SugarScience Blog

By SugarScience Editor

We’re a group of 12 scientists and physicians at three universities who’ve come together to create the authoritative source for the science about added sugar and its impact on our health. 

Most of us have seen first-hand the effects of added sugar on the lives of our patients, and the rapid increase in diseases such as diabetes and heart disease in younger and younger Americans. Others on our team are researchers or population scientists who have seen growing numbers of scientific papers coming out on the subject. All of us have heard the myths and contradictions that are widespread in everyday discussions.

So we decided to examine the science to see what the evidence actually showed and boil it down in one resource for anybody to read. More than 8,000 scientific papers later, we’re bringing you SugarScience.ucsf.edu, a resource that will give you the latest research and our scientific assessments of what that research means for you.

Through SugarScience.ucsf.edu, you can:
• Explore the latest, evidence-based research on the health effects of sugar overconsumption;
• Ask the Sugar Scientists questions to clear up confusion or learn more;
• Share SugarScience Resource Kit flyers, posters and digital materials with your friends, family, schools and colleagues;
• Stay connected through our SugarScience Alerts newsletter, featuring new science and expert perspectives.

Thanks for visiting SugarScience.ucsf.edu and our social media sites at SugarScience on Facebook and Twitter. We look forward to a healthy discussion about added sugar.