This Dietitians of Canada position paper for professionals discusses taxation and sugar-sweetened beverages and the viability of an excise tax to reduce consumption.

  2023-05-08 – Position Paper/Policy Document

These guidelines from the World Health Organization provide recommendations on the intake of free sugars by adults and children. The guidelines focus on the prevention of overweight, obesity and dental caries. Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Information from Diabetes UK outlining key information on different types of sweeteners, their uses for cooking and safety for individuals with diabetes.

  2021-10-27 – Website

These French guidelines from the World Health Organization provide recommendations on the intake of free sugars by adults and children. The guidelines focus on the prevention of overweight, obesity and dental caries. Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Adding fructose to the nutrient search, and selecting vegetables and vegetable products within the search categories, the Canadian Nutrient File provides a listing of fructose content in Canadian vegetables and vegetable juices.

  2021-07-23 – Handout

Adding fructose to nutrient search, and selecting fruit and fruit juices within the search categories, the Canadian Nutrient File provides a listing of fructose content in Canadian fruits and fruit juices.

  2021-07-23 – Directory

A Merck Manual guide to hereditary fructose intolerance for health professional use.

  2021-07-23 – Topic Overview

A list from Health Canada of permitted sweeteners (food additives) available in Canada.

  2021-07-22 – Tables/Forms

Information on the effects of hereditary fructose intolerance on health from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. National Library of Medicine. Additional resources on diagnosis and management are available.

  2019-04-12 – Topic Overview

Table 1. Fructose content in Australian vegetables, pg 561 and Table 2. Fructose content in Australian fruits, pg 562 from a research paper entitled, Measurement of Short-Chain Carbohydrates in Common Australian Vegetables and Fruits by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Cost to access full article.

   2021-07-23 – Tables/Forms