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NEWS ABOUT: sugar

sugar stories: 19 news summaries

 Health Experts 
 Call for Soda Tax 

Critics say it won't reduce obesity

Sep 17, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health experts say a tax on sugary sodas would take a big bite out of the obesity epidemic, ABC News reports. Taxing "sugar-sweetened beverages is really a double-win," said the co-author of a new paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine. "We can raise much-needed... More »

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obesity epidemic • public health • beverages • sugar • healthy eating • soda tax

(Newser) - Americans eat more than twice as much added sugar as doctors recommend, and they should cut back to battle obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease, researchers say. Added calories from processed sugar should total no more than 150 for men and 100 for women, the American Heart Association said today.... More »

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obesity • nutrition • hypertension • diabetes • obesity epidemic • heart disease • diet • sugar • American Heart Association • high blood pressure • women's issues • Sugar Association

Big Food Battles Big Sugar
to Cut Import Prices

Food firms warn of shortages if cheap foreign sugar blocked

Aug 13, 09 1:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - America could "virtually run out of sugar" if more cheap foreign imports aren't allowed in, some of the nation's biggest food companies warned Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack in a recent letter. The firms—which pay around twice the world market price for sugar because of tariffs to protect... More »

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imports • tariffs • sugar • imported food • food industry

(Newser) - If Marie Antoinette really said "Let them eat cake," she probably knew the French wouldn't bite. Along with the British and other Europeans, the French have developed genetic variants that make them more sensitive to sweetness in food, a new study says. Africans, on the other hand,... More »

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food • study • genes • sugar • genetic research • women's issues

OPINION

 Soda Tax Makes Good Sense 


May 20, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The soda tax is a great idea, and its probable death at the hands of lobbyists serves to highlight all the problems with our tax system, writes David Leonhardt in the New York Times. The current system doesn’t raise enough money, and it’s “complex in all the... More »

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obesity • health care costs • taxes • diabetes • public health • soda • sugar • lobbyists • corn syrup • soda tax

Sweet! 'Lolly Lover' Kid Wins Dream Job as Candy Taster

How sweet it is

May 15, 09 2:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A lollipop-obsessed boy has won a dream job right out of a Willy Wonka fantasy: he's going to become a British candy company's taster for a year, reports the Telegraph. "I'm sure the next year is going to be a real adventure," said 12-year-old Harry Willsher, who'll be... More »

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candy • sugar • Britain • cavities • candy company • lollipop

 Congress Weighs Soda Tax 

A few cents on every can could improve health

May 12, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - With health care reform expected to run the government around $1.2 trillion, Congress is looking for ways to pay for it. A new idea bouncing around Capitol Hill is a soda tax, reports the Wall Street Journal. “Soda is clearly one of the most harmful products in the... More »

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obesity • Congress • health care costs • taxes • soda • sugar • Jay-ZTV • soda tax

UK Baby Food Worse
Than a Burger

Report finds kids' food high in sugar, saturated fat

May 4, 09 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some of Britain's most popular baby food is no more healthy than a cheeseburger, the Guardian reports. A survey by Britain's Children’s Food Campaign showed that a common weaning food by Heinz contained more sugar than a chocolate biscuit, and a mini cheese biscuit made by the company had... More »

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fat • baby food • infant • sugar • healthy eating • Britain

INTERVIEW

 Why Our Brains Want 
 What's Bad for Us 


Apr 30, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Food and Drug Administration chief David Kessler thinks Americans are victims of “conditioned hyper-eating,” and he’s written a book about it: The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite. The Wall Street Journal poked him for some answers about how food can “... More »

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obesity • FDA • fat • fast food industry • sugar • overeating • salt • Food and Drug Administration • David Kessler

Stevia Sets Sights on Sweetener Market

'Natural' substitute
an advertiser's dream

Apr 15, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The arrival of stevia, a new artificial sweetener approved by the FDA in December, will likely upend the fake-sugar market, the New York Times reports. Sweet ’N Low, Equal, and Splenda have fought to stalemate of sorts, but stevia brings a huge advantage: Because it comes from a plant,... More »

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food • Coca Cola • stevia • sweetener • soda • sugar • soft drinks

