Sugary drinks as a child may lead to memory issues in later life, study suggests

How sugar can affect your child’s BRAIN: A diet full of sweet treats early in life can lead to memory issues, study warns Researchers gave adolescent rats a drink similar to human sugary soda  They then tested the rodents’ memory when they had matured to adulthood  They found rats that had sugary drinks as a … Read more

Mother, 29, sheds 7st in 15 months after ditching sugary coffees and is now likened to Meghan Markle

An obese mother-of-three who was suffering joint and back pain due to her 18st frame and hated taking her clothes off in front of her partner has shed more than 7st in just over a year after ditching sugary coffees and takeaways. Tansy Arnett, 29, from Colchester, admitted she used to eat until she was … Read more

Daily sugary fruit drink increases the risk of heart disease by 42 per cent

SUGAR SWEETENED DRINKS  Drinking large amounts of sugar in drinks such as pop, soda and juices can lead to serious health problems, including weight gain, tooth decay and diabetes. Some drinks contain upwards of 40 grams of sugar—equivalent to about 10 teaspoons of sugar—and 200 or more calories in a 12-ounce serving. The NHS says … Read more

Pregnant Millie Mackintosh shares honest post about her ‘leaky bladder and sugary cravings’

She is expecting her first child, a daughter, with husband Hugo Taylor in May.  And Millie Mackintosh shared a refreshingly honest post about the reality of being in her final weeks of pregnancy on Instagram on Wednesday. The former Made In Chelsea star, 30, said while she was uploading ‘smiling bump photos’, behind-the-scenes she was dealing … Read more

Supermarket Lidl announces it will remove cartoon characters on sugary cereal packaging

Lidl will remove cartoon characters from its sugary cereal packaging after mounting pressure from campaign groups. The budget supermarket will get rid of the child-friendly advertisement on eight of its own-brand versions of cereals.  Critics say using animated characters on food laden in sugar encourages children to pester parents into buying them.  The cereals affected … Read more