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Added Sugars

Become a label ninja

The improved Nutrition Facts label makes it easier to sort healthy items from unhealthy—but you have to know what to look for.

Make it homemade—and healthier

With just a few simple ingredient swaps, you can boost the nutritional content of your favorite snacks and meals.

Navigating the yogurt aisle

Mankind has complicated this centuries-old favorite. A few practical guidelines can help you simplify your yogurt expedition.

Baking more than usual?

Enjoy all the pleasures of baking—without packing on the pounds.

Sweet tooth? It grows from the get-go

Babies and toddlers are exposed to a glut of added sugars in yogurt, snacks, bakery sweets, fruit drinks and candy.

A granular analysis

The FDA has extended its timetable for the Nutrition Facts label rollout—but that shouldn't keep you from taking a closer look at the sugar content in your purchases.

Getting back to bread

Don't be so quick to write off this once-favored staple of your diet.

Patient Story

30 days without sugar? Sweet!

One woman embraces the challenge.

FDA takes aim at added sugars

Proposed updates to the Nutrition Facts label on food and beverages can keep consumers better informed of their daily intake.

Sweetened drinks not so sweet for your ticker

Added sugars raise risk of heart troubles and stroke.