Sugar Makes Comeback on Corn Syrup's Bad Rep

Nutritionists slam food makers' efforts to sell sugar as the healthy choice

Mar 21, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sugar, once a nutritional outcast, is back in fashion as American consumers start to turn away from high-fructose corn syrup, the New York Times reports. Manufacturers are rushing to replace the syrup—used in everything from soft drinks to spaghetti sauces—with sugar, and selling the switch as a move... More »

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obesity • sweetener • sugar • sugar substitutes • corn syrup • food industry

 Experts Slam Sugary Cereals 

'Like eating a doughnut for breakfast'

Oct 2, 08 2:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mothers who serve their children certain brands of breakfast cereal are giving them the nutritional equivalent of a glazed doughnut for breakfast, according to a new study by Consumer Reports. Researchers analyzed 27 brands of cereal for nutritional value, and rated Post's Golden Crisps and Kellogg's Honey Smacks the worst.... More »

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sugar • Consumer Reports • sodium • Life • cereals • fiber • Golden Crisps • Honey Smacks • Cheerios • Kix • Cap%u2019n Crunch%u2019s Peanut Butter Crunch • Apple Jacks

Shoppers No Longer Sweet on Corn Syrup

Consumers rebel against chemical sweeteners

Aug 2, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - High-fructose corn syrup still sweetens everything from soda to sauces, but its makers fear that sour days lie ahead. The Corn Refiners Association has launched a marketing campaign to win back consumers who claim the sweetener is less healthy than cane sugar and just as caloric. Corn syrup's detractors even... More »

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soda • sugar • sugar substitutes • sugar cane • corn syrup

Organic Formula Stirs Worries About Sugar

Recipe for popular brand includes tooth-rotting sucrose

May 19, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Although it controls more than a third of the organic baby formula market, Similac Organic also carries a less coveted distinction: It is the only brand in the category that contains cane sugar, or sucrose. The company says its is FDA approved, but many parents and doctors worry about starting... More »

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organic food • public health • sugar • lactose • sucrose • baby formula • Similac

 Fill 'Er Up—
 In Your Own Back Yard  

Distiller could home-brew ethanol for as little as $1 a gallon

Apr 27, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Backyard brew may soon ease the pain at the gas pump if two entrepreneurs pushing a home ethanol system have their way, reports the New York Times. E-Fuel Corporation's device is roughly the size of a stackable washer-dryer and will sell for about $10,000. Using sugar or feedstock... More »

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ethanol • gas • sugar • alternative fuels • auto technology • green home

UPDATED

Six Dead in Ga. Explosion

Investigators scour subterranean tunnels

Feb 8, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Investigators have found six bodies within the Georgia sugar refinery that exploded last night, CNN reports. Six people had been missing since the blast, which injured more than 60. The bodies were found in the tunnels beneath the refinery, which hold waist-high water. The victims likely ran into the tunnels... More »

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Georgia • sugar

9 Not-So-Good 'Good' Foods

That bran muffin might not be doing your body the wonders you thought

Jan 3, 08 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The authors of Eat This, Not That! provided Men's Health with 9 foods that aren't as healthy as they claim. Replace your:
  1. Bran muffin (420 calories, 20g fat) with ham, egg, and cheese on an English muffin (300 calories, 12g fat)
  2. Chicken Caesar salad (900 calories, 60g fat) with
... More »

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food • health • fat • weight loss • list • calories • sugar • healthy eating • carbs

Creator of Gatorade Dies

Dr. Robert Cade invented the sports drink for Florida's football Gators

Nov 27, 07 9:36 PM CST
(Newser) - The University of Florida researcher who invented Gatorade 40 years ago to hydrate his school football team died today at age 80. Dr. Robert Cade's first batch tasted a bit like "toilet bowl cleaner," but a little sugar and lemon juice fixed that. Today, the ubiquitous sports drink... More »

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Florida • football • University of Florida • Nike • sugar • Gatorade • sports drinks

Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Survival

Deaths, recurrences triple in patients who eat "Western" diet

Aug 15, 07 8:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study reconfirms the link between colon cancer and a diet rich in red meat, fat and sugar—this time focusing on the survival rate of those who've already been treated for colon cancer. Those who ate what researchers dubbed the "Western" diet were three times as likely... More »

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cancer • fat • diet • colon cancer • red meat • sugar

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