Sweet advice

It’s sugar, honey; and it’s a crime

Tests from a German laboratory found that Indian honey is adulterated with sugar syrup

Ganguly panel confirms pesticide in soft drinks

Tips to check quality of some common foods

Some simple tests to check oil, honey, sugar and other items for adulteration

Killing you sweetly

High sugar intake is the primary cause of diabetes epidemic

Letters

High fructose corn syrup worse than sugar, finds study

The two sweeteners differ in their effects on body‎

Sweetly worked

Sugar substitutes are an unhealthy business

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

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

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

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

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

Karnataka and Maharashtra farmers get much less, stage protests  

Science and Technology - Briefs

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 …