Latest Sugars-Related Research

CSI provides a monthly summary of new research on sugars and carbohydrates published each month, based on a PubMed search using pre-established search terms. The publications are grouped by topic areas and ordered from higher to lower quality based on the hierarchy of medical evidence. A summary of the screening process is available for download

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May 2025

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

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

April 2025

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

Topic Title Citation Study Type
Dietary Intakes  Intrauterine growth restriction and sugar consumption at two years of age in the BRISA cohort. Gómez Aristizábal LY et al. BMC Pediatr. 2025 Apr 17;25(1):305. Prospective Cohort
Diet Quality Higher Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods Is Associated with Lower Plant-Based Diet Quality in Australian Adults. Tolstova N et al. Nutrients. 2025 Apr 2;17(7):1244.  Cross-Sectional
Food Science & Reformulation Sugar Reformulation in Solid Foods: Limitations and Challenges. Louie JCY. Nutr Bull. 2025 Apr 11.  Narrative Review
Obesity Comparative effects of different beverages on weight loss in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials. Shahinfar H et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2025 Apr;49(4).  SRMA
Low-Carbohydrate Diets for the Management of Pediatric Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Fournier E et al. Nutr Rev. 2025 Apr 15.  SRMA
Ethnicity modifies the relationship between added sugars and fructose exposure in the first 1000 days and offspring body composition at 24 months Fortin-Miller SA et al. Nutr Res. 2025 Apr 19;139:1-15.  Prospective Cohort
Age, socioeconomic status, and weight status as determinants of dietary patterns among German youth: findings from the LIFE child study. Hähnel E et al.Front Nutr. 2025 Apr 30;12:1578176.  Prospective Cohort
Food-level predictors of self-reported liking and hedonic overeating: Putting ultra-processed foods in context. Finlayson G et al. 2025 Apr 26;213:108029.  Cross-Sectional
The Impact of Dietary Sugars and Saturated Fats on Body and Liver Fat in a Healthcare Worker Population. Martinez-Vazquez SE et al .Nutrients. 2025 Apr 11;17(8):1328.  Cross-Sectional
Ultra Processed Food Consumption in Children and Adolescents: Main Food Group Contributors and Associations With Weight Status. Petridi E et al .Nutr Bull. 2025 Apr 1.  Cross-Sectional
Micronutrient Inadequacy Differs by Intake of Fat Amount and Class Among Adults That Consume a Restricted Carbohydrate Diet: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2018.  A et al. Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Apr;125(4):501-514.e1. Cross-Sectional
A Scoping Review of School-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions Conducted in Mexico.  Rudner N et al. Lifestyle Med. 2025 Apr 25:15598276251338019.  Scoping Review
Diabetes Effects of Individualized Nutrition Therapy and Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Dietary and Sleep Quality in Individuals with Prediabetes and Overweight or Obesity.  Basiri R, Rajanala Y.Nutrients. 2025 Apr 30;17(9):1507. RCT       
The effects of initiating a 24-hour fast with a low versus a high carbohydrate shake on glycemic control in older adults: a randomized crossover study Gipson EZ et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2025 Apr 15;22(1):32.  RCT
Food additive mixtures and type 2 diabetes incidence: Results from the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort.  Payen de la Garanderie M et al .PLoS Med. 2025 Apr 8;22(4):e1004570.  Prospective Cohort
Tea Consumption and Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from the Prospective UK Biobank Cohort Study.  Gan L, Zheng D et al. Nutr Assoc. 2025 Apr 7:1-11.  Prospective Cohort
Cardiovsacular Disease Association Between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Hypertension Incidence: Findings From RaNCD Cohort Project.  Amirian P, Zarpoosh M, Pasdar Y.Int J Hypertens. 2025 Apr 15;2025:2495258.  Prospective Cohort
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Attributable to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Middle-Aged Adults: An Age-Period-Cohort Modelling Study.  Liu X et al. Am Heart Assoc. 2025 May 6;14(9). Epub 2025 Apr 16. Modelling Study
Dietary patterns and physical activity in young South Asians and white Europeans and their potential implications for cardiovascular risk Richardson S, Marshall J, Rendeiro C.Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 15;15(1).  Cross-Sectional
A nutrient wide association study of cardiovascular disease prevalence in older adults from NHANES 2007 to 2018.  Li W, Liu S, Meng X, Liu H.Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 13;15(1):12710.  Cross-Sectional
Cancer Dietary Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, Sugar, and Fiber Intake in Association With Breast Cancer Risk: An Updated Meta-analysis.  Pomares-Millan H et al. Nutr Rev. 2025 Apr 3:nuaf038.  SRMA
Sweet beverages and the risk of colorectal cancer: the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study.  Hauan M, Rylander C, Skeie G.BMC Cancer. 2025 Apr 1;25(1):592.  Prospective Cohort
Beverage Consumption and Cancer Risk: Insights and Future Directions.  Chen QY, Giovannucci EL.J Nutr. 2025 Apr 15:S0022-3166(25)00194-4.  Editorial
Dental Health The efficacy of sweet solutions on dental injection related pain: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.  Altuhafy M, Ahuja TK, Khan J.J Dent Anesth Pain Med. 2025 Apr;25(2):83-96.  Systematic Review
Salivary pH after taking coffee with and without sugar.  Levrini L et al. Minerva Dent Oral Sci. 2025 Apr 23.  RCT
Liver Health Progress in Understanding the Regulation of Glucose and Fructose Metabolism.   Zhao M et al. Annu Rev Nutr. 2025 Apr 18.  Narrative Review
Other Health Conditions Both absolute and relative sugar-sweetened beverage intake are associated with kidney stones in U.S. middle-aged and young adults.   Chen P, Shan G, Zhang Y, Xia T. World J Urol. 2025 Apr 23;43(1):244.  Cross-Sectional
Association of dietary carbohydrate intake with risk of mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study.   Zhong Q et al. Clin Kidney J. 2025 Apr 28;18(5):sfaf124.  Prospective Cohort
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour The impact of a low-carbohydrate nutrition education program on food preferences: The correspondence between self-report consumption and supermarket purchases.  Monteiro S et al. PLoS One. 2025 Apr 8;20(4).  Quasi-Experimental Study
Food parenting practices, family meals, and preschoolers' dietary intake: A study of Hispanic families with low incomes.  Power TG et al. Appetite. 2025 Jul 1;211:108017. Epub 2025 Apr 15.  Cross-Sectional
Mindful Eating: A Deep Insight Into Fructose Metabolism and Its Effects on Appetite Regulation and Brain Function.  Flores Monar GV et al. J Nutr Metab. 2025 Apr 21;2025:5571686.  Narrative Review
Mental Health Structural equation modeling of adverse childhood experiences, ultra-processed food intake, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, ultra-processed food addiction, and eating disorder among adults seeking nutrition counseling in Los Angeles, CA.  Wiss DA, LaFata EM. Appetite. 2025 Apr 1;208:107938.  Cross-Sectional
Consumption of a diet high in fat and sugar is associated with worse spatial navigation ability in a virtual environment.  Tran DMD et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2025 Apr 17.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Habits and Their Influence on the Microbiome and Mental Health in Adolescents.  Sălcudean A, Cîmpian DM et al. Nutrients. 2025 Apr 29;17(9).  Narrative Review
Physical Activity Effects of carbohydrate supplementation on the performance of endurance athletes: A systematic review. 

