The health risk associated with increased intake of added sugar has been widely studied in animals and humans. Recently Dr Esther González-Padilla and her colleagues have published a cross-sectional study in Nutrition and Metabolism. The study found the intake of added sugar was inversely associated with intake of micronutrient among two samples of Swedish population. Why did they choose to look at the impact on micronutrient? What is the story behind their chosen topic? We have invited Dr González-Padilla to share more contexts about their published work.