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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February 2025

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

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars Effectiveness of school-based approaches for reduction of sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.   Malhotra S et al. Evid Based Dent. 2025 Feb 5.  SRMA
The Association of Nativity and Time in the United States on Added Sugar Consumption.   Godala K, Su Y, Kim H. Curr Dev Nutr. 2025 Feb 7;9(3):104563. Cross-Sectional
US infant formulas contain primarily added sugars: An analysis of infant formulas on the US market  Audrey R et al. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. May 2025.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Beverages Impact of a digital physical activity intervention on reducing sugar-sweetened beverage intake in young childhood cancer survivors.   Ha L et al. Br J Cancer. 2025 Feb 28.  RCT
Factors Associated with High Sugary Beverage Intake Among Children in Louisiana: A Survey of Caregivers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.   Fuster M et al. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 26;17(5):799.  Cross-Sectional
Characterizing co-purchased food products with soda, fresh fruits, and fresh vegetables using loyalty card purchasing data in Montréal, Canada, 2015-2017.   Mamiya H et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Feb 17;22(1):19.  Cross-Sectional
Sugars Reformulation Disconnection between sugars reduction and calorie reduction in baked goods and breakfast cereals with sugars-related nutrient content claims in the Canadian marketplace.  Wang YF et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Feb 24;12:1539695.  Cross-Sectional
[Advances in genetic engineering and molecular modification of sweet-tasting proteins].  Lu S et al. Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao. 2025 Feb 25.  Narrative Review
Obesity Effects of Oral Xylitol, Sucrose, and Acesulfame Potassium on Total Energy Intake During a Subsequent ad libitum Test Meal: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial in Healthy Humans.   Flad E et al. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 29;17(3):484.  RCT
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Role of Obesity and Genetic Variants in Serum C-Reactive Protein Response to an Acute Fructose Load.  Vennam SS et al. Lifestyle Genom. 2025 Feb 27:1-27.  RCT
Substituting Carbohydrate at Lunch for Added Protein Increases Fat Oxidation During Subsequent Exercise in Healthy Males.        Slater T et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Feb 18. RCT  
    Characterizing co-purchased food products with soda, fresh fruits, and fresh vegetables using loyalty card purchasing data in Montréal, Canada, 2015-2017.   Mamiya H et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Feb 17;22(1):19. Cross-Sectional
The associations between evening eating and quality of energy and macronutrients and obesity: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2003-2016.  Hou W et al. Nutr J. 2025 Feb 28;24(1):33.  Cross-Sectional
Consumer Perceptions of Artificial Sweeteners in Food Products, Consumption Frequency, and Body Mass Index: A Multivariate Analysis.  Jurcevic Zidar B et al. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 27;17(5):814.  Cross-Sectional
Global variation in obesity of males and females is differentially associated with dietary macronutrient supply NIU, Chaoqun; SPEAKMAN, John Roger. Medical Research Archive.  Ecological Study
Diabetes Association of the glucose patterns after a single nonstandardized meal with the habitual diet composition and features of the daily glucose profile in individuals without diabetes.   Giosuè A et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb;121(2):246-255.  RCT       
The Impact of Artificially Sweetened Drinks on Metformin Efficacy.   Ismail E et al. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 26;17(5):797.  RCT
Continuous glucose monitor overestimates glycemia, with the magnitude of bias varying by postprandial test and individual - a randomized crossover trial.   Hutchins KM et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb 26.  RCT
Associations Between Beverage Consumption and Risk of Microvascular Complications Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes.   Lin X et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Feb 18;110(3):e802-e813.  Prospective Cohort
