Labeling and Advertising on sugar-sweetened beverage purchases from 2015 to 2017: A before-and-after study.	Taillie LS et al. PLoS Med. 2020 Feb 11;17(2):e1003015.
	Can the updated nutrition facts label decrease sugar-sweetened beverage consumption?	Neuhofer Z et al. Econ Hum Biol. 2020 Feb 21;37:100867.
	The influence of front-of-pack portion size images on children's serving and intake of cereal.	McGale LS et al. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Feb;15(2):e12583.
	A cross-country exploratory study to investigate the labelling, energy, carbohydrate and sugar content of formula milk products marketed for infants.	Bridge G et al. Br Dent J. 2020 Feb;228(3):198-212.
	Which snack factors and nutritional ingredients influence college students' snack choices? Evidence from discrete choice experiments.	Rusmevichientong P et al. J Am Coll Health. 2020 Feb-Mar;68(2):192-199.
	Stars versus warnings: Comparison of the Australasian Health Star Rating nutrition labelling system with Chilean Warning Labels.	Söderlund F et al. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2020 Feb;44(1):28-33.
	Interpretive nutrient profiling algorithms are a limited tool for assessing the healthiness of countries' packaged food and beverage supplies, and the conclusions are not substantiated by the data.	Lawrence M et al. Obes Rev. 2020 Feb;21(2):e12957.
Policy - Taxation	Sugar-Sweetened and Diet Beverage Consumption in Philadelphia One Year after the Beverage Tax.	Zhong Y et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 19;17(4).
	Oakland's sugar-sweetened beverage tax: Impacts on prices, purchases and consumption by adults and children.	Cawley J et al. Econ Hum Biol. 2020 Feb 21;37:100865.
	Impact of the announcement and implementation of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy on sugar content, price, product size and number of available soft drinks in the UK, 2015-19: A controlled interrupted time series analysis.	Scarborough P et al. PLoS Med. 2020 Feb 11;17(2):e1003025.
	The Impact of a Sweetened Beverage Tax on Beverage Volume Sold in Cook County, Illinois, and Its Border Area.	Powell LM et al. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Feb 25.
	An analysis of the stock market reaction to the announcements of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy.	Law C et al. Econ Hum Biol. 2020 Feb 17:100834.
Knowledge and Perceptions	Knowledge of Sugars Consumption and the WHO Sugars Guideline among Canadian Dietitians and Other Health Professionals.	Wang F et al. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2020 Feb 19:1-4.
Knowledge and Perceptions	Whole grain and high-fibre grain foods: How do knowledge, perceptions and attitudes affect food choice?	Barrett EM et al. Appetite. 2020 Feb 11;149:104630.
Dental Health	The Healthy Eating Index and coronal dental caries in US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014.	Kaye EA et al. J Am Dent Assoc. 2020 Feb;151(2):78-86.
Dental Health	Sucrose promotes caries progression by disrupting the microecological balance in oral biofilms: an in vitro study.	Du Q et al. Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 19;10(1):2961.
Gout	Intake of selected foods and beverages and serum uric acid levels in adults: ELSA-Brasil (2008-2010).	Silva MTD et al. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Feb;23(3):506-514.
Microbiome	Low Protein-High Carbohydrate Diets Alter Energy Balance, Gut Microbiota Composition and Blood Metabolomics Profile in Young Pigs.	Spring et al. Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 24;10(1):3318.
Other Topics	Impact of soft drinks to health and economy: a critical review	Tahmassebi JF, BaniHani A. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2020 Feb;21(1):109-117.
	Lactose, Maltose and Sucrose - In Health and Disease.	Qi X, Tester RF. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Feb 11:e1901082.
	Milk and Health.	Willett WC, Ludwig DS. N Engl J Med. 2020 Feb 13;382(7):644-654.
	Carbohydrate and bioactive compounds composition of starchy tropical fruits and tubers, in relation to pre and postharvest conditions: A review.	Rinaldo D. J Food Sci. 2020 Feb;85(2):249-259.
	Stevia as a Natural sweetener: A Review.	Arumugam B et al. Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem. 2020 Feb 6.
