Processed white sugar is considered bad for health, citing risks of diabetes and weight gain.

Discovering the truth about the impact of ultra-processed foods on our brains can be like navigating a maze of conflicting information. In a recent article published by The Wall Street Journal, the ...

Sugar often gets compared to drugs like nicotine or cocaine in popular media, with claims that it "hooks" us and keeps us coming back for more. But is sugar truly addictive in the same way as those ...

The American diet is killing us. On that point, public health experts largely agree. And in recent years, people who want to make Americans healthier — across the ideological spectrum — are targeting ...

Conservationists around the world are concerned about sugarcane farming because, in many cases, sugar mills produce wastewater, emissions, and solid waste that impact the environment. Also, the energy ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A California sugar processing plant must face federal class action claims brought by a Crockett, California, resident who says the facility releases such foul odors that quality ...

Dates are a minimally processed, healthier alternative to sugar, but you should still use them in moderation. Refined sugar ...

Ben Abatti III cradled the sugarbeet in his arm, slicing it open. The blade carved through the beet’s dusty, gnarled exterior, revealing a sweet white core. It was a hot mid-July morning. Abatti was ...

The US Department of Agriculture estimates that sugar beets account for over half of domestic sugar production. Sugar beets, produced all over the northern Great Plains, must be treated to extract and ...

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative is moving all of its sugar operations to its Minnesota factory. The company explained in a news release that the Brawley facility in the Imperial Valley was ...