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
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In the last 30 days
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.
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…
Medical Xpress —
Sugar substitutes fail to fuel sweet cravings or weight gain across yearlong trials (opens on Medical Xpress's site)
A newly published narrative review in the journal Nutrients brings together findings from three large European research consortia—SWEET, SWITCH and Sweet Tooth—to address longstanding questions about…
Baking Business —
Natural sweeteners answer sugar reduction, clean label demands (opens on Baking Business's site)
There’s a growing arsenal of options at bakers’ disposal, from tried-and-true staples to cutting-edge alternatives.
Food Navigator —
Allulose-containing products claiming zero sugar threatened with growing litigation (opens on Food Navigator's site)
Products with the sweetener allulose face a wave of lawsuits challenging “zero sugar” and “sugar free” claims, following a key Seventh Circuit ruling involving Chobani.
Food Dive —
Zero-sugar labels take center stage in more food class action lawsuits (opens on Food Dive's site)
Liquid Death and the maker of David protein bars are the latest to face consumer complaints after the FDA said natural sweetener allulose is a sugar.
Baking Business —
School nutrition faces challenges with limited added sugars and sodiums (opens on Baking Business's site)
Limits on added sugars and sodium make formulating for picky eaters especially challenging.
ScienceDaily —
Scientists discover a hidden problem with this popular sugar substitute (opens on ScienceDaily's site)
Sorbitol, a sugar alcohol commonly used in sugar-free candy, gum, and other low-calorie foods, may not be as harmless as it seems. Researchers at Washington University in St.…
Medical Xpress —
Scientists discover how fructose may help drive obesity (opens on Medical Xpress's site)
High-fructose corn syrup is just one of many food additives linked to obesity. It is typically found in sweetened beverages and processed foods and is added to enhance…
News-Medical —
Flavorings, colors and sweeteners emerge as UPF markers linked to depression risk (opens on News-Medical's site)
A prospective UK Biobank study of 171,818 adults found that greater estimated exposure to foods containing flavorings, coloring agents, and sweeteners was dose-dependently associated with a higher ri…
Still worth reading
The Guardian —
Quarter of branded baby foods in UK still have too much sugar, analysis finds (opens on The Guardian's site)
Exclusive: Of 224 branded infant foods and snacks, more than half are in breach of guidelines brought in a year ago Almost a quarter of popular branded baby…
ScienceDaily —
Popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging (opens on ScienceDaily's site)
Several popular sugar substitutes may not be as harmless as they seem. Adults who consumed the most artificial sweeteners showed substantially faster declines in memory and thinking, especially…
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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.