In this issue:

• Identifying Financially Sustainable Pricing Interventions to Promote Healthier Beverage Purchases in Small Neighborhood Stores
• Review of 100% Fruit Juice and Chronic Health Conditions: Implications for Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Policy
• The Short-Term Impacts of the Philadelphia Beverage Tax on Beverage Consumption
• Science organisations and Coca-Cola’s ‘war’ with the public health community: insights from an internal industry document
• Tackling Obesity and Disease: The Culprit Is Sugar; the Response Is Legal Regulation
• The negative impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on children’s health: an update of the literature
• Equity impacts of price policies to promote healthy behaviours
• The State of US Health, 1990-2016: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States
• The association of flavored milk consumption with milk and energy intake, and obesity: A systematic review
• Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in US Children, 1999–2016

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In this issue:

• A modeling study predicts that implementing a beverage warning label would lower obesity in the three cities included in the model-Baltimore, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.
• In a randomized trial, children were more likely to select a healthy beverage with a personalized label (bottle label featuring their name)
• A new analysis of NHANES data finds high sugar-sweetened beverage consumption accounted for 7.4% of all deaths from heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes
• A review of the scientific literature, junk food and SSB tax bills and laws, and federal taxing mechanisms concludes implementing federal junk food and SSB taxes are feasible
• Analysis of NHANES data finds increasing BMI has reduced improvements in mortality rates
• Analysis of NHANES data on sugar consumption among children finds added sugars (and not naturally occurring sugars), specifically added sugars in liquid form, are associated with weight gain

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In this issue:

• A modeling study predicts more than half (57%) of US children will be obese by the time they are 35 years old, if current trends hold, with over half of those affected becoming obese during childhood 
• In a randomized trial, people receiving food benefits bought the most fruit when healthy food incentives were combined with restrictions on unhealthy food purchases
• A new analysis of US data finds overall beverage and sugary drink consumption dropped for children and adults from 2003 to 2014, though consumption remained highest among Black, Mexican American, and non-Mexican Hispanics
• A systematic review of food pricing policies for better health

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In this issue:

• Global study looks at the association of fat and carbohydrate intake with mortality and cardiovascular disease with controversial results
• New research from Mexico finds that the sugary drink tax had no negative impact in beverage-related employment, refuting industry claims
• Modelling study finds that reformulation of food products to meet certain nutrition standards could significantly reduce energy, added sugar, and saturated fat intake among Americans

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In this issue:

• New meta-analysis finds no health benefits from nonnutritive sweeteners and possible negative effects for weight and cardiometabolic disease risk
• Intervention focused on reducing sugary drink intake reduces sugar and calorie consumption, and may be gateway to other dietary improvements
• Mass media campaign leads to drop in sugary drink sales and increased awareness of health harms of sugar
• National-level nutrition policies such as sugary drink taxes and fruit and vegetable subsidies could reduce cardiovascular disease burden
• Two new modeling studies look at potential benefits from a sugary drink tax in Australia: productivity will increase with a healthier work force, and low-income households may benefit most from health improvements

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Research Watch is a monthly summary of key research findings on the impacts of sugar on health, and what strategies work to reduce excessive sugar consumption. We hope Research Watch will help you stay on top of this rapidly developing body of knowledge and inform your strategic thinking, communications, and advocacy work. You can get Research Watch delivered directly to your inbox each month by subscribing here.

In this issue:

• New analysis reveals stark racial disparities in diabetes among young people.
• Eating fresh fruit may reduce risk of diabetes and its complications.
• A new modeling study looks at how overall grocery purchases change with certain food and beverages taxes.
• Two studies examine the effects of sugary and artificially sweetened beverages on brain health.
• Three studies shed new light on the global scene of obesity and sugary drinks.

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In this issue: Innovative study calculates disease burden of poor diet, including sugary drinks consumption. New evaluations from Berkeley and Mexico show taxes are working to curb consumption of sugary drinks, and a community-wide campaign in Maryland reduces sugary drink sales without a tax. Researchers compare the impact of taxes vs. subsidies on diet and health.

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Research Watch is a monthly summary of key research findings on the impacts of sugar on health, and what strategies work to reduce excessive sugar consumption. Scientific evidence on the health effects of sugar and on the effectiveness of policy and other interventions to curb consumption are coming fast and furious these days. We hope it will help you stay on top of this rapidly developing body of knowledge and inform your strategic thinking, communications and advocacy work.

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Research Watch is a monthly summary of key research findings on the impacts of sugar on health, and what strategies work to reduce excessive sugar consumption. Scientific evidence on the health effects of sugar and on the effectiveness of policy and other interventions to curb consumption are coming fast and furious these days. We hope it will help you stay on top of this rapidly developing body of knowledge and inform your strategic thinking, communications and advocacy work.

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Research Watch is a monthly summary of key research findings on the impacts of sugar on health, and what strategies work to reduce excessive sugar consumption. Scientific evidence on the health effects of sugar and on the effectiveness of policy and other interventions to curb consumption are coming fast and furious these days. We hope it will help you stay on top of this rapidly developing body of knowledge and inform your strategic thinking, communications and advocacy work.

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