Sugar Content

Warning Labels on Restaurant Menus Reduced Likelihood Consumers Would Order High-Sugar Foods

Andy Fell — April 18, 2023 - 8:59am

Added-sugar warning labels reduced the likelihood that consumers would order items containing high amounts of added sugar in an online experiment led by University of California, Davis, researchers. Menu labels can help inform consumers about the surprisingly high amount of added sugar in even the smallest sizes of soda or in unexpected items like salad dressings and sauces.

Warning Labels Could Help Customers Identify Hidden Sugar in Restaurant Menus

Karen Michele Nikos — June 06, 2022 - 11:00am

Do you really want to order a soda with your burger? Just one soda can have more added sugar than the entire daily limit recommended for most adults.

Seeing a warning icon on a restaurant menu may help consumers identify the high amounts of added sugar hidden in menu items — and it may even convince them to reach for healthier items like water.

Both Sucrose and High Fructose Corn Syrup Linked to Increased Health Risks

Amy M Quinton — August 30, 2021 - 9:00am

Consuming sucrose, the more “natural form of sugar,” may be as bad for your health as consuming high fructose corn syrup according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis.

Fructose and Glucose in High Fructose Corn Syrup Deliver a One-Two Punch to Health

Amy M Quinton — September 17, 2020 - 10:00am

69�� researchers find combination of both fructose and glucose in high fructose corn syrup could be worse than fructose alone for increasing risks to heart disease.

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Are Harmful to Health and May Be Addictive, Researchers Suggest

Karen Michele Nikos — November 19, 2018 - 12:41pm

Youth between 13 and 18 years of age who were deprived of sugary drinks for just three days reported headaches, cravings, and other withdrawal symptoms according to a University of California study.

Some Calories More Harmful Than Others

Amy M Quinton — May 15, 2018 - 9:00am

Twenty-two nutrition researchers agree that consuming sugar-sweetened beverages increases cardiometabolic disease risk, even in diets that do not result in weight gain. They also agreed that diets rich in polyunsaturated fats can lower that risk and that aspartame does not cause adult weight gain.