short-term, high-caloric diet has prolonged effects on brain insulin action in men.   Kullmann S et al. Nat Metab. 2025 Feb 21.  Commentary
Cardiovsacular Disease ILSI Europe Systematic Review: The Impact of Digestible and Nondigestible Carbohydrate Consumption for Toddlers (1-4 Years) in Relation to Health Outcomes.  Zalewski BM et al. Nutr Rev. 2025 Feb 5:nuae212.  Systematic Review
Sugar-sweetened beverages, low/no-calorie beverages, fruit juices intake and risks of metabolic syndrome in adults: The SWEET project.   Naomi ND et al. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2025 Feb;35(2):103744.  Prospective Cohort
Association between healthy beverage index and healthy beverage score with metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study.   Leilami K et al. J Nutr Sci. 2025 Feb 24;14:e19.  Cross-Sectional
Association between Healthy Eating Index 2015 and metabolic syndrome among US cancer survivors: evidence from NHANES 2005-2016.   Yao J et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2025 Feb 5:1-11.  Cross-Sectional
Burden of cardiometabolic disease attributable to sugar sweetened beverages consumption in North Africa and the Middle East from 1990 to 2021.   Bastan MM et al. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2025 Feb 12;24(1):66.  Modelling Study
Editorial: Unveiling the role of carbohydrates in cardiometabolic health.   Collotta D, Ferreira Alves G. Front Nutr. 2025 Feb 20;12:1568319. Editorial
Cancer Evaluating recommendation-based dietary and physical activity strategies for prostate cancer prevention: a target trial emulation in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.   Guo F et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 5;194(2):449-459.  Prospective Cohort
Exploring the link between dietary patterns and gastric adenocarcinoma in Brazil: a mediation analysis.   Silva ARC et al. BMC Med. 2024 Nov 28;22(1):562.  Case-Control
The role of dietary sugars in cancer risk: A comprehensive review of current evidence.   Hasan N et al. Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2025 Feb 3;43:100876.  Narrative Review
Dental Health Can we rely on delaying the uptake of sugar consumption in the prevention of early childhood caries?  O'Brien O, Taylor GD. Evid Based Dent. 2025 Feb 26.  RCT
Reduction of Sugar Consumption.  FDI World Dental Federation. Int Dent J. 2025 Feb;75(1):15-16.   Policy Document
Liver Health Fructose Intake and Unhealthy Eating Habits Are Associated with MASLD in Pediatric Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.  Faienza MF et al. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 10;17(4):631.  Cross-Sectional
Other Health Conditions Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses on Consumption of Different Food Groups and Risk of All-cause Mortality.  Onni AT et al. Adv Nutr. 2025 Feb 15;16(4):100393.  SRMA
Multi-dimensional evidence from the UK Biobank shows the impact of diet and macronutrient intake on aging.  Zhu C et al. Commun Med (Lond). 2025 Feb 4;5(1):36.  Prospective Cohort
Fructose-induced hyperuricaemia - protection factor or oxidative stress promoter?   Tero-Vescan A et al. Nat Prod Res. 2025 Feb;39(4):948-960. Narrative Review
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Sweet-liking and sugar supplementation as innovative components in substance use disorder treatment: A systematic review.   van Amsterdam J et al. J Psychopharmacol. 2025 Feb 13.  SRMA
Gastrointestinal hormones and subjective ratings of appetite after low-carbohydrate vs low-fat low-energy diets in females with lipedema - A randomized controlled trial.   Lundanes J et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2025 Feb;65:16-24.  RCT
Tuning the value of sweet food: Blocking sweet taste receptors increases the devaluation effect in a go/no-go task.   Cunillera T et al. Psychon Bull Rev. 2025 Feb 25.  RCT
Selective increases in taste sensitivity to glucose as a function of hunger status.   Martin LE, Lim J. Appetite. 2025 Mar 1;207:107901.  RCT
Ibuprofen inhibits human sweet taste and glucose detection implicating an additional mechanism of metabolic disease risk reduction.   Hanselman EC et al. Br J Pharmacol. 2025 Feb 25.  RCT
Mental Health A Pilot Study on the Effect of Added Sugar on Response Inhibition: Event-Related Potentials in a Go/NoGo Task.  Jocbalyte K, Stanikunas R. Medicina (Kaunas). 2025 Feb 12;61(2):323.  RCT
Risk factors for depression symptoms in adolescents: A population-based study.  Candrarukmi D et al. Saudi Med J. 2025 Feb;46(2):190-198.  Cross-Sectional