 

Dos Santos LC et al. A.Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 Apr 29;68:198-205.  Systematic Review
Effects of pre-exercise snack bars with low- and high-glycemic index on soccer-specific performance: An application of continuous glucose monitoring.  Zuo Y et al. Sports Sci. 2025 Apr 24:1-9.  RCT
Effects of sports drinks with different molecular weight carbohydrates on rehydration during endurance exercise: a comparative study.  Tan Q et al. Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2025 Apr 23.  RCT
Dietary Carbohydrates Influence the Performance Outcomes of Short-Term Heat Acclimation.  Rosbrook P et al .Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2025 Apr 18.  RCT
Food Labelling The Nutritional Profile of Spanish Beverages: A Comparative Evaluation of the Original and Updated Nutri-Score Algorithm.  de Las Heras-Delgado S et al. Nutrients. 2025 Apr 30;17(9):1521. Cross-Sectional
What about 100% juice and non-sugar sweeteners? A national study of support for taxes, labelling and marketing bans applied to sugary drinks, non-sugar sweetened beverages and 100% juice in Australia.  Miller C et al. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2025 Apr 18:100238.  Cross-Sectional
Knowledge & Perceptions Adapting anti-tobacco messages to ultraprocessed foods: message framing's impact on attitudes toward the food industry.  Good KE et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 May;33(5):903-914.  RCT
Assessing restaurant staff perceptions of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States children's healthy default beverage ordinance: A qualitative study one year post-implementation.  Hofmann LP et al. Prev Med Rep. 2025 Apr 28;54:103088.  Cross-Sectional
Perceptions of dietary sugar consumption among public housing residents using a modified qualitative photovoice methodology.  Velez M et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Apr 8;25(1):1313.  Cross-Sectional

