Sugar

If you are abstaining from sweets for Lent this year, here’s what you can expect over the next 40 days.

For the first time, new recommendations set a specific limit on the amount of added sugar that Americans are advised to consume.

Girls who frequently drink soda and other drinks with added sugar may get their first periods earlier, a new study suggests.

A temporary electronic "tattoo" could one day offer people with diabetes a painless way to check their blood sugar levels, researchers say.

Poor diets may adversely affect mental health in all stages of life, from fetal development through old age, a slew of new research shows.

A new drug for type 2 diabetes that is switched on by blue light might one day give patients with the disease more control over their blood sugar levels, some researchers say.

Artificial sweeteners that many believe may curb real sugar consumption and weight gain, may actually have an opposite effect and increase blood sugar levels, a new study says.

People with high blood sugar may be at a 15 percent increased risk for developing cancer, a new review study finds.