Epidemiologic evidence supports a positive association between ultraprocessed food (UPF)
consumption and body mass index. This has led to recommendations to avoid UPFs despite …

Obesity and overweight are a major public health problem globally. Diet quality is critical for
proper child development, and an unhealthy diet is a preventable risk factor for …

Objective: The health implications of excessive added sugar intakes have led to national
policy actions to limit their consumption. Subsequently, non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) may …

For health and safety concerns, traditional high‐calorie sweeteners and artificial sweeteners
are gradually replaced in food industries by natural and low‐calorie sweeteners. As a …

Background: As evidence grows about negative health impacts of ultra-processed foods
(UPFs), nutrient-centred advice is contested, and food-based dietary guidelines are …

Importance Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes are gaining in popularity. The lack of a
comprehensive repository of standardized data on SSB taxes and their designs, however …

Obesity is a chronic disease resulting from multifactorial causes mainly related to lifestyle
(sedentary lifestyle, inadequate eating habits) and to other conditions such as genetic …

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are common worldwide and associated with poorer health
outcomes. This work aimed to explore the UPF consumption associated factors and its main …

Background Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers (S&SE) are used to replace energy
yielding sugars and maintain sweet taste in a wide range of products, but controversy exists …

The widely recognized association between high sugar intakes and adverse health
outcomes has increased consumer demand for products lower in sugar. This may lead to …