March 2025

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

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Beverages Beverage Consumption Patterns Among Navajo Children Aged 2-5 Years.  George CV et al. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024 Oct 26;9(3):104493.  Cross-Sectional
Beverage consumption among adults in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada prior to the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax.  Zaltz DA et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 31;25(1):1226.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Foods A Natural Experiment to Evaluate Changes in Kids' Meal Beverages in Fast-food Restaurants Following a Healthy Default Policy, 2019-2022.  Cradock AL et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Mar 27.  Quasi-Experimental Study
Fact sheet: nationwide trends in dietary intakes among Korean adults, 2013-2022.  Oh H et al. Korean J Intern Med. 2025 Mar 25.  Cross-Sectional
The high carbonated and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) consumption and associated factors in the West of Iran: a cross-sectional study.  Cheraghi Z et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 13;25(1):986.  Cross-Sectional
Psychological Determinants of Healthy Food Purchase Intention: An Integrative Model Based on Health Consciousness.  Escobar-Farfán M et al. Nutrients. 2025 Mar 26;17(7):1140. Cross-Sectional
Grocery and chain restaurant foods and beverages allowed for sale in Ontario schools: An evaluation against Ontario's School Food and Beverage Policy.  Ziraldo ER et al. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2025 Mar 17.  Cross-Sectional
Diet Quality Predicting carbohydrate quality in a global database of packaged foods.  Scuccimarra EA et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Mar 12;12:1530846.  Cross-Sectional
Food Science & Reformulation Do sugar substitutes affect quality characteristics and HMF levels of cakes?  Akder RN et al. J Sci Food Agric. 2025 Mar 21.  Cross-Sectional
Declining trends in sweetness of the diet in the United Kingdom: 2008/9-2018/19.  Kutepova I et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Mar 13;12:1521501.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity Dietary fermentable carbohydrate consumption and association with cardiometabolic risk markers in college students: A cross-sectional study.  Jadhav A et al. J Am Coll Health. 2025 Mar 24:1-10.  Cross-Sectional
Sweet Tooth? Blame It on Your Dessert Brain!  Lee CYQ, Margolis KG. Gastroenterology. 2025 Mar 19:S0016-5085(25)00525-6.  Commentary
Characteristics and food consumption for current, previous, and potential consumers of GLP-1 s Andrew Dilley et al. 2025. Vol 129, 105507. Commentary 
Diabetes Dietary Sugar Intake and Incident Type 2 Diabetes Risk: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.  Della Corte KA et al. Adv Nutr. 2025 Mar 21:100413.  SRMA       
Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels Are Associated With Perception and Neural Responses to Sweetness in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.  Kang P et al. Diabetes Metab J. 2025 Mar 26.  Case-Control
Carbohydrate Quality Is Independently Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk in Chinese Individuals with Impaired Glucose Tolerance.  Chu NHS et al. Nutrients. 2025 Mar 24;17(7):1123.  Cross-Sectional
The correlation of caloric intake from sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk in Indonesia.  Ahsan A et al. Soc Sci Med. 2025 May;372:117956.  Cross-Sectional
Targeting ultra-processed foods for prevention of type 2 diabetes: state of the evidence and future directions.  Mendoza K, Barquera S, Tobias DK. Diabetologia. 2025 Mar;68(3):495-506.  Narrative Review
Cardiovsacular Disease The impact of dietary sodium and fructose on renal sodium handling and blood pressure in healthy adults.          McMillan RK et al. Physiol Rep. 2025 Mar;13(6):e70284.  RCT
   Adherence to low carbohydrate diet is inversely associated with metabolic syndrome: evidence from MASHAD study. Soltani S et al. BMC Endocr Disord. 2025 Mar 10;25(1):62.  Cross-Sectional
A novel mechanism by which excessive fructose intake leads to hypertension.  Kamijo Y. Hypertens Res. 2025 Mar;48(3):1174-1175.  Editorial
Cancer Difference in Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk and Mortality by Dietary Pattern Analysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.  Abebe Z et al. Nutr Rev. 2025 Mar 1;83(3):e991-e1013.  SRMA
High Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Oral Cavity Cancer in Smoking and Nonsmoking Women.  Gomez-Castillo L et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Mar 13.  Prospective Cohort
Associations between carbohydrate quality and the survival of, and life expectancy with lung cancer patient: A prospective cohort study.  Chen H et al. Lung Cancer. 2025 Mar 24.  Prospective Cohort
Dental Health Introduction of fruit juice and sugar-sweetened beverages before 6 months of age and early childhood caries at 3.5 years: the ELFE cohort study.  Kerguen J et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Mar 25;184(4):268.  Prospective Cohort
