Soft Drinks/Sugary Drinks

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and incidence of breast cancer: The Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) Project

Journal Summaries in Internal Medicine European Journal of Nutrition — Romanos-Nanclares A, et al. | October 04, 2018 Given sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) are an acknowledged dietary factor that increases insulin resistance, which may potentially lead to an increased risk of breast cancer (BC), therefore, researchers examined the link between baseline consumption of SSB and the […]

Integrative Treatment for Colorectal Cancer: A Comprehensive Approach – Full Text

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 24, No. 9-10 Invited Review Articles Free Access Keith I. Block, , Penny B. Block, , and Charlotte Gyllenhaal Published Online:24 Sep 2018https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0125 Abstract A comprehensive approach to integrative treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients involves three spheres of intervention: lifestyle, biology, and conventional treatment. Individualization of […]

Processed foods tied to increased risk of cancers

MARCH 07, 2018 Reuters Health News People who consume mostly packaged foods and drinks with lots of unpronounceable ingredients may be more likely to develop certain cancers than people who subsist mostly on whole foods found in nature, a French study suggests. Researchers examined data from dietary surveys completed by nearly 105,000 adults who didn’t […]

Just one soft drink a day could increase cancer risk, study finds

~ Researchers hail ‘surprising’ findings about sugar after analysing more than 3,000 cases Australian Associated Press Wed 21 Feb 2018 17.10 EST People who regularly consume at least one sugary soft drink a day, no matter the size of their waist, could be at increased risk of cancer, according to a new study. Researchers from Cancer Council […]

How fruit juice affects the gut

FEBRUARY 07, 2018 Healthline/Medical News Today It was previously believed that fructose, which is the sugar found in fruit and fruit juice, is processed by the liver. However, a new study suggests that fructose is mainly processed in the small intestine. The study, which is published in the journal Cell Metabolism, reveals that processed high-sugar food and […]

Starving cancer cells of sugar — does it work?

Date: January 26, 2018 Source: Duke-NUS Medical School Summary: Researchers from the Duke-NUS Medical School and collaborators from Austria have demonstrated for the first time a novel cell death pathway that describes how depletion of sugar causes cancer cell death. Previous research have shown that rapidly dividing cancer cells require higher levels of sugar than […]

Prenatal Sugar Intake May Increase Asthma Risk in Offspring

Higher intake during pregnancy, in early childhood associated with childhood asthma development FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Increased maternal prenatal and early childhood intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and fructose is associated with increased odds of developing childhood asthma, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. […]

Sugar and cancer: A surprise connection or 50-year cover-up?

NOVEMBER 29, 2017 Top News in Oncology Healthline/Medical News Today Can sugar cause cancer? It seems that evidence pointing this way was discovered in a study funded by the sugar industry nearly 50 years ago—but the work was never published. An industry-funded research project found higher levels of a cancer-causing enzyme in rats fed a […]

Dietary and Lifestyle Risk Factors Associated With Kidney Stones

October 04, 2017 The Journal of Urology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Using data from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study and the Nurses’ Health Study, this study characterized the association of modifiable risk factors with the incidence of stone disease. Investigators found that maintaining a normal BMI, consuming an adequate amount of fluid, eating a balanced diet rich […]

Too much sugar? Even ‘healthy people’ are at risk of developing heart disease

Date: October 4, 2017 Source: University of Surrey Summary: Healthy people who consume high levels of sugar are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Healthy people who consume high levels of sugar are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. A ground-breaking study from the University of Surrey found that a subject […]

Sugar Intake During Pregnancy Tied to Allergy in Offspring

As maternal sugar intake rose, so did allergies and asthma in children by age 7 MONDAY, July 10, 2017 (HealthDay News) — There is a causal relationship between increasing body mass index (BMI) and asthma and decreased lung function, according to a study published online July 4 in Allergy. Tea Skaaby, Ph.D., from the Center for […]

Is soda bad for your brain? (And is diet soda worse?)

Both sugary, diet drinks correlated with accelerated brain aging Date: April 20, 2017 Source: Boston University Summary: Excess sugar — especially the fructose in sugary drinks — might damage your brain, new research suggests. Researchers found that people who drink sugary beverages frequently are more likely to have poorer memory, smaller overall brain volume, and […]

Sugar and artificially sweetened beverages linked to obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

APRIL 18, 2017 QJM: An International Journal of Medicine Ruanpeng D, et al. Researchers evaluate the relationship between intake of sugar and artificially sweetened soda and obesity. This study exhibited an important relationship amongst sugar and artificially sweetened soda intake and obesity. This finding brings issues to light and question of the negative clinical effect […]

Mediterranean Diet Associated With Diagnosis of ADHD

February 08, 2017 Pediatrics TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a cohort of healthy controls underwent evaluation of dietary habits to determine the association between ADHD and adherence to a Mediterranean diet. An ADHD diagnosis was associated with low adherence to a Mediterranean diet. In addition, there was a significant association […]

By the Numbers: Americans’ Soda Habit Hard to Shake

Half drink a sugar-sweetened beverage every day by Matt Wynn Staff Writer, MedPage Today January 26, 2017 About half of Americans drank at least one sugary beverage daily, accounting for one of every fifteen calories consumed each day, according to a study released by the National Center for Health Statistics on Thursday. The study, based […]

Soft drink intake and the risk of metabolic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Clinical Practice, 01/17/2017 Narain A, et al. In this systematic review and meta–analysis, researchers assess whether soft drink intake is connected with the development of metabolic syndrome. This work suggested sugar–sweetened beverage and artificially sweetened beverage (ASB) consumption are both connected with metabolic syndrome. This connection may be driven by the fact […]

Two Soft Drinks a Day ‘Doubles Diabetes Risk’

Peter Russell October 24, 2016 Drinking more than 2 soft drinks a day doubles the risk of developing two types of diabetes, a study in the European Journal of Endocrinology has found. Researchers say this applies to soft drinks that are artificially sweetened as well as those containing sugar. Types of Diabetes Type 2 diabetes […]

Sugar addiction like drug abuse, study reveals

by Nicola Harley 13 APRIL 2016 • 10:20AM Sugar addiction should be treated like drug abuse, new research has revealed. Scientists have discovered drugs used to treat nicotine addiction could be used to treat sugar addiction. In the study carried out by  Australia’s Queensland University (QUT), it compared the effects of sugar to those of cocaine and likened […]

Sugary Drink Consumption Still High, Says CDC

02.28.2016 Nearly one in three adults had at least one drink per day by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today Three in 10 American adults reported consuming sugary drinks at least once a day, according to data released by the CDC. Researchers examined data from 2013 from 23 states and the District of Columbia. They […]

Sugar consumption plays greater role in heart disease than saturated fat

Date: January 13, 2016 Source: Elsevier Summary: Atherosclerotic Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is responsible for one in every six deaths in the United States as well as being the leading cause of death throughout the developed world. Healthcare professionals have for many years sought to limit and control CHD by focusing on prevention and, from […]