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WHO calls for higher taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to save lives, lauds India’s tobacco tax push

January 14, 2026 10:36 am

Global health body says weak tax systems are keeping harmful products cheap and driving obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart disease worldwide

New US dietary guidelines urge people to avoid processed foods, added sugar

January 07, 2026 10:59 pm

The guidelines made a few other notable changes, including a call to potentially double protein consumption.

Gastroenterologist rates the best and worst sugar for gut health: 'No sweetener is entirely harmless'

December 28, 2025 9:19 am

The World Health Organization has made recommendations for adults and children to reduce their sugar intake to about 58 grams, or 14 teaspoons, per day or between 5% and 10% of total caloric intake.

Despite following all other instructions strictly — regular walks and timely medication — her blood glucose levels kept rising

My patient gave up sugar, thought jaggery was safer: Why her HbA1c jumped from 7.2% to 8.5%

December 11, 2025 6:30 am

Even a single teaspoon of jaggery contains around 4–5 grams of sugar and most recipes or home-made snacks use far more than that

Smriti Mandhana opens up about losing her sugar craving

‘Agar main khaayi toh mummy ki khushi ke liye’: Smriti Mandhana reveals she no longer craves sugar; expert explains why this happens

December 09, 2025 3:29 pm

She continued that only on special occasions, “I eat for my mom's happiness, but not because I want it.”

Vidya Malavade tries one-week of 'sugar-free, grain-free' anti-inflammatory diet, says it 'helps with insulin resistance'

November 09, 2025 4:46 pm

And some form of exercise or movement is highly encouraged, shared Vidya, 52

Anita Hassanandani tried viral cucumber and sugar hack

Anita Hassanandani reveals a combination of sugar and cucumber tastes like watermelon: 'My son is going to be so happy'

November 09, 2025 9:35 am

With its 96% water content and naturally occurring potassium and magnesium, cucumber supports hydration and electrolyte equilibrium.

Pregnant Bharti Singh, who has been advised to cut off sugar, relishes 'santre wale chawal': 'Main pehle diabetes wali thi'

November 06, 2025 10:43 am

"Lekin mujhe itni zyaada craving ho rahi hai...kya mujhe meetha khaana chahiye?" asked Bharti Singh

Namita Thapar reveals her struggle with eating disorders

'Do you know Princess Diana also had an eating disorder?': Namita Thapar admits to struggling with 'stress eating and yo yo weight' for years

October 26, 2025 1:30 pm

Thapar also mentioned quitting sugar and how that significantly improved the quality of her life. Let's find out the benefits of doing so.

Nitanshi Goel's raw tomato-sugar scrub fails to impress skin expert

October 26, 2025 4:34 pm

Skin expert Dr Navjot Arora shared that tomatoes contain vitamin C, lycopene, and mild natural acids that can temporarily brighten the skin by reducing tan, and sugar acts as an exfoliant