Sugar, Public Health and Public Policy

Public health and environmental health impacts of sugar consumption

Does the long-term consumption of sugar sweetened (or artificially sweetened) beverages pose a public health risk? This article from the journal Circulation is co-authored by Frank Hu.

How does knowledge about health conditions shape adults’ consumption of sugar sweetened beverages such as soft drinks? An article from the American Journal of Health Promotion.

An article from the Journal of the American Dietetic Association studying correlations between sugar consumption, race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status

Frank Hu: a talk on eating for personal and planetary health, delivered to the Harvard Food Systems Initiative.

A podcast from the Science History Institute explores the relationships between the history of sugar production and the public health implications of increased sugar production (and consumption). 

Public policy implications 

Young adults' responses to alternative messages describing a sugar-sweetened beverage price increase, an article in the journal Public Health Nutrition coauthored by Nobel Conference speaker Ford Runge

The Soda Solution, another article coauthored by Runge, examines the use of soda taxes to reduce sugar intake and improve public health, with examples from various countries. From The American Interest