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Public health rationale for reducing sugar: Strategies and challenges
The continuing global increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity, particularly amongst children, attracts widespread public and political attention.
Obesity is a complex condition,...
Meet Lisa Heggie, newest member of WP 4
Lisa, it’s lovely to meet you. Please tell us a bit about yourself.
I am a first-year PhD student at University College London, having taken...
June 2020 news bulletin
SWEET, a European Commission Horizon 2020 funded project, is supported by a consortium of 29 pan-European research, consumer and industry partners, who will...
SWEET Project Update: May 2020
Summary: context and overall objectives of the project
The SWEET project has been designed to i) identify and address the barriers and facilitators to the...
Non-caloric sweetener reduces signs of fatty liver disease in preclinical research study
Important new pre-clinical research from the USA shows that Stevia, a plant origin, non-caloric sweetener, can reduces signs of fatty liver disease. Childhood obesity...
Sugar reformulation: sweet but not so simple
Sugar expert, Julian M Cooper, discusses the challenges that sugar reformulation presents to new developers, and outlines examples of attempts made on different products in...
SWEET Team hard at work addressing COVID-19
COVID-19 is a new disease and there is now emerging information regarding risk factors for serious illness.
Based on currently available information and clinical expertise,...
Sweet Consortium Meeting, Surrey UK
The SWEET consortium gathered from 14th - 15 January 2020 at the Elm Grove Conference Centre, University of Roehampton, London. The team reviewed project progress...
SWEET Project at Obesity Week 2019
SWEET project information was made available to colleagues from dozens of countries and was discussed by consortium partner EASO at ObesityWeek 2019 in Las Vegas,...