Brown sugar is a "granulated, refined sugar that comes from the same plant as white sugar," says Kate Zeratsky, RD, a registered dietitian nutritionist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. It gets its ...

Brown sugar is a natural sweetener that comes from processing sugar beets or sugar cane plants. Most commercially produced brown sugar is made by mixing white sugar with molasses, giving it a ...

Common added sugars such as granulated sugar, brown sugar, and turbinado sugar ... and obesity Higher risk of type 2 diabetes Metabolic syndrome High blood pressure One way added sugars can ...