December 6, 2021 Food Science Despite evidence that sugar does not cause hyperactivity in children, it is a difficult myth to dispel for parents. However, sugar-added foods/drinks consumption remains problematic for children from a health perspective.
December 13, 2017 Wednesday House Call Wednesday House Call December 13, 2017: Sugar is the new soma for kids. Big sugar and junk food industry takes page from tobacco marketing playbook.
December 8, 2017 Bariatric Medicine Big Food marketing machine has convinced parents on the merits of their swill, now normalized and convenient for your children’s increasing consumption.
November 23, 2017 Food Science Study offers further proof that Big Sugar is the new Big Tobacco using their marketing and lobbying tactics hiding research connecting sugar consumption to heart disease
July 18, 2017 Bariatric Medicine Artificial sweeteners’ contribution to weight gain fraught with bias and no demonstrated causality
July 7, 2017 Food Science High sugar intake in pregnancy cannot show any causal link to increased risk of childhood asthma.
April 18, 2017 General information Justifying drug choices; Survey shows skewed news influences risk perception incogruous with evidence
December 20, 2016 Food Science Sugar-industry-funded-study concludes that sugar intake guidelines lack robust evidence
November 25, 2016 Food Psychology Salt craving a potentially innate brain function modified by our genes