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People around the world are eating more and more sugar and sweetners. Health experts warn they're contributing to a growing health crisis and suffering from heart disease, obesity and diabetes. The warning's backed by new research published in the Lancet medical journal. The authors say 68 percent of packaged foods and drinks in the US contain caloric sweeteners. Seventy-four percent contain both caloric and low-calorie sweeteners. Most sugar is consumed in the US, UK, Latin America and Australasia. But much of the developing world, where consumption is rising most rapidly, will also be at risk if the additives are not stopped. So, are manufacturers trying to keep us addicted to the sweet stuff? And what should we do about it? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Dina Labuschagne - dietitican and nutritionist at Evolve Mind Body and Soul. Bryony Sinclair - Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager at the World Cancer Research Fund International. Leonie Joubert - specialist on food security and author of 'The Hungry Season: Feeding Southern Africa's Cities'. - Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check out our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

With elections due to be held next Sunday, questions are already being asked about the future of Venezuela and the legacy of former president Hugo Chavez. Two years after he died, his opponents are threatening to end the Bolivarian revolution. The socialist government stands to lose its majority for the first time in 16 years. On Inside Story, we ask whether the revolution has run its course? And is the opposition really able to fix Venezuela's problems? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Phil Gunson - Senior analyst at the International Crisis Group Mark Weisbrot - Co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research Roberto Patino - Founder of the Caracas Mi Convive NGO, which aims to reduce violence through youth empowerment and inclusion. - Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check out our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

After months of confusion and disputes on how to deal with the refugee crisis facing Europe, the European Union has finally come up with what it hopes will be the solution. It has struck a deal with Turkey to try and control the flow of asylum seekers. For more than $3bn, the EU desperately wants Turkey to keep refugees out of Europe. In exchange its leaders have promised to open negotiations on a new chapter in Ankara’s bid to join the EU. They have also pledged to speed up the process of allowing Turkish citizens to visit the EU without a visa. Under the agreement, Turkey will increase patrols in the Aegean Sea and on its land borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Turkey has also agreed to take back refugees whose asylum applications have been denied by EU countries. But is that enough? And can Turkey succeed where other countries have failed? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Alexandra Stiglmayer - Senior analyst for the European Stability Initiative. Cigdem Nas - General secretary of the Economic Development Foundation. Marc Pierini - Visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe and former EU ambassador to Turkey. - Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check out our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Saudi-backed forces make major gains against Houthi rebels in a key province. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Does trophy hunting hurt or help conservation efforts in Africa? Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

ISIL says it's behind a suicide bombing that killed at least 15 people in Saudi Arabia. As ISIL sharpens its strategy and steps us its attacks in the region, what is the armed group trying to achieve? And can it be stopped? Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com

Aussie rules star Adam Goodes twice voted the sport's player of the year, has been jeered from coast-to-coast. The controversy began in 2013 when a 13-year-old girl called him an ape. Sydney Swans Chairman Andrew Pridham described the attacks as 'disgraceful, frightening, outdated and flawed'. All players suffer abuse from rival fans, but this episode has triggered a debate that has gone beyond sport. Two leading newspapers 'The Age' and 'The Sydney Morning Herald' wrapped their Saturday editions with a poster asking readers to join the campaign #istandwithadam. On Inside Story we ask - is Australia being forced to confront a tide of prejudice? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Matt de Groot - Nova, Sports Reporter. Kirstie Parker - National Congress of Australia's First Peoples. Charles King - ABC Sports Commentator. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com

Hunger strikes have become an important form of protest for Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons. But the Israeli parliament has just passed a new law which would allow authorities to force-feed prisoners on hunger strikes. The United Nations, The Palestinian Prisoners Commisison and Israel's Medical Association have all condemned force-feeding - calling it inhumane. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com

Has the deal between Iran and world powers set the stage for further regional conflict? Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com/

Fingers point at ISIL for car bomb explosions in Gaza aimed at Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movement. Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Ahmad Azem – a professor of International Relations at Birzeit University Joseph Kechichian - a senior writer at Gulf News Aymenn Al-Tamimi, a fellow at the Middle East Forum and ISIL specialistSubscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeeraCheck our website http://www.aljazeera.com

Kuwait has been jolted into taking drastic measures to improve security. A new law has been passed for mandatory DNA testing of its more than four million citizens and foreign residents. It's the first country in the world to make testing compulsory for its entire population. Those who refuse risk a big fine and a year in jail. Kuwait's parliament took swift action following the bombing of a Shia Muslim mosque on June 26, which killed 26 worshippers in Kuwait City. Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) said they carried out the attack. Kuwait’s mandatory DNA testing would be illegal in Europe, where the Court of Human Rights ruled that Britain's so-called "blanket and indiscriminate" storage of DNA data violated the right to privacy. So can countries balance the need for security and privacy? Presenter : Dareen Abughaida Guests: Mohammed Al Abdullah Al Sabah - Kuwaiti Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs. Jennifer Temkin - a professor of law and member of the National DNA Database Ethics Group. Helen Wallace - director of GeneWatch UK and currently leading a project looking at safeguards for the national DNA database. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com

Uighur Muslims complain of cultural and religious suppression, along with economic marginalisation in China's far western region of Xinjiang. For some, the only escape is to leave. Chinese government leaders accuse Uighur separatists of fomenting what they call "terrorism". Now, Beijing has gone a step further, saying more than 100 Uighurs deported from Thailand on Thursday were heading to join the wars in Syria and Iraq. The UN refugee agency condemns the deportations as a "flagrant violation of international law". Rights groups fear the Uighurs will be tortured back in China. It is adding to a growing controversy surrounding the treatment of Uighurs trying to escape what they say is persecution at home. But should those who have left be made to return? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Victor Gao - director of China National Association of International Studies, a government think tank. Mustafa Kibaroglu - head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at MEF University. Alim Seytoff - spokesman for the World Uyghur Congress.

Gay couples celebrated when the US Supreme Court recently legalised same-sex marriage. That ruling has triggered a debate on whether the institution of marriage can be redefined to allow the marrying of multiple partners. A recent Gallup poll shows that polygamy has been gaining popularity over the last decade - from five percent in 2006 to 16 percent today. The TV show Sister Wives is being credited with helping to normalise the idea of polygamy to the average American. So, could polygamy be next? And what are the legal challenges? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Freddie Deboer - author of It’s Time to Legalize Polygamy Stephen Macedo - author of Just Married: Same-Sex Couples, Monogamy and the Future of Marriage Andy Izenson - Associate Attorney at the firm Diana Adams Law & Mediati Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com

A record-breaking flight using electricity produced from the sun is showcasing what is possible using clean technology. Presenter: Shiulie Ghosh Guests: Raymond Clerc - Solar Impulse Mission Director Klaus Weber - an associate professor from the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems at Australian National University Douglas Parr - a Policy Director at Greenpeace

Why are millions of youngsters left behind by parents in poverty seeking work in the cities? Presenter: Richelle Carey Guests: Steve Tsang - senior fellow at the China Policy Institute at Nottingham University Joe Lowry - Asia-Pacific spokesperson for the International Organisation for Migration Shajeer Hussein – taxi driver in Qatar who left wife and child in India