"It's so simple. With a two-liter bottle you add sugar, you add extract, you add a small amount of yeast and water, cap it up and in two days they've got root beer.

VOA: special.2011.08.01

The participants were divided into five groups according to the amount of sugar and sugar-based sweeteners they consumed daily.

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

The researchers found that HDL levels in those who consumed the most sugar were 20 percent lower than those who consumed the least amount.

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

"One of the things that this study was really helpful to show is that the amount of added sugar,as it increases, the triglycerides go up and the HDL goes down."

VOA: standard.2010.04.25