Sugar

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Total sugar intake may affect cognitive function over time, with higher amounts potentially increasing risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to study results presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Among women, a higher intake of sugar-sweetened beverages in adulthood and adolescence correlated with a higher risk for early-onset colorectal cancer, according to research published in Gut.

Table sugar may be less efficient in provoking a satiety response compared with oral glucose, and individual biological factors also influence peripheral hormone responses to sucrose vs. glucose consumption, study data show.

Artificially sweetened beverages may be just as harmful to cardiovascular health as sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a recent study. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

Drinking artificially sweetened beverages may be no more heart healthy than consuming soft drinks, syrups or fruit drinks, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Water intake among children falls far below European guideline recommendations, and data suggest drinking more water can lower sugary drink consumption and even improve cognition, according to a speaker.

Despite warnings about health risks associated with sugar-sweetened beverages, greater efforts are needed to decrease their consumption in the U.S., according to a speaker.

Fewer people in the United States are buying products with containing only caloric sweeteners like sugar, but more are buying products with both caloric and nonnutritive sweeteners, according to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.