In China, where the style of mixing red wine with Coke has only recently fallen out of favor, counterfeiters usually go even cheaper, adding loads of sugar to domestic wines or, in some cases, adding sugar to grape juice imported in bulk.

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It can be made sugar-free by adding sorbitol, a substance that can have laxative effects at high doses.

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During the three months that Veggie Booty was off the shelves, he tweaked its recipe, adding "cane powder" (unrefined sugar) to reduce the Booty's bitterness and make it more appealing to a wider audience.

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When making the dressing, which takes less than one minute, Mr. Monis suggests adding extra lime juice, chilies, fish sauce or sugar to suit your palate.

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In Chile, navegado is made by first caramelizing sugar in the bottom of a pot, adding a box of cheap red wine (even boxed wine in Chile is tasty), and then simmering it with some cinnamon sticks, cloves and orange slices.

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There is only limited evidence that taxes would help reduce obesity, the group said, adding that only 7% of the calories in the American diet come from sugar-sweetened beverages.

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