India is not considering allowing sugar exports until at least the first half of the next season, as the government is worried the El Nino weather pattern could reduce rainfall and dent production, government sources said on Monday.

India to cap sugar exports until H1 2024 as El Nino looms: Report

Cutting on sugar can be a great challenge for someone trying to lose weight. The change in taste in our usual comfort foods can be tough to handle. Many people opt for artificial sweeteners to try to calm down the taste buds.

Using sugar substitutes for weight loss? WHO has a warning for you

The Indian government is planning to ban sugar exports due to a decline in output and to prevent inflationary pressures before the Lok Sabha elections next year, as per reports.

India to ban sugar exports amid reports of decline in production: Report

Aerated drinks, ice creams, yogurts, even the most ordinary chewing gum, are full of artificial sweeteners which can cause strokes, blood clots, and believe it or not... it can also result in death. Do not let artificial sweeteners turn your life sour. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Artificial sweeteners or killer sweeteners

New standards for tackling obesity and providing nutritious school meals to millions of American children were proposed by the United States Agriculture Department on Friday.

US Agriculture Department proposes to cut down on sugar and salt in school meals

Artificial sweeteners are hailed as healthier alternatives to sugar by most public health organisations. But how healthy are these substitutes? A W.H.O. study has found startling results. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: How healthy are artificial sweeteners?

Studies claim artificial sweeteners can increase your risk of diabetes, they can also make you gain weight. But weren't artificial sweeteners supposed to do the opposite? These products were endorsed as sweet alternatives to sugar. Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas | Study: Artificial sweeteners can cause diabetes

A sigh of relief for Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son as a Pakistani court granted pre-arrest Bail to this father-son duo observing that there was lack of evidence against the two in the 78-million-dollar sugar scam case.

Relief for Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and his son in sugar scam case

A whistle reverberates through a sugar factory in central Cuba to signal the resumption of milling at midday after an hours-long halt when the raw cane ran out. It is cane harvest time in Cuba -- once the world's top sugar exporter but now reliant on imports.

The struggle to save Cuban sugar from a bitter end

Some artificial sweeteners can spike the risk of contracting cancer, a study has said. The alternatives to sugar generally used in food increase the risk by up to 13 per cent. The experts of French National Institute for Health and Medical Research and Sorbonne Paris Nord University came up with the finding

Artificial sweeteners can increase risk of cancer by up to 13%, says study

He is known for his fitness across the film industry. John Abraham's fit body has inspired many over the years to hit the gym and stay in shape. One of the fittest actors of our times recently revealed how he maintains a strict diet and has stayed away from junk for over two decades.

John Abraham hasn't had his favourite sweet in 27 years, says 'sugar is the biggest poison in the world'

Sri Lanka may be on a brink of bankruptcy as the island country faces an acute financial crisis topped by a blow to a food supply. As 2022 begins, Sri Lanka is looking to face record-high inflation, financial crisis, exorbitant food prices, humanitarian crisis, and pandemic-induced disruptions. The Sri Lankan government had decided to temporarily ban the use of chemical fertilizers in May 2021. The ban led to protest by farmers ultimately leading to a drastic drop in cultivation in Sri Lanka. Moreover, long queues were seen outside shops for bare necessities lie milk, sugar, and rice. Also, several shops in the markets were shut. Opposition MP Harsha de Silva told Sri Lankan parliament that the country would go bankrupt.

Sri Lanka may go bankrupt in 2022? From financial to food crisis Sri Lanka’s woes amid Covid

US authorities are trying to cap the amount of salt food manufacturers and restaurants put in food. Many European countries already have salt limits. Palki Sharma tells you why India too must rethink the amount of salt and sugar it is consuming.

Gravitas: FDA issues salt guidelines for processed, restaurant food

After the Pakistani government deferred the import of sugar and cotton from India, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has issued a tender for the import of 50,000 tons of white sugar to maintain supply in the domestic market and control the soaring prices of the commodity.

No trade with India: Sugar is selling at PKR 100 per kg in Pakistan, country issues tender to import 

While it is known that the consumption of sugary beverages in large quantities may cause health issues including obesity, diabetes and tooth decay, a new study has found that drinking sugary beverages early in life may lead to impaired memory in adulthood.

Study reveals consuming sugary diet in childhood may cause memory trouble later

India's exports of sugar to Malaysia so far in 2020 have nearly tripled over the figure for all of last year, as Kuala Lumpur steps up purchases to placate New Delhi in a trade dispute that halted its palm oil exports to India, trade officials said.

Malaysia's sugar purchases from India hit record amid diplomatic spat trade

Protesters have once again blocked the entrance to Iraq's Umm Qasr commodities port near Basra, preventing employees and tankers from entering and bringing operations down by 50 per cent, two-port sources told Reuters on Monday.

Protesters block entrance to Iraq's Umm Qasr port again

Nestlé SA, one of the world's largest food processors, believes population growth will require human diets to adapt, reducing consumption of sugar, salt and meat products, an executive said on Wednesday.

As population grows, human diet must cut down on meat, sugar, salt: Nestlé executive

Is Diabetes taking lives today across the world than ever before? Watch this report to know in detail.

'Diabetes' taking lives today across the world than ever before

India plans to export 2 million tonnes of raw sugar to China from next year, the trade ministry said on Thursday, as part of efforts to trim bulging stocks of the sweetener and bridge a widening trade deficit.

India plans to export two million tonnes of sugar to China from next year

The government has also fixed a floor price of 29 rupees a kilogram to ensure that retail rates of sugar do not fall further, Paswan told a news conference

Government unveils measures to help sugar mills, woo farmers

Nestle and its rivals are under pressure from a shift in consumer preferences towards healthier food and away from processed products such as instant noodles and frozen pizza

Nestle to cut more sugar and salt in its products

When it comes to other sources of sugars, try to choose foods that have little or no sugar listed in the ingredient list, and drink water instead of sugary beverages when you are thirsty.

Opinion: If sugar is so bad for us, why is the sugar in fruit ok?

Without revenues from exports, local mills will struggle to pay farmers for new supplies, while large stockpiles will stop domestic prices from rallying in the world's eighth-largest sugar producer, industry officials said.

Pakistan struggles to export sugar surplus as global prices plunge

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