Depression and Diet Quality, US Adolescents and Young Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015-March 2020.  Ogden CL et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Feb;125(2):247-255.  Cross-Sectional
Major depressive episodes and diet quality among Brazilian individuals: results from the 2013 and 2019 National Health Survey.  Santos LP et al. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 13.  Cross-Sectional
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 Efficacy of Brazilian and Mexican front-of-package nutrition labeling systems on simulated online purchase of non-alcoholic beverages by adolescents: A randomized controlled study.   Soares APDC et al. Food Res Int. 2025 Feb;202:115539.  RCT
Effect of nutrition warning, brand, and claims on the perception of product healthiness by Brazilian consumers.   França CG et al. Food Res Int. 2025 Feb.  RCT
Physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) food labelling on discretionary foods in secondary school canteens in England: an efficacy cluster randomised controlled trial.   Iris N et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2025 Feb 26.  RCT
Estimating the dietary and health impact of implementing mandatory front-of-package nutrient disclosures in the US: A policy scenario modeling analysis.   Flexner N et al. PLoS One. 2025 Feb 24.  Modelling Study
Identification and understanding of precautionary legends in the Mexican warning labeling for sweetened beverages.   Munguía A et al. Salud Publica Mex. 2025 Feb 20.  Cross-Sectional

January 2025

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

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars Effect of a Nutritional Education Intervention on the Reduction of Added Sugar Consumption in Schoolchildren in Southeastern Mexico: Community Study.  Morales-Ruán C et al. Foods. 2025 Jan 8;14(2):179.  RCT
Dietary Intakes - Beverages Efficacy of a 24-month behavioral intervention focused on sugary beverage reduction for Latino mother-infant dyads: evidence from a randomized controlled trial Machle CJ et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb;121(2):355-366.  RCT
Child Beverage Consumption in US Early Care and Education Settings, 2008-2020.  Zaltz DA et al. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2025 Jan 31:S1499-4046(25)00008-9.  Cross-Sectional
Beverages and sugar-sweetened beverages consumption pattern and amount among adolescents using beverage frequency questionnaire: cross-sectional study.  Aldhirgham TM et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jan 6;25(1):50.  Cross-Sectional
Socioecological factors influencing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adolescents in South Korea: a cross-sectional study.  Ra JS and Kim SH. Child Health Nurs Res. 2025 Jan;31(1):28-39.  Cross-Sectional
Water insecurity is associated with sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in a small-scale population in Lowland Bolivia experiencing lifestyle changes.  Deshpande SM et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Jan 17:S2212-2672(25)00019-X.  Cross-Sectional
Opportunities in Programs and Policies to Address the Underlying Drivers of Sugary Drink and Water Consumption in the Washington, DC, Metro Area: A Qualitative Community-Based System Dynamics Approach.  Estradé M et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Jan 7:S2212-2672(25)00001-2.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Foods Nutrient intakes of Canadian children and adolescents at school by meal occasion and location of food preparation.  Ziraldo E et al. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2025 Jan 1;50:1-12.  Cross-Sectional
Does the habitual dietary intake of adults in Bavaria, Germany, match dietary intake recommendations? Results of the 3rd Bavarian Food Consumption Survey.  Rohm F et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Jan 8;11:1537637.  Cross-Sectional
Predictive equation helps estimate misreporting of energy intakes in dietary surveys.  Stubbs RJ and Hopkins M. Nat Food. 2025 Jan;6(1):8-9.  Cross-Sectional
Predictive equation derived from 6,497 doubly labelled water measurements enables the detection of erroneous self-reported energy intake.  Bajunaid R et al. Nat Food. 2025 Jan;6(1):58-71.  Cross-Sectional
Prevalence of processed foods in major US grocery stores.  Ravandi B et al. Nat Food. 2025 Jan 13.  Cross-Sectional
