Sugar Nutrition UK is committed to improving the understanding of the role that sugars and other carbohydrates can play in a healthy, balanced diet, through peer-reviewed, transparent research.
We fund systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, and acute studies which are undertaken by respected scientists in established academic institutions across the UK, and occasionally, Europe.
Sugar Nutrition UK has no input into the data analysis, interpretation and conclusions of any research it supports. It is a contractual obligation for researchers that receive support to publish their findings in a peer-reviewed journal. Researchers are instructed to clearly declare their funding sources.
It is also a requirement that ongoing randomised controlled trials are also registered on a publicly available trials registry (clinicaltrials.gov) and researchers report their findings in line with guidelines for best practice, such as the CONSORT guidelines. For more information on the guidelines developed to improve the accuracy and transparency of health care reporting, please visit the EQUATOR network webpage.
What are clinical trial registries?
Clinical trial registries help to avoid selective reporting, where the primary aims of a study are adjusted to present only the desired or interesting results. They do this by ensuring that all of the measurements taken during a research study are transparently documented and reported. This helps to avoid the reader of the publication being presented with a biased and incomplete view of the findings.
One of the largest trial registries was developed by the National Institutes of Health and contains information on more than 150,000 trials which have taken place all over the world. This database is publically accessible and can be found here.
Latest Sugar Nutrition UK Research
A list of research that we have funded and that has been published since 2012 is available below. This list is an ongoing exercise and updated periodically as new research is published.
2016
Nouf S. Gadah, Jeffrey M. Brunstrom, Peter J. Rogers (2016) Cross-over studies underestimate energy compensation: The example of sucrose versus sucralose-containing drinks. Appetite 107; 398-405
Booth AO, Lowis C, Hunter SJ, Dean M, Cardwell CR, McKinley MC (2016) Development and Evaluation of a Computer-Based, Self-Management Tool for People Recently Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Journal of Diabetes Research 3192673. doi:10.1155/2016/3192673
Fuchs C. J., Gonzalez J. T., Beelen M., Cermak N. M., Smith F. E., Thelwall P. E., Taylor R., Trenell M. I., Stevenson E. J., and van Loon L. J. C. (2016). Sucrose ingestion after exhaustive exercise accelerates liver, but not muscle glycogen repletion when compared to glucose ingestion in trained athletes. Journal of Applied Physiology. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.01023.2015
S. Gadah, L. A. Kyle, J. E. Smith, J. M. Brunstrom, P. J. Rogers (2016). No difference in compensation for sugar in a drink versus sugar in semi-solid and solid foods. Physiology & Behavior 156: 35-42
N.B. Boyle, C.L. Lawton, R. Allen, F. Croden, K. Smith, L. Dye (2016). No effects of ingesting or rinsing sucrose on depleted self-control performance. Physiology & Behavior 154: 151–160
2015
Long C.G., Blundell J.E., Finlayson G. (2015). A Systematic Review of the Application And Correlates of YFAS-Diagnosed ‘Food Addiction’ in Humans: Are Eating-Related ‘Addictions’ a Cause for Concern or Empty Concepts? Obesity Facts; 8: 386-401
Gonzalez J.T., Fuchs C.J., Smith F.E., Thelwell P.E., Taylor R., Stevenson E.J., Trenell M.I., Cermak N.M., van Loon L.J.C (2015). Ingestion of Glucose or Sucrose Prevents Liver but not Muscle Glycogen Depletion During Prolonged Endurance-type exercise in Trained Cyclists. American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism; DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00376.2015
Markey O., Le Jeune J., Lovegrove J. A. (2015) Energy compensation following consumption of sugar-reduced products: a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Nutrition DOI: 10.1007/s00394-015-1028-5
Hill A. J., Cairnduff V., McCance D. R. (2015) Nutritional and clinical associations of food cravings in pregnancy. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12333
Sadler MJ, McNulty H, Gibson S. (2015). Sugar-fat seesaw: a systematic review of the evidence. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 55(3): 338-356.
Benton D (2015).Portion Size: What We Know and What We Need to Know. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 55:7, 988-1004, DOI:10.1080/10408398.2012.679980
2014
Reid M, Hammersley R, Duffy M, Ballantyne C (2014) Effects on obese women of the sugar sucrose added to the diet over 28 d: a quasi-randomised, single-blind, controlled trial. Br J Nutr. 2014 Feb;111(3):563-70. doi: 10.1017/S0007114513002687. Epub 2013 Oct 29
2013
Wallis GA, Wittekind A (2013) Is there a specific role for sucrose in sports and exercise performance? Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2013 Dec;23(6):571-83. Epub 2013 Apr 18
Lewis AS, McCourt HJ, Ennis CN, Bell PM, Courtney CH, McKinley MC, Young IS, Hunter SJ (2013) Comparison of 5% versus 15% sucrose intakes as part of a eucaloric diet in overweight and obese subjects: effects on insulin sensitivity, glucose metabolism, vascular compliance, body composition and lipid profile. A randomised controlled trial. Metabolism. 2013 May;62(5):694-702. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2012.11.008. Epub 2013 Jan 28.
Gibson S, Gunn P, Wittekind A, Cottrell R. (2013) The effects of sucrose on metabolic health: a systematic review of human intervention studies in healthy adults. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2013;53(6):591-614. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2012.691574
2012
Russell M, Benton D, Kingsley M (2012) Influence of carbohydrate supplementation on skill performance during a soccer match simulation. J Sci Med Sport. 2012 Jul;15(4):348-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.12.006. Epub 2012 Jan 9.
Booth AO1, Lowis C, Dean M, Hunter SJ, McKinley MC (2012) Diet and physical activity in the self-management of type 2 diabetes: barriers and facilitators identified by patients and health professionals. Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2013 Jul;14(3):293-306. doi: 10.1017/S1463423612000412.