An Evaluation of the Relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI), Dietary Habits, and the Prevalence of Dental Caries in Children Aged 4 to 12.  Taraç MG, Kaplan TT. Oral Health Prev Dent. 2025 Mar 6;23:165-171.  Cross-Sectional
Gut Health Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Sugar Forms With Long-Term Risk of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Large-Scale Prospective Cohort Study.  Wu S et al. Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Mar 19;13(3):e70094.  Prospective Cohort
The impact of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption on constipation: evidence from NHANES.  Zhang X, Liu M, Wang Y, Zheng Y, Zhou Y. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 24;25(1):1126. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22265-7.  Cross-Sectional
Pregnancy & Infant Health Consumption of artificial sweeteners during pregnancy and the risk of overweight in the offspring.  Gjørup EM et al. Br J Nutr. 2025 Mar 21:1-11.  Prospective Cohort
Fetal exposure to gestational diabetes severity and postnatal infant feeding in the first year of life associated with preadolescent obesity: a prospective cohort.  Sun B et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Mar 12.  Prospective Cohort
Inflammation Non-nutritive sweetener consumption, metabolic risk factors, and inflammatory biomarkers among adults in the Cancer Prevention Study-3 Diet Assessment Sub-Study.  Sylvetsky AC et al. J Nutr. 2025 Mar 22.  Cross-Sectional
Sweet regulation - The emerging immunoregulatory roles of hexoses.  Xu J et al. J Adv Res. 2025 Mar;69:361-379.  Narrative Review
Other Health Conditions Disproportionately higher asthma risk and incidence with high fructose corn syrup, but not sucrose intake, among Black young adults - the CARDIA Study.  DeChristopher LR, Tucker KL. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Mar 26:1-30.  Prospective Cohort
Associations of breakfast cereal consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a large-scale prospective analysis.  Lin Z et al. Nutr J. 2025 Mar 24;24(1):48.  Prospective Cohort
Association between myopia and refined carbohydrate consumption: A cross-sectional study from the Constances cohort.  Berticat C et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 Mar 22;67:329-337. Cross-Sectional
Multi-faceted nutritional science demonstrated through the prism of sugar: a scoping review on sugar intake and association with quality of life in children and adolescents.  Noerman S et al. Eur J Nutr. 2025 Mar 24;64(3):137.  Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Non-caloric sweetener effects on brain appetite regulation in individuals across varying body weights.  Chakravartti SP et al. Nat Metab. 2025 Mar;7(3):574-585.  RCT
Mental Health Consumption of carbonated soft drinks and association with health behaviours and mental health among adolescents in Malaysia: findings from 2022 Adolescent Health Survey (AHS).  Zaki NAM et al. BMC Nutr. 2025 Mar 27;11(1):62.  Cross-Sectional
Associations of body roundness index and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption with psychological symptoms in adolescents: a multicenter cross-sectional survey based on Chinese adolescents aged 12-18 years old.  Chen L et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Mar 10;12:1505491.  Cross-Sectional
Associations between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity duration and psychological symptoms in adolescents: A nationwide study in China.  Tang N, Li J, Zhang Z. J Affect Disord. 2025 Mar 19;380:26-36.  Cross-Sectional
Association of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and cardiorespiratory fitness with executive function: a cross-sectional survey based on Tajik adolescents at high altitude in China.  Sun L, Xue T, Zhao Z. Front Public Health. 2025 Mar 3;13:1554136. Cross-Sectional
Ultraprocessed Foods and Neuropsychiatric Outcomes: Putative Mechanisms.  Lutz M et al. Nutrients. 2025 Mar 30;17(7):1215.  Narrative Review
Physical Activity Repetitive Feeding-Challenge With Different Nutritional Densities on Markers of Gastrointestinal Function, Substrate Oxidation, and Endurance Exercise Performance.   Martinez IG et al. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2025 Feb 6:1-19.  RCT
Carbohydrate supplementation maintains physical performance during short-term energy deficit despite reductions in exogenous glucose oxidation.   Margolis LM et al. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Feb 1.  RCT
Food Labelling Healthy vending machines on campus: the effect of traffic light labelling on food and beverage choices. Calabro R et al. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Mar 17;28(1):e68.  Quasi-Experimental Study
Product reformulation in non-alcoholic beverages and foods after the implementation of front-of-pack warning labels in Mexico.  Salgado JC et al. PLoS Med. 2025 Mar 18.  Cross-Sectional
Food sweeteners: Angels or clowns for human health?  Hong QY et al. Curr Res Food Sci. 2025 Mar 12;10:101032.  Narrative Review
Knowledge & Perceptions Children's perspectives on sugary snacks through elicitation techniques - repertory grid and generative method. Liang L, Yu Y. Front Psychol. 2025 Mar 18;16:1342127.  Cross-Sectional
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