Supermarkets, do they make the healthy choice the easy choice? A review of the healthfulness of the supermarket food environment.  Mahony SO et al. Proc Nutr Soc. 2025 Jan 24:1-31.  Narrative Review
Diet Quality Nutrient Profiling Models in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Considering Local Nutritional Challenges: A Systematic Review.  Tassy M et al. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024 Dec 16;9(1):104530.  Systematic Review
Evaluating alignment of UK commercial baby food products with the WHO nutrient and promotion profile model.  Bozkir C et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Jan 11;184(2):128. Cross-Sectional
Diet quality of Chilean schoolchildren: How is it linked to adherence to dietary guidelines?  Pinheiro Fernandes AC et al. PLoS One. 2025 Feb 6;20(2):e0318206.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity Effects of ketogenic and low-carbohydrate diets on the body composition of adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.   Nutr. 2025 Jan 18;46:10-18.  SRMA
Association and substitution analyses of dietary sugars, starch and fiber for indices of body fat and cardiometabolic risk- a NoHoW sub-study.   Della Corte KA et al. Eur J Nutr. 2025 Jan 24;64(2):68. Cross-Sectional
Interaction effect of mobile gaming addiction and excessive sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on overweight and obesity among schoolchildren: Evidence from a large population-based study in Guangzhou, China.  Jin Z et al. J Behav Addict. 2025 Jan 24.  Cross-Sectional
Increased BMI is associated with an altered decision-making process during healthy food choices in males and females. G L et al. Appetite. 2025 Jan 11;207:107859.  Cross-Sectional
Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Obesity: A Narrative Review of Their Association and Potential Mechanisms.   Shim JS. J Obes Metab Syndr. 2025 Jan 30;34(1):27-40.  Narrative Review
Ultra-Processed Foods and Childhood Obesity: Current evidence and perspectives.   Vallianou NG et al. Curr Nutr Rep. 2025 Jan 3;14(1):5.  Narrative Review
Efforts to reduce sugar-sweetened beverages and combat childhood obesity.   Wahi G and de Souza RJ. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb;121(2):191-192.  Editorial
Do not overlook the role of fructose in obesity.   Nakagawa T and Johnson RJ. Nat Metab. 2025 Jan;7(1):3.  Letter to the Editor
Diabetes Types of dietary sugars and carbohydrates, cardiometabolic risk factors, and risk of diabetes: a cohort study from the general Danish population.  Trius-Soler M et al. Nutr J. 2025 Jan 16;24(1):8.  Prospective Cohort Study        
Sugar-sweetened or artificially sweetened beverage consumption, physical activity and risk of type 2 diabetes in US adults.  Pacheco LS et al. Diabetologia. 2025 Jan 8.  Prospective Cohort
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake, gut microbiota, circulating metabolites, and diabetes risk in Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.  Zhang Y et al. Cell Metab. 2025 Jan 17:S1550-4131(24)00486-8.  Prospective Cohort
Coffee Consumption, Additive Use, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes-Results from 3 Large Prospective United States Cohort Studies.  Henn M et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Jan 18:S0002-9165(25)00017-6.  Prospective Cohort
Development of a comprehensive food glycomic database and its application: Associations between dietary carbohydrates and insulin resistance.  Suarez C et al. Food Chem. 2025 Jan 20;473:142977. Cross-Sectional
Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries.  Lara-Castor L et al. Nat Med. 2025 Jan 6. Cross-Sectional
Artificial sweeteners and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A review of current developments and future research directions.  Okoro FO and Markus V. J Diabetes Complications. 2025 Feb;39(2):108954.  Narrative Review
Sweetened Beverages Linked to Millions of Global Diabetes and Heart Disease Cases.  Anderer S. JAMA. 2025 Jan 31.  Editorial
Personalized nutrition by prediction of glycemic responses: garbage in → garbage out.  Wolever TM. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Jan;121(1):1-2.  Editorial
Diabetes Author Correction: Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries.  Lara-Castor L et al. Nat Med. 2025 Jan 28.  Published Erratum
Cardiovsacular Disease Does maternal consumption of nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners result in offspring hypertension?   Tain YL and Hsu CN. Front Nutr. 2025 Jan 22;12:1464269.  Narrative Review
