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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
International Journal of Epidemiology | September 26, 2017 Li N, et al. – This study assessed the impact of sugar/carbohydrate intake on the incidence and survival of US patients with esophageal/gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (EA/GCA). Researchers reported that if corroborated, limiting intake of sucrose (e.g. table sugar), sweetened desserts/beverages, and foods that contribute to a high […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Miriam E Tucker January 07, 2016 Establishment of a policy whereby manufacturers slowly and imperceptibly reduce the amount of sugar in sweetened beverages over a 5-year period — without the addition of artificial sweeteners — could dramatically cut the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes in the population, a new modeling study from […]
Marlene Busko November 04, 2015 LOS ANGELES — Most doctors and many laypersons are aware that eating a diet high in sugar and/or fat is unhealthy, but now a new study connects a couple more dots, revealing that such diets are associated with a greater likelihood of having high insulin levels, which in turn seems […]
By Nick Tate Wednesday, 11 Nov 2015 This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new dietary guidelines that, for the first time, recommend placing a cap on average Americans’ consumption of added sugar. The recommendations are part of new 2015 Dietary Guidelines, due to be finalized next month, and based on the latest […]
By Nick Tate Wednesday, 11 Nov 2015 3:59 PM This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new dietary guidelines that, for the first time, recommend placing a cap on average Americans’ consumption of added sugar. The recommendations are part of new 2015 Dietary Guidelines, due to be finalized next month, and based on […]
11.09.2015 Study suggests liver fat is the driver by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today LOS ANGELES — Restricting sugar led to improved insulin sensitivity in a small trial, pointing to the role of fructose on metabolic syndrome, researchers said here. The research — presented during a poster session here at the annual Obesity Week […]
Findings for two servings or more daily in men TUESDAY, Nov. 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Regular consumption of soda or sweetened fruit drinks may increase risk for heart failure in men, according to research published online Nov. 2 in Heart.Using national registry data, researchers tracked the health of 42,400 men living in two counties […]
Study Indicates That Calories Are Not Created Equal; Sugar and Fructose Are Dangerous By Juliana Bunim on October 27, 2015 Reducing consumption of added sugar, even without reducing calories or losing weight, has the power to reverse a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases in children, including high cholesterol and blood pressure in as little as 10 […]
10/27/2015 That’s what scientists have concluded from a first-of-its-kind diet study involving overweight kids Fat was the food villain these past few decades but sugar is quickly muscling in to take its place. As rates of sugar-related disorders such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease climb, many experts believe that when Americans rid themselves of […]