chapter 1. Social aspects of dietary sugars / Amy K. McLennan, Stanley J. Ulijaszek, and Karin Eli -- chapter 2. Political economies of sugar : views from a former sugarcane industry / Marisa Wilson and Vishala Parmasad -- chapter 3. Sugars in beverages and body weight / France Bellisle -- chapter 4. Sugars in confectionery products : technical functions and links to health outcomes / Laura Shumow -- chapter 5. Effects of dietary sugars from natural sources on health outcomes / Eva Arrigoni, Christina Kast, and Barbara Walther -- chapter 6. High-fructose syrup : so, what is it exactly? / John S. White -- chapter 7. Biological and health effects of nonnutritive sweeteners / Allison C. Sylvetsky, Rebecca J. Brown, and Kristina I. Rother -- chapter 8. Nutrition economics related to consumption of dietary sugars / Adam Drewnowski -- chapter 9. Sugar consumption in the food and beverage supply across the globe / Barry M. Popkin -- chapter 10. Dietary intake and availability of fructose and sweeteners in the USA / Bernadette P. Marriott -- chapter 11. Metabolism of hexoses / Yeo Shi Hui, Lim Wen Bin, and Mary Chong Foong Fong -- chapter 12. Sugars and metabolic disorders in animal models including primates / Michael Pagliassotti, Kimberly Cox-York, and Tiffany Weir -- chapter 13. Contributions of sugars to metabolic disorders in human models / Kim-Anne Le and Luc Tappy -- chapter 14. Satiating effects of fructose and glucose / Yada Treesukosol and Timothy H. Moran -- chapter 15. Sugars in the brain / Jonathan Q. Purnell -- chapter 16. Sugars, obesity, and chronic diseases in adults / Vasanti S. Malik and Frank B. Hu -- chapter 17. Dietary sugars, obesity, and chronic diseases in children / Jaimie N. Davis and Stacey Lee -- chapter 18. Impact of dietary sugars on obesity and metabolic risk during critical periods of growth and development / Michael I. Goran -- chapter 19. Mechanisms by which dietary sugars influence lipid metabolism, circulating lipids and lipoproteins, and cardiovascular risk / Kimber L. Stanhope and Peter J. Havel -- chapter 20. Sugars, fructose, hypertension, and kidney disease / Laura Gabriela Sanchez Lozada, Magdalena Madero, Sirirat Reungjui, and Richard J. Johnson -- chapter 21. Effect of sugars on markers of cardiometabolic disease : an overview of meta-analyses / Viranda H. Jayalath, Vanessa Ha, Effie Viguiliouk, Vivian L. Choo, Adrian I. Cozma, Russell J. de Souza, and John L. Sievenpiper -- chapter 22. Mechanisms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease induced by dietary sugars : methods of investigation / Qiong Hu and Elizabeth J. Parks -- chapter 23. Dietary sugars and dental health / Sara Karjalainen, Eva Soderling, and Adrian Lussi -- chapter 24. Dietary sugars and cancer risk / Victoria J. Burley and Janet E. Cade -- chapter 25. Dietary sugars and physical performance / Asker E. Jeukendrup -- chapter 26. Toward evidence-based policies for reduction of dietary sugars : lessons from the alcohol experience / Laura A. Schmidt, Anisha I. Patel, Claire D. Brindis, and Robert H. Lustig.