Added sugar is sugar that is added to food during processing or preparation, rather than sugar that occurs naturally in the food. Examples: sugar (white, brown) glucose, fructose, sucrose high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) honey, syrups (when added to a product) Daily Recommended Limit WHO recommendation: <10% of total energy intake — upper limit <5% — for additional health benefits Example (for a 2,000 kcal diet): 10% = about 50 g sugar/day 5% = about 25 g sugar/day In practice: 1 teaspoon of...

Evidence from the IARC and Oxford Oncology shows that obesity is a major and underrecognized oncological risk factor. What does this mean for clinical practice? When clinicians think about modifiable cancer risk factors, smoking is almost always the first to come to mind. But a growing body of evidence demands that obesity take its place alongside it. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), overweight and obesity are now linked to at least 13 distinct types of...

We're proud to share that Dr. Anahit Gevorgyan, member of the Armenian Association of Obesity Prevention, represented Armenia at the 33rd European Congress on Obesity (ECO2026) on May 12-15, 2026. Dr. Gevorgyan, Assistant at the Department of Hygiene and Ecology and practicing Endocrinologist-Nutritionist, joined leading researchers, clinicians, and public health professionals from across Europe and beyond at this prestigious EASO event. Why ECO2026 Matters: The European Congress on Obesity...