Cancer Association between dietary fructose and human colon DNA methylation: implication for racial disparities in colorectal cancer risk using a cross-sectional study.  Devall MA et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Jan 7:S0002-9165(25)00005-X.  Cross-Sectional
Sweet or sour? A review of the Aspartame market landscape, carcinogenicity, and its socioeconomic impact.  Sharma H et al. J Food Sci Technol. 2025 Jan;62(1):24-37 Narrative Review
An integrative analysis reveals cancer risk associated with artificial sweeteners.  Xie J et al. J Transl Med. 2025 Jan 8;23(1):32.  Computational Modelling Study
Dental Health Effects of D-Tagatose on Cariogenic Risk: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.   Davila L et al. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 15;17(2):293.  Systematic Review
Oral health behaviors and tooth decay at the age of 12 and 15-18 years in Poland.  Tomczyk J et al. Dent Med Probl. 2025 Jan 30.  Cross-Sectional
Beyond sugar-sweetened beverages: Tackling oral health risks of ultraprocessed foods.  Benzian H et al. J Am Dent Assoc. 2025 Jan 13:S0002-8177(24)00698-6.  Narrative Review
The long-term consequences of sugar consumption.  Hellyer P. Br Dent J. 2025 Jan;238(1):36.  Commentary
Sleep Effect of Screen Time and Sugar Consumption Reduction on Sleep Bruxism in Children: A Randomised Clinical Trial.  Restrepo-Serna C et al. J Oral Rehabil. 2025 Jan 9.  RCT
Processed Food Consumption and Sleep Quality in School-Aged Children: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study.  Sousa Gomes M et al. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 10;17(2):233.  Cross-Sectional
Liver Health Association of Sugar-Sweetened, Artificially Sweetened, and Unsweetened Coffee Consumption with Chronic Liver Disease and Liver-Related Events: A Large Prospective Cohort Study.  Li Y, Zhang P et al. J Nutr. 2025 Jan 10:S0022-3166(25)00015-X.  Prospective Cohort
Macronutrient Modulation in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease-the Molecular Role of Fatty Acids compared with Sugars in Human Metabolism and Disease Progression.  Mullin SM et al. Adv Nutr. 2025 Jan 20;16(3):100375.  Narrative Review
Other Health Conditions The Longitudinal Effect of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Risk of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Korean Adults: Results From the Health Examinees Study.  Jung H et al. J Am Nutr Assoc. 2025 Jan 21:1-10.  Prospective Cohort 
Association Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and Frailty Among Older Adults With Hypertension: Evidence From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2020.  Cao S et al. Food Sci Nutr. 2024 Dec 30;13(1):e4679.  Cross-Sectional
The associations between the energy and timing of sugar-sweetened beverage intake and phenotypic age acceleration in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional survey of NHANES 2007-2010.  Xia T, Yuan Q, Zhang Y, Shan G. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jan 8;25(1):88.  Cross-Sectional
Investigation of the effect of ultraprocessed food consumption on asthma using pulmonary function tests.  Özçalkap İçöz R et al. Nutr Health. 2025 Jan 24:2601060241309708. Cross-Sectional
Beverage Consumption and Facial Skin Aging: Evidence From Mendelian Randomization Analysis: Comment From Liu et al.  Li H et al. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2025 Jan;24(1):e16597.  Genetic Mendelian Study
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour Effects of stevia consumption on appetite in adults: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.  Zare M et al. Obes Rev. 2025 Jan 30:e13902.  SRMA
The effect of a 14-day Gymnema sylvestre intervention to reduce sugar intake in people self-identifying with a sweet tooth.  Wh H et al. Appetite. 2025 Jan 23;207:107871.  RCT
A missing link: The interdependence between sugar-sweetened beverage and cigarette consumption from China.  Liu L and Chen K. PLoS One. 2025 Jan 24;20(1):e0316891. Cross-Sectional
Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Soft Drink Addiction Scale.  Kahriman M et al. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 6;17(1):196.  Cross-Sectional
TAS1R2 rs35874116 Associations with Taste, Diet, and Health in an Italian Population.  Stevens H et al. Nutrients. 2025 Jan 17;17(2):329.  Cross-Sectional
