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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
TopicSugar consumption

Topic: Sugar consumption

‘Sweetheart of food industry’ – Zero-calorie sweetener linked to strokes & heart attacks

A study by journal ‘Nature Medicine’ says people with existing risk factors for heart disease were twice as likely to be affected.

Sugar price hasn’t risen much in a decade and that isn’t healthy

Water-intensive surplus sugarcane production isn’t environmentally sustainable.

Sugar binge during lockdown, India to see consumption rebound by a million tons

India is among the top sugar consumer, which will see consumption rebound by as much as a million tons this season, according to experts

Indian sugar demand to be hurt by economic slowdown and health concerns

India’s growth is expected to slow to a six-year low in 2020, potentially threatening domestic sugar demand and leaving more supplies for exports.

It’s not your fault that you eat so much sugar

Sugar-related health risks are blamed on consumers, but they actually stem from a food industry bent on getting the most out of the cheapest ingredients.

America’s declining sugar consumption is worth celebrating

Few cities in US  have penalised sugar consumption with soft-drink taxes, while some food manufacturers have reformulated products to use less of the stuff.

On Camera

Xi Jinping is courting France. India must make sure its European partner isn’t seduced

Xi won’t be walking away from Europe with a win in hand, but his visit will almost certainly ignite arguments about the continent’s geopolitical future.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.