	Potential health benefits of (poly)phenols derived from fruit and 100% fruit juice.	Ho KKHY et al. Nutr Rev. 2020 Feb 1;78(2):145-174.

January 2020

Below is a full list of sugars-related scientific publications published in January 2020, grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality evidence.

Topic	Title	Citations
Obesity	Very Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet: A Safe and Effective Tool for Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity and Mild Kidney Failure.	Bruci A, et al. Nutrients 2020. PMID 32012661
	The association between sugar-sweetened beverages intake, body mass index, and inflammation in US adults	Lin W, et al. Int J Public Health 2020. PMID 31982934
	Preferences for Sweet and Fatty Taste in Children and Their Mothers in Association with Weight Status	Sobek G, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020. PMID 31952132
	Development and validation testing of a weight management nutrition knowledge questionnaire for adults	Mikhail D, et al. Int J Obes (Lond) 2020. PMID 31911666
Diabetes	The effect of psyllium consumption on weight, body mass index, lipid profile, and glucose metabolism in diabetic patients: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	Xiao Z, et al. Phytother Res 2020. PMID 31919936
	A Snack Formulated with Ingredients to Slow Carbohydrate Digestion and Absorption Reduces the Glycemic Response in HUmans: A Randomized Controlled Trial	Rebello CJ, et al. J Med Food 2020. PMID 31596655
	Very Low and Higher Carbohydrate Diets Promote Differential Appetite Responses in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial	Struik NA, et al. J Nutr 2020. PMID 31953540
	Effects of Daily Low-Dose Date Consumption on Glycemic Control, Lipid Profile, and Quality of Life in Adults with Pre- and Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial	Alalwan TA, et al. Nutrients 2020. PMID 31952131
	The potential efficacy of dietary fatty acids and fructose induced inflammation and oxidative stress on the insulin signaling and fat accumulation in mice	Tamer F, et al. Food Chem Toxicol 2020. PMID 31672515
	Association of dietary glycaemic index, glycaemix load, and total carbohydrates with incidence of type-2 diabetes in adults aged ≥40 years: The Multi-Rural Communities Cohort (MRCohort)	Kim SY, et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2020. PMID 31953108
	Fructose and hepatic insulin resistance	Softic S, et al. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. PMID 31935149
Cardiovascular Disease	The effects of low-carbohydrate diets on cardiovascular risk factors: A meta-analysis	Dong T, et al. PLoS One 2020. PMID 31935216
	Dietary sugars and cardiometabolic risk factors: a network meta-analysis on isocaloric substitution interventions	Schwingshackl L, et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2020. PMID 31711109
	Efficacy of Isomaltose Compared to Sucrose in Modulating Endothelial Function in Overweight Adults	de Groot E, et al. Nutrients 2020. PMID 31947853
	Sugar-containing beverage consumption and cardiometabolic risk in preschool children	Eny KM, et al. Prev Med Rep 2020. PMID 32021763
	Dietary glycemic index and glycemic load during pregnancy and offspring risk of congenital heart defects: a prospective cohort study	Schmidt AB, et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2020. PMID 31942930
	The Buckwheat Iminosugar d-Fagomine Attenuates Sucrose-Induced Steatosis and Hypertension in Rats	Ramos-Romero S, et al. Mol Nutr Food Res 2020. PMID 31657510
	Aerobic exercise modulates cardiac NAD(P)H oxidase and the NRF2/KEAP1 pathway in a mouse model of chronic fructose consumption	Alves R, et al. J Appl Physiol 2020. PMID 31647720
Metabolic Syndrome	Association of sugar-sweetened beverage intake with risk of metabolic syndrome among children and adolescents in urban China	Li S, et al. Public Health Nutr 2020. PMID 31915093
General Metabolism	Impact of isocaloric exchanges of carbohydrate for fat on postprandial glucose, insulin, triglycerides, and free fatty acid responses - a systematic review and meta-analysis	Kdekian A, et al. Eur J Clin Nutr 2020. PMID 31767988
	Low-calorie sweeteners cause only limited metabolic effects in mice	Glendinning JI, et al. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2020. PMID 31693385
