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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October 2024

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

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes Carbohydrate intakes, food sources and tracking in Australian young children.  Tesfaye TS et al. Br J Nutr. 2024 Oct 28;132(8):1073-1082.  Cross-Sectional
Free sugars in the Canadian diet: a research summary and future directions for food policy.  Zaltz D et al. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2024 Oct.  Commentary
Obesity Effectiveness of Universal Community Engagement Childhood Obesity Interventions at Improving Weight-Related and Behavioral Outcomes among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.  Koh PY et al. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 12;16(20):3465.  SRMA
Interactions between Polygenic Risk of Obesity and Dietary Factors on Anthropometric Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.  Han HY et al. J Nutr. 2024 Oct 10.  SRMA
Prevention Strategies in Obesity Management: A Systematic Review Comparing Canadian and American Guidelines for Adults.  Ijoma A et al. 2024 Oct 15;16(10):e71550.  Systematic Review
Fructose restriction has beneficial effects on adipose tissue distribution but not on serum adipokine levels: Post-hoc analysis of a double-blind randomized controlled trial.  van Oeteren MAJ et al. Clin Obes. 2024 Oct 28:e12714.  RCT
Positive Effects of Aerobic-Resistance Exercise and an Ad Libitum High-Protein, Low-Glycemic Index Diet on Irisin, Omentin, and Dyslipidemia in Men with Abdominal Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Suder A et al. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 14;16(20):3480.  RCT
Effects of healthy low-carbohydrate diet and time-restricted eating on weight and gut microbiome in adults with overweight or obesity: Feeding RCT.  Li L et al. Cell Rep Med. 2024 Nov 19;5(11):101801. RCT
Effects of Specially Designed Energy-Restricted Diet on Anthropometric Parameters and Cardiometabolic Risk in Overweight and Obese Adults: Pilot Study.  Petrovic A et al. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 11;16(20):3453.  RCT
Eating in the Absence of Hunger Is a Stable Predictor of Adiposity Gains in Middle Childhood.  Bhat YR et al. J Nutr. 2024 Oct 10:S0022-3166(24)01075-7.  Prospective Cohort Study
Association Between Ultraprocessed Food Consumption and Metabolic Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Obesity.  Lee GY et al. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 17;16(20):3524.  Prospective Cohort Study
Dietary patterns among European children and their association with adiposity-related outcomes: a multi-country study.  Warkentin S et al. Int J Obes (Lond). 2024 Oct 27.  Cross-Sectional
Association of FTO variants rs9939609 and rs1421085 with elevated sugar and fat consumption in adult obesity.  Poosri S et al. Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 27;14(1):25618.  Cross-Sectional
Predictors of Overweight/Obesity Among Preschool Children in Arba Minch City, Southern Ethiopia: Does Consumption of Sweet Food Predispose to Overweight/Obesity?  Wagaye Kefene S et al. Int J Public Health. 2024 Oct 1.  Cross-Sectional
The Role of Food and Beverage Environments in Child Health and Weight-Related Behaviors.  Laska MN et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2024 Oct;71(5):845-858.  Narrative Review
Diabetes Glycemic index and glycemic load of brief sugary sweets: randomized controlled trials of eight Thai desserts.  Namjud N et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Oct 30.  RCT       
Short-term high-fat and high-carb diet effects on glucose metabolism and hedonic regulation in young healthy men.  Pointke M et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Oct 29;11:1469230.  RCT
The Effect of the Oral Contraceptive Pill on Acute Glycaemic Response to an Oral Glucose Bolus in Healthy Young Women: A Randomised Crossover Study.  Cree JME et al. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 15;16(20):3490.  RCT
Late eating is associated with poor glucose tolerance, independent of body weight, fat mass, energy intake and diet composition in prediabetes or early onset type 2 diabetes. Díaz-Rizzolo DA et al. Nutr Diabetes. 2024 Oct 25;14(1):90.  RCT
Influence of consuming coffee and other beverages in adolescence on risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood.  Alperet DJ et al. Eur J Epidemiol. 2024 Oct;39(10):1183-1197.  Prospective Cohort Study
Degree of Food Processing Is Associated With Glycemic Control in African American Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Findings From Texas Strength Through Resilience in Diabetes Education Clinical Trial.  Hudson EA et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Oct 9. Cross-Sectional
Exposure to sugar rationing in the first 1000 days of life protected against chronic disease. Gracner T, Boone C, Gertler PJ.Science. 2024 Oct 31.  Cross-   Sectional