Mental Health Sugar-sweetened beverages, relative grip strength, and psychological symptoms among rural adolescents in western China: a cross-sectional study.   Zhang Y et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Jan 15;12:1511256.  Cross-Sectional
Association between body esteem and sugar-sweetened beverage intake among Chinese undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study.  Zhu J et al. Front Nutr. 2025 Jan 14;11:1465518.  Cross-Sectional
Food Science & Reformulation Using the Nutri-Score to visualise food reformulation in Germany: the case of breakfast cereals.  Gréa C et al. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jan 4;25(1):36. Cross-Sectional
Towards healthier low-sugar and low-fat beverages: Design, production, and characterization.   Yang C et al. Food Res Int. 2025 Jan;200:115457. Narrative Review
Food Labelling Assessing consumers’ valuation for Front-of-Package ‘Health’ labeling under FDA guidelines Jianhui Liu et al. Food Policy, Volume 131, 2025, 102804.  RCT
Caloric labels do not influence taste pleasantness and neural responses to erythritol and sucrose.  Budzinska A et al. Neuroimage. 2025 Jan 28;308:121061.  RCT
Changes in the critical nutrient content of packaged foods and beverages after the full implementation of the Chilean Food Labelling and Advertising Law: a repeated cross-sectional study.  Rebolledo N et al. BMC Med. 2025 Jan 27;23(1):46.  Cross-Sectional
Prevalence of High Fat Sugar Salt Products, Labeling Characteristics, and Categories of Foods Sold within In-Store Restricted Areas: A Survey in 3 UK Supermarkets after the 2022 Implementation of the Food (Promotion and Placement) Regulations.  Hurst E, Moore SG, Wallis LW. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024 Nov 20;9(1):104509.  Cross-Sectional
Declaration of Sweeteners on Food Labels: A Scoping Review of Methodological Issues and Prevalence.  Milano E et al. Nutr Rev. 2025 Jan 21:nuae175.  Scoping Review
Knowledge & Perceptions Educational Intervention Boosts Dietitians' Knowledge of the Safety and Approval of Low- and No-Calorie Sweeteners.  Nolden AA and Makame J. Nutrients. 2024 Dec 26;17(1):32.  Quasi-Experimental
Perceived healthiness of sugary drinks and related social norms among adults in five countries: evidence from the International Food Policy Study.  Drolet-Labelle V et al. Nutr J. 2025 Jan 29;24(1):19.  Cross-Sectional

December 2024

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

Topic Title Citations Study Type
Dietary Intakes - Sugars Dietary sources of free, added, and total sugars in Swedish adolescents.  Wanselius J et al. Eur J Nutr. 2024 Dec 30;64(1):57.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Beverages Temporal changes and educational disparities in the frequent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among Estonian adults during 2006-2022.   Reile R, Oja R. Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2024 Aug 22.  Cross-Sectional
Dietary Intakes - Foods Consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with dietary iron availability, anemia, and excess weight in socially vulnerable children.  Queiroz JCLS er al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2024 Dec 27;65:461-468.  Cross-Sectional
Decoding diets: insights on ultra-processed food consumption among Lebanese adults from the updated LEBANese natiONal food consumption survey (LEBANON-FCS).  Khattar M et al. Front Nutr. 2024 Dec 5;11:14.  Cross-Sectional
Diets, Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Nutritional Status Among Children, Adolescents and Adults in the Philippines: A Scoping Review.  Smith TJ et al. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Dec 13:e13786.  Narrative Review
Diet Quality Associations Between Added Sugars Intake from Various Food and Beverage Sources and Diet Quality Among the U.S. Population Ricciuto L et al. Nutrients. 2024 Dec 16;16(24):4333.  Cross-Sectional
Obesity A Meal with Ultra-Processed Foods Leads to a Faster Rate of Intake and to a Lesser Decrease in the Capacity to Eat When Compared to a Similar, Matched Meal Without Ultra-Processed Foods.   Silva MB et al. Nutrients. 2024 Dec 21;16(24):4398. RCT
Low-added sugar dietary intervention study to mitigate glucose intolerance and improve body composition in adults with cystic fibrosis: a protocol of a double-blind, randomised study.   Zaveri S et al. BMJ Open. 2024 Dec 26;14(12):e092503.  RCT Protocol
