New WHO guidelines recommend you slash the sweet stuff in half. Here’s how to do it—painlessly.
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WHO: Only 5% of Your Daily Calories Should Come From Sugar
Down from 10%
Why You Shouldn’t Have Alcohol Around if You’re On a Diet
Studies show it’s more tempting than sugary snacks
Why Your Brain Isn’t Fooled By Sugar Stand-Ins
It knows when you try to pass off artificial sweeteners as the real thing.
How Sweet Can Become Toxic
Sugar isn’t exactly a health food, but researchers say it could be toxic — at least to mice — and that’s not good news for people.
Infographic: Everything You Need to Know About Calories
Ever wonder what exactly those calories we consume every day are used for? Here are all the answers
How to Choose a Healthy Breakfast Cereal
Health experts offer tips for navigating the cereal aisle and finding the most nutritious — and tastiest — options among the fruity flakes and fiber twigs
Sugary Drinks Linked to Heart Risk in Men
Sugar-sweetened sodas can lead to weight gain and diabetes, but a new study finds just how harmful the beverages can be on the heart, especially for men.
Better than Sugar? 5 Natural Sweeteners Demystified
More flavorful alternatives to white sugar abound, but are they any healthier for you? Here’s a guide to what’s actually in your sweetener of choice.
Should Sugar Be Regulated like Alcohol and Tobacco?
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, argue that sugar is toxic and needs to be taxed and controlled. Why it’s so hard to break our addiction.
Enjoy! Chocolate Is Good For Your Heart
Yes, it’s true: a new study from BMJ.com finds that eating chocolate is no sin. In fact, it was associated with a 37% lower risk of developing heart disease.
Study: Can a Soda Tax Help Curb Obesity?
Amid the many battles the United States is fighting — in Libya, with Congress, in Afghanistan, to name a few — there’s another costly war going on at home: against Americans’ expanding waistlines.
The Chocolate Milk Wars: A Mom’s Perspective
As any parent knows, you can prepare healthy food but you can’t make your kids eat it. So there are a few tricks we parents have up our culinary sleeves, particularly when it comes to calcium. Two words: chocolate milk.