Cardiovsacular Disease Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.  GBD 2021 Stroke Risk Factor Collaborators. Lancet Neurol. 2024 Oct.  Systematic Review
Association between cumulative intake of sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages and progression of coronary calcification: Insights from the CARDIA study. Zhou L et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2024 Dec;34(12).  Prospective Cohort Study
Evaluation of the Association Between Coffee Consumption, Including Type (Instant, Ground), and Addition of Milk or Sweeteners and New-Onset Hypertension and Potential Modifiers.  Liu M et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Oct 18.  Prospective Cohort Study
The association between low carbohydrate dietary score (LCDS) and cardiovascular risk factors: results from the Shiraz Heart Study (SHS).  Mosallanezhad Z et al. BMC Public Health. 2024 Oct 29.  Cross-Sectional
Gene-diet interactions in carbonated sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and metabolic syndrome risk: A machine learning analysis in a large hospital-based cohort. Park S et al.Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2024 Oct 11;64:358-369.  Genetic Prediction Model
Dental Health A systematic review of the association between food insecurity and behaviours related to caries development in adults and children in high-income countries.  Cope AL et al. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2024 Oct;52(5):625-647.  Systematic Review
Effectiveness of a Sugar Consumption Prevention Program in the First Year of Life on the Occurrence of Early Childhood Caries: A Multicentric Randomized Trial in Brazil. Feldens CA et al. Caries Res. 2024 Oct 30:1-20.  RCT
Oral health of Dutch primary school children in relation to social and health aspects.  G Grift B et al. Acta Odontol Scand. 2024 Oct 3;83:564-573.  Cross-Sectional
Excess dietary sugar and its impact on periodontal inflammation: a narrative review.  Shanmugasundaram S et al. BDJ Open. 2024 Oct 9;10(1):78.  Narrative Review
Metabolism Deciphering the multifaceted effects of artificial sweeteners on body health and metabolic functions: a comprehensive review and future perspectives.  Liu Q et al. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2024 Oct 5:1-23.  Narrative Review
Liver Health Liver fat response to two days fasting and two days isocaloric high-carbohydrate refeeding in lean and obese women. Šedivý P et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2024 Dec;34(12).  RCT
Dietary quality, perceived health, and psychological status as key risk factors for newly developed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in a longitudinal study. Wu X et al. Nutrition. 2024 Oct 18;130:112604.  Prospective Cohort Study
Association of plain water intake with risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Zhao N et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Oct 30;11:1478194.  Cross-Sectional
The association of fructose and fiber consumption and physical activity with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study. Akhgarjand C et al. BMC Nutr. 2024 Oct 21;10(1):140.  Cross-Sectional
Gut Health Impact of Food Intake and Sleep Disturbances on Gut Microbiota. Vignesh S D et al. 2024 Oct 4;16(10):e70846.  Narrative Review
Glycaemic sugar metabolism and the gut microbiota: past, present and future. Westerbeke FHM et al. FEBS J. 2024 Oct 2.  Narrative Review
Pregnancy & Lactation Low glycaemic index diet in pregnancy and child asthma: follow-up of the ROLO trial. Callanan S et al. Br J Nutr. 2024 Oct 28:1-11.  RCT
Associations of periconception dietary glycemic index and load with fertility in women and men: a study among couples in the general population. Schipper MC et al. BMC Med. 2024 Oct 29;22(1):499.  Cross-Sectional
Associations between soft drinks intake and primary dysmenorrhea among Chinese undergraduate female students.  Wang L et al. Sci Rep. 2024 Sep 11;14(1):21210. Cross-Sectional
Other Health Conditions Acute inflammatory and metabolic effect of high fructose intake in normal-weight women: A randomized, double-masked, crossover trial. Rodrigues AMDS et al. 2025 Jan;129:112602.  RCT
The effect of consuming a sucrose-containing sports drink on acute kidney injury risk during a four-hour simulated occupational heat stress. Lignier M et al. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2024 Oct 15.  RCT
Relationship between relative fat mass and low-carbohydrate diet scores and sleep disorders in United States: a real-world cross-sectional study. Cao C et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Oct 24;11:1500934. Cross-Sectional
Effect of dietary carbohydrate quality index on the severity of premenstrual symptoms. Arslan M et al. Health Care Women Int. 2024 Oct 17:1-15.  Cross-Sectional
The association between carbohydrate quality index and headache severity, disability and duration among women with migraine: a cross-sectional study. Jebraeili H et al. Nutr Neurosci. 2024 Oct;27(10):1162-1173.  Cross-Sectional