The Contribution of Free Sugars to Energy Intake in Mid to Late Childhood: Comparisons Between Nutrient and Food Group Intakes and Antecedents of Diets High and Low in Free Sugars. Emmett PM &Taylor CM. Nutrients. 2024 Dec 4;16(23):4192.  Prospective Cohort
Cross-sectional study on behavioural determinants associated with sugary foods and beverages and their correlates with body mass index among adolescents in Nagarjun municipality, Nepal. Gautam L et al. BMJ Open. 2024 Dec 26;14(12):e086755. Cross-Sectional
Factors associated with excess weight, hypertension and gestational diabetes in northern Brazil in 2021. Almeida LRB et al.Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2024 Dec 13;45:e20230304.  Cross-Sectional
Association of Physical Fitness and Diet with Body Weight in Austrian Adolescents.  Drenowatz C et al.Nutrients. 2024 Dec 5;16(23):4209.  Cross-Sectional
Diabetes Carbohydrates-Last Food Order Improves Time in Range and Reduces Glycemic Variability Touhamy S et al. Diabetes Care. 2024 Dec 17:dc241956.  RCT       
Diet, physical activity, and sleep in relation to postprandial glucose responses under free-living conditions: an intensive longitudinal observational study.  Yao J et al. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2024 Dec 18;21(1):142.  Prospective Cohort
Cardiovsacular Disease Acute Effect of Honey-sweetened Coffee on Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Blood Glucose Level in Healthy Female Subjects.  Aluko EO et al. Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets. 2024 Dec 27. RCT
Quantity and quality of dietary carbohydrates, low-grade inflammation, and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung function.  Fang F et al. Clin Nutr. 2024 Dec 19;45:53-60.  Prospective Cohort
Added sugar intake and its associations with incidence of seven different cardiovascular diseases in 69,705 Swedish men and women. Janzi S et al. Front Public Health. 2024 Dec 9;12:1452085.  Prospective Cohort
Associations of renal sinus fat with metabolic parameters, abdominal visceral adipose tissue, metabolic syndrome, fructose intake, and blood pressure control in obese individuals with hypertension: a cross-sectional study. Anvarifard P et al. M.J Nutr Sci. 2024 Dec 16;13:e94. Cross-Sectional
The link between the risk of cardiovascular diseases and the intake of different types of dietary carbohydrates in Iranian adults.  Beheshti N et al. Cardiovasc Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Oct 16;13(4):e00311.  Cross-Sectional
Cancer A snapshot of cancer in Chile II: an update on research, strategies and analytical frameworks for equity, innovation and national development.  Anvarifard P et al. M.J Nutr Sci. 2024 Dec 16;13:e94. Cross-Sectional
The liver converts fructose into lipids to fuel tumours.  Medeiros HCD & Lunt SY. Nature. 2024 Dec;636(8043):580-581.  Commentary
Dental Health A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between sugar intake and dental caries in Nigeria.  Akinsolu FT et al. BMC Oral Health. 2024 Dec 21;24(1):1532.  SRMA
Phone-Based Parental Support Program for Caries Prevention in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Brännemo I et al. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2024 Dec 4. RCT
The influence of social support, oral health beliefs and health behaviours on dental caries in children living in deprived neighbourhoods.  Monteiro MCC et al. Caries Res. 2024 Dec 10:1-17.  Prospective Cohort 
An International Research Agenda for Oral Health Birth Cohort Studies.  Peres KG et al. J Dent Res. 2024 Dec 4:220345241286869.  Cross-Sectional
Childhood obesity, sugar, and Early Childhood Caries: the sweet trap.  Colombo S & Paglia L. Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2024 Dec 1;25(4):254-255.  Editorial 
Healthy Drinks, Healthy Teeth-Ciunerkaq Tanqigtuq (The Future is Bright): A study protocol for a community-based, non-randomized sociobehavioral trial to reduce added sugar intake in Alaska Native Yup'ik children in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.  Chi DL et al. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Dec.  Non-RCT Protocol 
Sleep The relationship between carbohydrate intake and sleep patterns.  Zhao Y & Guo H. Front Nutr. 2024 Dec 4;11:1491999. Cross-Sectional
Association of Evening Eating with Sleep Quality and Insomnia among Adults in a Brazilian National Survey.  Nunes MEB et al. Sleep Sci. 2024 Dec 17;17(4):e381-e391.  Cross-Sectional
Liver Health Ellagic acid alleviates high-fructose diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by modulating liver metabolic profiles and gut microbiota.  Luo J et al. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2024 Dec 3:1-15.  RCT