	Differential metabolic and multi-tissue transcriptomic responses to fructose consumption among genetically diverse mice	Zhang G, et al. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2020. PMID 31669422
Diet Quality	Application of the Healthy Eating Index-2015 and the Nutrient-Rich Food Index 9.3 for assessing overall diet quality in the Japanese context: Different nutritional concerns from the US	Murakami K, et al. PLoS One 2020. PMID 31999772
	Optimism is associated with diet quality, food group composition and snacking behavior in a general population	Ait-Hadad W, et al. Nutr J 2020. PMID 31959166
	Nutritional composition of the food supply: a comparison of soft drinks and breakfast cereals between three European countries based on labels	Vin K, et al. Eur J Clin Nutr 2020. PMID 31138876
Dietary Intake Assessment	Relationships between children's sugar consumption at home and their food choices and consumption at school lunch	Baglaf K, Muirhead V, and Pine C. Public Health Nutr 2020. PMID 31957630
	From carbohydrates to fat: Trends in food intake among Swedish nutrition students from 2002 to 2017	Bergström M, et al. PLoS One 2020. PMID 31990946
	Added Sugars Intake among US Infants and Toddlers	Herrick KA, et al. J Acad Nutr Diet 2020. PMID 31735600
	Sugary Drink Consumption Among Children by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Status	Koma JW, et al. Am J Prev Med 2020. PMID 31761517
	Total Sugar Intake and Macro and Micronutrients in Children Aged 6-8 Years: The ANIVA Study	Morales-Suarez-Varela M, et al. Nutrients 2020. PMID 32013081
	Social Networks and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in a Pediatric Urban Academic Practice	Duh-Leong C and Braganza S. Behav Med 2020. PMID 30481137
	Frequently Consumed Foods and Energy Contributions among Food Secure and Insecure US Children and Adolescents	Eicher-Miller HA, et al. Nutrients 2020. PMID 31979303
	Determinants of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Indian Adutls: Findings from the National Family Health Survey-4	Mathur MR, et al. Indian J Community Med 2020. PMID 32029986
Eating Behaviour	Can Parenting Practices Moderate the Relationship between Reward Sensitivity and Adolescents' Consumption of Snacks and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages?	Van Lippevelde W, et al. Nutrients 2020. PMID 31936404
	Influence of Nutritional Education on the Diet and Nutritional Behaviors of Elderly Women at the University of the Third Age	Michalczyk MM, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020. PMID 31973121
	Do perceived norms of social media users' eating habits and preferences predict our own food consumption and BMI?	Hawkins LK, Farrow C, and Thomas JM. Appettite 2020. PMID 31958481
	The neuroscience of sugars in taste, gut-reward, feeding circuits, and obesity	Gutierrez R, Fonseca E, and Simon SA. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020. PMID 32006052
	Effects of different sweeteners on behavior and neurotransmitters release in mice	Xin KJ, et al. J Food Sci Technol 2020. PMID 31975714
Physical Activity	Effects of protein intake prior to carbohydrate-restricted endurance exercise: a randomized crossover trial	Larsen MS, et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2020. PMID 31992300
	Effects of carbohydrate supplementation on aerobic exercise performance during acute high altitude exposure and after 22 days of acclimatization and energy deficit	Bradbury KE, et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2020. PMID 31918720
	Caregiver involvement in interventions for improving children's dietary intake and physical activity behaviors	Morgan EH, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020. PMID 31902132
Policy - Food Labelling	The impact of front-of-package claims, fruit images, and health warnings on consumers' perceptions of sugar-sweetened fruit drinks: Three randomized experiments	Hall MG, et al. Prev Med 2020. PMID 31982477
	Can point-of-sale nutrition information and health warnings encourage reduced preference for sugary drinks?: An experimental study	Scully M, et al. Appetite 2020. PMID 31981587