Overview of anti-inflammatory diets and their promising effects on non-communicable diseases. Yu X, Pu H, Voss M.Br J Nutr. 2024 Oct 14;132(7):898-918.  Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Behavior Change Techniques to Reduce Sugars Intake by Adolescents: A Systematic Review.  Moores CJ et al. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2024 Oct 11:23800844241280717.  Systematic Review
Effectiveness of visual nudges for encouraging healthier beverage choices from vending machines.        Kay E et al. Health Promot J Austr. 2024 Oct;35(4):1316-1325. RCT
Effects of increased availability and economic incentives on preadolescents' healthier beverages choices: An experimental study.    van Nee RL et al. Appetite. 2024 Dec 1;203:107714.  RCT
Longitudinal Analysis of Sweet Taste Preference Through Genetic and Phenotypic Data Integration. Bae JH, Kang H. Foods. 2024 Oct 23;13(21):3370.  Prospective Cohort
Insights into a collective impact partnership to promote consumption of healthy drinks in North East Melbourne: A qualitative case study. Mithen J et al. Health Promot J Austr. 2024 Oct;35(4):1224-1230.  Case Report
Influence of multigenerational and living-alone households on high fat, sugar or sodium (HFSS) food consumption pattern in aging population. Loyfah N et al. Appetite. 2024 Oct 24;204:107731.  Cross-Sectional
Contextual factors influence food intake at eating occasions in young adults: A mixed effect analysis. Tran NR et al. Appetite. 2024 Dec 1;203:107722.  Cross-Sectional
Liking for Sweet Taste, Sweet Food Intakes, and Sugar Intakes. Appleton KM. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 29;16(21):3672.  Cross-Sectional
Artificial intelligence driven definition of food preference endotypes in UK Biobank volunteers is associated with distinctive health outcomes and blood based metabolomic and proteomic profiles. Navratilova HF et al. J Transl Med. 2024 Oct 1;22(1):881.  Cross-Sectional
Mental Health Association of sugar consumption with risk of depression and anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Xiong J et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Oct 16;11:1472612 SRMA
Early ultra-processed foods consumption and hyperactivity/inattention in adolescence. Ferreira RC et al. Rev Saude Publica. 2024 Oct 18;58:46.  Prospective Cohort
Associations of black and sugar-sweetened coffee consumption with depressive symptoms: A longitudinal study of Chinese adolescents. Liu Q et al. J Affect Disord. 2024 Oct 3;369:338-344.  Prospective Cohort Study
Food Consumption According to the NOVA Food Classification and Its Relationship with Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Women.  de Farias Xavier DE et al. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 31;16(21):3734. Cross-Sectional
The Interrelationship between Stress, Sugar Consumption and Depression. Fish-Williamson A, Hahn-Holbrook J. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 5;16(19):3389.  Narrative Review
Physical Activity Responses to Exercise with Low Carbohydrate Availability on Muscle Glycogen and Cell Signaling: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Diaz-Lara J et al. Sports Med. 2024 Oct 1.  SRMA
Influence of Carbohydrate Intake on Different Parameters of Soccer Players' Performance: Systematic Review. Pueyo M et al. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 31;16(21):3731. Systematic Review
Male Endurance Athletes: Examination of Energy and Carbohydrate Availability and Hormone Responses. Moore EM et al. Nutrients. 2024 Oct 31;16(21):3729.  RCT
Knowledge and Perceptions Indigenous knowledge and sugar sweetened beverages: Qualitative adaptations towards chronic disease prevention and intervention. Haozous E et al. Explore (NY). 2024 Oct 9;20(6):103066.  Cross-Sectional
Food Labelling Enhanced Labeling to Promote Consumption of Nutrient Dense Foods and Healthier Diets. Benbrook C, Mesnage R. Foods. 2024 Oct 24;13(21):3377.  Cross-Sectional
Evaluating the application of front-of-package labelling regulations to menu labelling in the Canadian restaurant sector using menu food label information and price (Menu-FLIP) 2020 data. Jeong H et al. Public Health Nutr. 2024 Oct 31;27(1):e238.  Cross-Sectional
Disclosure of mandatory and voluntary nutrition labelling information across major online food retailers in the USA. Sharib JR et al. Public Health Nutr. 2024 Oct 17;27(1):e203. Cross-Sectional
"Warning: ultra-processed": an online experiment examining the impact of ultra-processed warning labels on consumers' product perceptions and behavioral intentions. D'Angelo Campos A et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2024 Oct 9;21(1):115. Cross-Sectional

September 2024

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

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

August 2024

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

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

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

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