Gut Health Pro-inflammatory and hyperinsulinaemic dietary patterns are associated with specific gut microbiome profiles: a TwinsUK cohort study.  Shi N et al. Gut Microbiome (Camb). 2024 Dec 5;5:e12. Prospective Cohort
Pregnancy & Lactation Impact of excess sugar on the whole genome DNA methylation pattern in human sperm. Jönsson J et al. Epigenomics. 2024 Dec 20:1-16.  RCT
A maternal sweet diet is associated with the gut dysbiosis in the first trimester of pregnancy.  Momeni N et al. BMC Nutr. 2024 Dec 18;10(1):162.  Cross-Sectional
Exploring the association between consumption of different types of beverages and erectile dysfunction in US men: evidence from NHANES 2003-2004 data.  Wu L et al. Aging Male. 2025 Dec;28(1):2438821.  Cross-Sectional
Other Health Conditions Positive association between dietary total sugar intake and eosinophil counts in asthmatic children and adolescents in the United States: a cross-sectional study.  Du L et al. J Asthma. 2024 Dec 19:1-9.  Cross-Sectional
The relationship between low-carbohydrate diet score, dietary macronutrient intake, and rheumatoid arthritis: results from NHANES 2011-2016.  Zhan W et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Dec 16.  Cross-Sectional
Adjusting total daily energy intake is crucial for evaluating the impact of macronutrient ratios on mortality risk.  Wang HF et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2024 Dec 9;65:256-257. Editorial
Appetite, Taste, and Eating Behaviour A systematic review and meta-analysis of visual cues and primes for nudging consumption-related behaviours.  Kay E et al. Appetite. 2024 Dec 5;206:107813.  SRMA
Effects of an open-label placebo on visual attention directed to food high in sugar, appetite, and desire for sweet taste.  Potthoff J & Schienle A.Appetite. 2024 Dec 13;206:107820.  RCT
Effects of a Six-Day, Whole-Diet Sweet Taste Intervention on Pleasantness, Desire for, and Intakes of Sweet Foods: A Randomised Controlled Trial.  Bielat AD et al. Br J Nutr. 2024 Dec 19:1-33.  RCT
Incremental versus saturation hypotheses for behavioral nudge in reducing sugar consumption.  Undarwati A & Why FYP. Health Psychol. 2024 Dec 5.  RCT
Adding sugar to children's beverages: a theory of planned behavior study of Lebanese mothers.  Abdel Rahman A et al. Health Promot Int. 2024 Dec 1;39(6):daae146.  Cross-Sectional
Association of ability to rank sweet and fat taste intensities with sweet and fat food propensity ratios of children, adolescents and adults: the I. Family study.  Jilani H et al. Eur J Nutr. 2024 Dec 11;64(1):42.  Cross-Sectional
Mental Health Foods, dietary patterns, and risk of vascular dementia: a systematic review.  Griffiths A et al. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2024 Dec 18;21(1):105.  SRMA
Association between free sugars intake and early psychopathological problems. Voltas N et al. J Child Health Care. 2024 Dec;28(4):760-773.  Prospective Cohort
Dietary patterns in people with mild cognitive impairment.  Raszewski G et al. Ann Agric Environ Med. 2024 Dec 22;31(4):566-571.  Cross-Sectional
Association Between Different Dietary Carbohydrate and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Female Adolescents.  Naghshi N et al. Int J Prev Med. 2024 Dec 23;15:71.  Cross-Sectional
Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in People with Severe Mental Illness: A Community-Based Cohort Study.  Lambert TJ et al. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2024 Dec 10;17:5887-5899. Cross-Sectional
Food Science & Reformulation Nutri-Score in the European Food Retail Supply: A Potential Incentive for Food Reformulation?  Steenbergen E et al. Nutrients. 2024 Dec 3;16(23):4184. Cross-Sectional
Food Labelling How does habit strength affect reactions to warning labels? evidence from Chinese consumers' choices of carbonated beverages.  Ding Y et al. PLoS One. 2024 Dec 26;19(12):e0316189.  Cross-Sectional
Recall, understanding, use, and impact of front-of-package warning labels on ultra-processed foods: A qualitative study with mothers of preschool children in Peru.  Diez-Canseco F et al. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Dec 12;4(12):e0003938.  Cross-Sectional
Assessment of front and back of pack nutrition labels of selected convenience food products and snacks available in the Indian market.  Shobana S et al. PLoS One. 2024 Dec 6;19(12):e0314819.  Cross-Sectional