Death rate has declined globally since 2006

The leading causes of global deaths declined by 30% in just a decade, says a latest study, which is the world’s largest scientific …

Nestle adds almost 3 grams of sugar in every serving of baby food Cerelac sold in India

WHO guidelines against adding honey or sugar in food for infants violated only in Asian, African and Latin American countries, finds …

Diabetes among senior citizens more prevalent in urban India: LASI report

11.5% Indians above 45 years have high blood sugar

Sweet-heart trouble

Evidence implicating sugar in heart disease builds up

`We've strong evidence that eating sugar contributes to heart disease'

Kimber Stanhope, nutritional biologist at the University of California, Davis, US, is studying the health effects of fructose, a component of …

Bitter sweet

Who should have the first right over sugar produced by Uttar Pradesh's sugar mills - the banks who loaned the mills or the farmers who supplied …

Tax sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce obesity and diabetes, says study

On an average, diabetes is responsible for two per cent of total deaths in India

Cut the sugar in your diet: WHO

Restricting intake of free sugars to six teaspoons or less per day can help to reduce incidence of non-communicable diseases drastically, says …

This sugar substitute increases blood sugar levels

Study finds sucralose increases glycemic and insulin responses in obese people

Partial relief for agitating sugarcane farmers in south Maharashtra

Sugar factories in Sangli and Kolhapur offer Rs 200 more than the earlier price

Lateral Thoughts: A recipe best avoided

Dependence on food import is not the solution for preventing biodiversity loss or decreasing greenhouse gas emissions

Sugar-stricken

Reducing the intake of sugar as per the World Health Organization's recommendation is a must to lower the risk of non-communicable diseases

New York may lose its sugary fizz fix

Mayor calls for ban on sale of super-sized soft drinks

Maharashtra’s new Sugarcane Price Control Board to meet this week

Farmers expect conflict over sugarcane prices to abate with the new board in place

On road to sustainability?

Many nice words, some money but no direction for real change

What’s in your food? Bournvita row rekindles front-of-package labelling discourse

Nutrition fat labelling is difficult to understand and allows companies to hide facts, says CSE expert

Sugar cane price: UP farmers settle for Rs 245-250 per quintal

Karnataka and Maharashtra farmers get much less, stage protests  

Ganga pollution: UP ordered to take action against 687 industries

Green tribunal asks Centre, state to chalk out time-bound action plan to prevent and control pollution in the national river

Ganga pollution: Uttar Pradesh issues notices to 956 industries

Green tribunal seeks report on the polluting industries along with photographs by May 21

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