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10 January 2017 - MedicalXpress - Consumption of low-calorie sweeteners jumps by 200 percent in US children
5 January 2017 - The Guardian - Is sugar the world's most popular drug?
4 January 2017 - The Guardian - Sugar is the ‘alcohol of the child’, yet we let it dominate the breakfast table
20 December 2016 - The Conversation - Christmas stuffing: here's what happens to your body when you overeat
22 December 2016 - The Conversation - How reliable is the Eatwell Guide, the official chart of what foods you should be eating?
1 December 2016 - BBC - 'Diet is global food policy's elephant in the room'
10 October 2016 - Medicalxpress - Fast-food calorie labeling unlikely to encourage healthy eating
29 September 2016 - UK Government Policy Paper - Childhood obesity plan: PHE's role in implementation
18 August 2016 - KCL - Unhealthy diet during pregnancy could be linked to ADHD
16 June 2016 - Food Navigator - 'The resources to tackle obesity are there. It's just the will that's lacking': Expert
14 June 2016 - New Study Finds 43% of Products Marketed to Kids are Artificially Dyed With Links to Behavioral Problems Causing Concern
14 June 2016 - BBC News - Obesity boom 'fuelling rise in malnutrition'
Artificial sweeteners cut calories but may affect glucose control in obese: Study
Robert Lustig: the man who believes sugar is poison
Trans Fat May Impair Memory
16 June 2015 - BBC News - US orders ban on 'unsafe' trans-fats
27 May 2015 - Eurekalert - 'Do' is better than 'don't' when it comes to eating better
21 May 2015 - ScienceDaily - Obese teens' brains unusually susceptible to food commercials, study finds
20 May 2015 - The Conversation - How eating different brands of the same food could be encouraging you to eat more
11 May 2015 - BBC Radio 4 - Gut microbes important for dietary health
Can food improve your exam performance?
Stressed Out Kids More Likely To Overeat; How Parents Train Their Kids In Emotional Eating
30 April 2015 - ScienceDaily - Substantial benefits for health, environment through realistic changes to UK diets
28 April 2015 - BBC News - 'Two phases' of childhood obesity suggested
08 April 2015 - MNT - Critical windows to turn away junk food craving
07 April 2015 - MedicalXpress - Are current dietary guidelines for sodium and potassium reasonable?
29 March 2015 - Sydney Morning Herald - Jamie Oliver whips up support for junk food tax and right recipe for education
23 March 2015 - BBC Newsround - Half of kids don't eat veg each day
19 March 2015 - BBC ONE - The Truth About Sugar
19 March 2015 - Nutraingredients - Nutrient profiling key to public health policies
13 March 2015 - EurekAlert - Energy drinks raise resting blood pressure
'Sugar papers' reveal industry role in 1970s dental program
28 February 2015 - EurekAlert - Psychology of food choice: Challenging the status quo
26 February 2015 - Foodnavigator - UK sugar industry sales drop by 14%
Widely used food additive promotes colitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, research shows
24 February 2015 - EurekAlert - Too many food choices exacerbate the battle against obesity, researchers find
24 February 2015 - The Conversation - Here’s a better alternative to food banks – subsidised national kitchens
Want pizza, chocolate, French fries? Highly processed foods linked to addictive eating
20 February 2015 - Foodnavigator - WHO unveils nutrient profiling to restrict marketing to kids
19 February 2015 - NewsWise - Diet Quality Declines Worldwide, but with Major Differences Across Countries
18 February 2015 - ScienceDaily - Obesity series exposes 'unacceptably slow' progress in tackling soaring global obesity rates over last decade
18 Feb 2015 - The Conversation - Here’s what happens to your brain when you give up sugar for Lent
Cereal offenders: why do sugar levels keep rising in our breakfast choices?
16 February 2015 - FoodAct!ve - New campaign takes the fight to sugary drinks companies
13 February 2015 - MNT - Healthy diet, exercise 'not enough to treat obesity,' say experts
12 February 2015 - BBC News - Row over sugar firms' links to scientists
Sugar: spinning a web of influence
06 February 2015 - The Conversation - Food fight: is business trying to game the five-a-day system?
02 February 2015 - The Conversation - Health Check: how to work out how much food you should eat
02 February 2015 - American Academy of Pediatrics - Many Pre-Packaged Toddler Meals and Snack Foods Contain Too Much Salt or Sugar