Sometimes (or, um, many times), your body decides it wants a bag of Sour Patch Kids or a chocolate bar, stat. Whether they hit every day or once in a while, sugar cravings are simply a fact of life.

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People whose sugar intake was restricted before birth and in early childhood had markedly lower rates of heart disease later in life. Compared to those never exposed to rationing, their risks of heart ...

"Don't give him too much sugar or he will become unmanageable!" How many times have you heard this phrase at a birthday party or during a snack? The link between sugar and hyperactivity in children is ...

It is time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And I am joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hello. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi, Scott.

Anyone who has seen a hummingbird poking her beak deep into a trumpet creeper blossom, or a honeyeater using its brush-tipped ...

Is sugar really that bad for you? Well, what kind of sugar are we talking about? ...

This week's Short Wave news roundup covers harvesting drinking water from fog, what elephant seals reveal about fish populations in the deep ocean, and why there's always room for dessert. It is time ...