WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 19, 2013 – The role of dietary fructose in the development of obesity and fatty liver diseases remains controversial, with previous studies indicating that the problems resulted from fructose and a diet too high in… Read More ›
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Brain reward circuits respond differently to 2 kinds of sugar
Phoenix, AZ (December 10th, 2014) – The brain responds differently to two kinds of sugar, according to a report today at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology annual meeting in Phoenix Arizona. The study suggests that fructose heightens the response of… Read More ›
High Fructose Corn Syrup a Natural Sugar, Totally Debunked
Excerpt: In the current study, Chi-Tang Ho, Ph.D., conducted chemical tests among 11 different carbonated soft drinks containing HFCS. He found ‘astonishingly high’ levels of reactive carbonyls in those beverages. These undesirable and highly-reactive compounds associated with “unbound” fructose and… Read More ›
Diet Soda is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults while drinking coffee was tied to a slightly lower risk
Hold the diet soda? Sweetened drinks linked to depression, coffee tied to lower risk 10 JAN 2013 SAN DIEGO – New research suggests that drinking sweetened beverages, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults… Read More ›
Sugared soda consumption, associated with accelerated cell aging
” This finding held regardless of age, race, income and education level “ Sugared soda consumption, cell aging associated in new study UCSF scientists find shorter telomeres in immune cells of soda drinkers Sugar-sweetened soda consumption might promote disease independently… Read More ›
Eating lots of carbs, sugar may raise risk of cognitive impairment, Mayo Clinic study finds
“But those whose diets were highest in fat — compared to the lowest — were 42 percent less likely to face cognitive impairment, and those who had the highest intake of protein had a reduced risk of 21 percent. When… Read More ›
Sugar and particularly HFCS linked to memory problems in adolescent rats
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 7-Oct-2014 Sugar consumption led to memory problems and brain inflammation Studying rats as model subjects, scientists found that adolescents were at an increased risk of suffering negative health effects from sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. Adolescent rats that freely… Read More ›
Regular consumption of sugary beverages linked to increased genetic risk of obesity
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked with a greater genetic susceptibility to high body mass index (BMI) and increased risk of obesity. The study reinforces the view that… Read More ›
Artificial sweeteners trigger changes that can lead to diabetes, weight gain.
Artificial sweeteners trigger changes that can lead to diabetes, weight gain. – “Our relationship with our own individual mix of gut bacteria is a huge factor in determining how the food we eat affects us. Especially intriguing is the link… Read More ›
Artificial sweeteners trigger changes that can lead to diabetes, weight gain
Public Release: 17-Sep-2014 Gut bacteria, artificial sweeteners and glucose intolerance A new study reveals that certain gut bacteria may induce metabolic changes following exposure to artificial sweeteners Artificial sweeteners, promoted as aids to weight loss and diabetes prevention, could actually… Read More ›
Drinking high-fructose corn syrup or sucrose sweetened beverages during adolescence impairs memory and inflames the hippocampus
7/29/2014, Seattle, WA. Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that daily consumption of beverages… Read More ›
UCLA study shows high-fructose corn syrup diet sabotages learning, memory
Sugar makes you stupid Attention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: Binging on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks may make you stupid. 18 May 2012 A new UCLA rat study is the first to show… Read More ›
Dietary fructose intake does suggest that higher fructose consumption (as would occur with the consumption of processed food and sweetened beverages) could deplete the liver of energy and thus risk causing worse metabolic problems and potentially even liver injury
04 May 2012 Increased fructose consumption may deplete cellular energy in patients with obesity and diabetes DURHAM, N.C. — Obese people who consume increased amounts of fructose, a type of sugar that is found in particular in soft drinks and… Read More ›
CU School of Medicine researchers look at effects of 2 common sweeteners on the body / high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and table sugar (sucrose)
AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 23, 2012) – With growing concern that excessive levels of fructose may pose a great health risk – causing high blood pressure, kidney disease and diabetes – researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, along… Read More ›
High fructose consumption by adolescents may put them at cardiovascular risk
30 JAN 2012 Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers report. An analysis of 559… Read More ›
Soda is being spiked with something worse then HFCS, but instead a fructose-intense concoction
Soda consumers may be drinking more fructose than labels reveal Keck School of Medicine of USC research finds higher ratio of fructose to glucose in popular beverages LOS ANGELES — Soda consumers may be getting a much higher dose of… Read More ›
Sugar implicated in cardiovascular disease risk independent of weight gain
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 15-May-2014 Researchers from New Zealand’s University of Otago have uncovered evidence that sugar has a direct effect on risk factors for heart disease, and is likely to impact on blood pressure, independent of weight gain. Research Fellow… Read More ›
High fructose corn syrup consumption increased concentrations of LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoprotein-B within 2 weeks ) / glucose did not have this effect
Public release date: 28-Jul-2011 Study suggests US Dietary Guideline for upper limit of sugar consumption is too high A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that adults who consumed… Read More ›
Woman who drink 2 or more Diet sodas/fruit juice /day were 30% more likely to suffer a cardio event
Highlights: -In fact, compared to women who never or only rarely consume diet drinks, those who consumed two or more a day were 30 percent more likely to suffer a cardiovascular event and 50 percent more likely to die from… Read More ›
Tequila plant is possible sweetener for diabetics — helps reduce blood sugar, weight
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 16-Mar-2014 DALLAS, March 16, 2014 — A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and help them… Read More ›