	Socioeconomic position and the impact of increasing availability of lower energy meals vs menu energy labelling on food choice: two randomized controlled trials in a virtual fast-food restaurant	Marty L, Jones A, and Robinson E. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2020. PMID 32005255
Policy - Taxation	Effects of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax on prices and affordability of soft drinks in Chile: A time series analysis	Cuadrado C, et al. Soc Sci Med 2020. PMID 31862547
	Distribution of sugar-sweetened beverage sales volume by sugar content in the United States: implications for tiered taxation and tax revenue	Powell LM, Andreyeva T, and Isgor Z. J Public Health Policy 2020. PMID 31969656
	The impact of the Cook County, IL. Sweetenened Beverage Tax on beverage prices	Powell LM, Leider J, and Léger PT. Econ Hum Biol 2020. PMID 32028211
Attitudes and Perceptions	Daily Adolescent Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake is Association with Select Asolescent, Not Parent, Attitudes About Limiting Sugary Drink and Junk Food Intake	Imoisili OE, et al. Am J Health Promot 2020. PMID 31409090
Attitudes and Perceptions	"When we were young, it really was a treat; now sugar is just the norm every day" - A qualitative study of parents' and young adults' perceptions and consumption of sugar drinks	Miller C, et al. Health Promot J Austr 2020. PMID 31074907
Dental Health	Association between soft drink consumption, gastric reflux, dental erosion, and obesity among special care children	Basha S, et al. Spec Care Dentist 2020. PMID 31820473
	A time-based objective evaluation of the erosive effects of various beverages on enamel and cemuntum of deciduous and permanent teeth	Rajeev G, Lewis AJ, and NS. J Clin Exp Dent 2020. PMID 31976037
	In vitro evaluation of the cariogenic potential of rebaudioside A compared to sucrose and xylitol	Ganter J, et al. Clin Oral Investig 2020. PMID 31030274
Pregnancy and Lactation	Glycemic load, dietary fiber, and added sugar and fecundability in 2 preconception cohorts	Willis SK, et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2020. PMID 31901163
	Effects of timing of food intake on eating patterns, diet quality and weight gain during pregnancy	Gontijo CA, et al. Br J Nutr 2020. PMID 31902384
	Fructose consumption during pregnancy and lactation causes DNA damage and biochemical changes in female mice	Magenis ML, et al. Mutagenesis 2020. PMID 31967303
Bone Health	Dietary carbohydrate intake and risk of bone fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	Mozaffari H, Daneshzad E, and Azadbakht L. Public Health 2020. PMID 31982636
Bone Health	A Short-Term Ketogenic Diet Impairs Markers of Bone Health in Response to Exercise	Heikura IA, et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020. PMID 32038477
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	Differentiated Hepatic Response to Fructose Intake during Adolescence Reveals the Increased Susceptibility to Non-Alcholic Fatty Liver Disease of Maternal High-Fat Diet Male Rat Offspring	Oliveira LS, et al. Mol Nutr Food Res 2020. PMID 31916388
Gout	Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and dietary fructose in relation to risk of gout and hyperuricemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	Ebrahimpour-Koujan S, et al. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020. PMID 30277800
Gout	Stevia residue extract alone and combination with allopurinol attenuate hyperuricemia in fructose-PO-induced hyperuricemic mice	Mehmood A, et al. J Food Biochem 2020. PMID 31680279
Mental Health	Ketogenic diets and protective mechanisms in epilepsy, metabolic disorders, cancer, neuronal loss, and muscle and nerve degeneration	Li RJ, et al. J Food Biochem 2020. PMID 31943235
Mental Health	The depressogenic potential of added dietary sugars	Reis DJ, et al. Med Hypotheses 2020. PMID 31634771
Microbiome	Antiobiotic Treatment Does Not Ameliorate the Metabolic Changes in Rats Presenting Dysbiosis After Consuming a HIgh Fructose Diet	Bier A, et al. Nutrients 2020. PMID 31941016
Cystic Fibrosis	Effects of low glycemic index/high-fat, high-calorie diet on glycemic control and lipid profiles of children and adolescence with cystic fibrosis: A randomized double-blind controlled trial	Gorji Z, et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2020. PMID 31991298

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