Sugar & sweetener headlines
Sugar is not one story. It is a food-science story, a labelling story, a trade story and a public-health story, and they rarely move at the same speed. This page collects what has actually been published on those beats recently — reformulation and sweetener launches from the trade press, peer-reviewed nutrition research, and policy and labelling decisions as they land.
Everything below is a headline and a short extract from someone else’s reporting, with a link straight to the publisher. We do not reproduce articles, and we do not host them. The list is assembled automatically from public feeds and filtered for relevance, then held to a simple rule: if it is not genuinely about sugar, sweeteners or sugar reduction, it does not belong here.
Sugar & sweetener headlines
What the trade and science press published
These are third-party headlines. Every story below was written and published by someone else — we show the headline, a short extract from the publisher’s own feed, and a link straight to their site. Zero Sugar does not host, own, rewrite or endorse any of it. Sources are listed on our news sources page, and any publisher who would rather not appear here is removed within two business days, no explanation needed.
In the last 30 days
News-Medical —
Australia scrapped a sugar labeling proposal. What does that mean for baby food? (opens on News-Medical's site)
The absence of added sugars labeling in Australia hinders parents' ability to make informed choices about infant foods, affecting children's health outcomes.
Food Business News —
Cargill debuts reduced sugar brand (opens on Food Business News's site)
The brand features syrups and sugar packets.
The Guardian —
Why is sugar-free tonic water always described as ‘slimline’? (opens on The Guardian's site)
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Readers reply: If I…
Just Food —
Why India’s duty-free sugar quota may only offer limited relief (opens on Just Food's site)
India's duty-free sugar quota may provide less relief as falling domestic prices weaken import incentives and production forecasts diverge. The post Why India’s duty-free sugar quota may only…
ScienceDaily —
Six popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging (opens on ScienceDaily's site)
A study of nearly 13,000 adults found that people consuming the most artificial sweeteners experienced a 62% faster decline in memory and thinking skills, equivalent to approximately 1.6…
Medical Xpress —
Plant-first food pyramid brings international dietary guidelines together in adaptable global guide (opens on Medical Xpress's site)
Dietary guidance varies by country, and no international food pyramid has brought its recommendations together until now. BYU nutritional science professor Karen Della Corte led a global team…
Baking Business —
Scaling up sweet proteins (opens on Baking Business's site)
Fermentation increases supply, lowers cost for brazzein.
Still worth reading
Medical Xpress —
Major trial examines sugar-free sweetened soft drinks (opens on Medical Xpress's site)
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have conducted the longest and most comprehensive randomized controlled trial of non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) soft drinks.
News-Medical —
Non-nutritive sweeteners may aid sugar reduction without affecting weight or health (opens on News-Medical's site)
The review, led by Eva Marija Čad of the University of Ljubljana and Wageningen University & Research, alongside Professor Graham Finlayson of the University of Leeds and colleagues…
Food Navigator —
From aspartame to allulose: The future of sweeteners takes shape (opens on Food Navigator's site)
The sweetener market is evolving as manufacturers balance sugar reduction targets, health concerns, consumer preferences, regulatory pressures and new ingredient innovation.
Food Navigator —
EFSA approves sweetener aspartame-acesulfame salt (opens on Food Navigator's site)
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved the sweetener salt of aspartame-acesulfame for use.
Food Politics —
Texas’ dietary guidelines. “Eat real food, y’all!” (opens on Food Politics's site)
Jerry Mande of Nourish Science tipped me off on this one. Texas wrote its own dietary guidelines. He judges them as “pretty good and from Texas, y’all.” Indeed…
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The sugar and sweetener stories worth reading, occasionally.
This page is educational information, not medical or dietary advice. Nutrition and regulatory details change over time — verify against the cited primary sources before relying on them for formulation or health decisions.