Sugar

Vulnerability to Fructose Varies, Health Study Finds

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR OCTOBER 13, 2014 9:20 PM Fructose, a sugar widely consumed in the form of high-fructose corn syrup, may promote obesity and diabetes by overstimulating a hormone that helps to regulate fat accumulation, researchers reported on Monday. The study, carried out at Harvard Medical School, marks the first time that scientists have identified a hormone that rises […]

Why What You Eat Makes You Infertile

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Mythbusters: Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Cancer

Mythbusters: Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Cancer Victoria Stern, MA DisclosuresSeptember 02, 2014 Over the past decade, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry in the United States, with the use of CAM interventions becoming increasingly popular among cancer patients. Studies estimate that at least half of cancer patients use some type of […]

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Is Associated with Abdominal Fat Partitioning in Healthy Adults

Ma J, et al. – In this cross–sectional analysis, the authors examined whether habitual sugar–sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and diet soda intakes are differentially associated with deposition of body fat. Daily consumers of SSBs had a 10% higher absolute visceral adipose tissue (VAT) volume and a 15% greater VAT–to–SAT ratio compared with nonconsumers, whereas consumption […]

Dietary sugars and cardiometabolic risk

Systematic review and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials of the effects on blood pressure and lipids American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 05/16/2014 > Evidence Based Medicine  Review Article Te Morenga LA, et al. – In this study, authors conducted a systematic review and meta–analysis of randomized controlled trials that examined effects of the modification of dietary free sugars […]

Cutting Sugar May Ease IBS in Kids

Published: May 6, 2014 By Ed Susman , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today CHICAGO — A diet low in foods with certain sugars known as FODMAPs appears to reduce symptoms in children diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), researchers said here. Children had fewer daily abdominal pain episodes during the low-FODMAPs period — 2.2 episodes — compared with […]

Sweetened beverage consumption is associated with increased risk of stroke in women and men

The Journal of Nutrition, 04/21/2014  Clinical Article Larsson SC, et al. – The consumption of sweetened beverages such as soft drinks has been associated with adverse effects on markers of cardiovascular risk. These findings suggest that sweetened beverage consumption is positively associated with the risk of stroke. Methods The authors examined the hypothesis that high consumption of […]

Sugar sweetened beverages consumption and risk of coronary heart disease: A meta-analysis of prospective studies

Huang C Atherosclerosis. 2014 May;234(1):11-6. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.01.037. Epub 2014 Feb 15. PubMed Reference Abstract OBJECTIVE: To summarize the evidence with respect to sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumption and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and to recommend field standards for future analysis on this topic. METHODS: We searched for articles published up to February 2013 […]

High proportions of foods recommended for consumption by United States Dietary Guidance contain solid fats and added sugar

Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007-2008) Nutrition Journal, 03/21/2014  Clinical Article Jahns L, et al. – The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) recommend that individuals age two years and older reduce intakes of solid fats (SoF) and added sugars (AS; together SoFAS). MyPlate, illustrates the proportions of five major food groups to […]

Sugars and risk of mortality in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 03/05/2014 PubMed Reference  Tasevska N, et al. – The authors investigated the association of total sugars, added sugars, total fructose, added fructose, sucrose, and added sucrose with the risk of all–cause, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other–cause mortality in the NIH–AARP Diet and Health Study. In this large prospective study, total fructose […]

These 11 Charts Show Everything That’s Wrong With The Modern Diet

The Business Insider KRIS GUNNARS, AUTHORITY NUTRITION FEB. 11, 2014, 2:05 PM Full Story The modern diet is the main reason why people all over the world are fatter and sicker than ever before. Everywhere modern processed foods go, chronic diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease soon follow. The studies are clear […]

A Soda a Day Ups CVD Risk by 30%: NHANES Study

Marlene Busko February 04, 2014 Full Story ATLANTA, GA — American adults consume on average about 15% of their calories from sugars added to foods during processing, with a whopping 37% of the added sugar consumed in sugar-sweetened beverages, suggests an analysis of data extending back about 25 years. Moreover, the study projects that regularly […]

Too Much Added Sugar May Add to CVD Death Risk

Published: Feb 3, 2014 | Updated: Feb 4, 2014 By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points Most U.S. adults consume more added sugar than is generally recommended for a healthy diet. This prospective study found a significant relationship between added sugar consumption and increased risk for CVD mortality. Through a […]

Culinary Culprits: Foods That May Harm the Brain

Nancy A. Melville January 30, 2014 Full Story For all the attention paid to the negative effects poor dietary choices have on the body, the effects of diet on the brain are largely unexplored. However, emerging research is providing new insights to support the suggestion that food can have a profound influence on mental health […]

Dementia: Is Gluten the Culprit?

Medscape Neurology Bret S. Stetka, MD, David Perlmutter, MD January 21, 2014 Full Story Editor’s Note : In his new book Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar — Your Brain’s Silent Killers, Dr. David Perlmutter, Associate Professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine, advocates that lifestyle modifications, starting with a high-fat, nearly […]

How sugar affects the brain – Nicole Avena – VIDEO

When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activation of your reward system is not unlike how bodies process addictive substances such as alcohol or nicotine — an overload of sugar spikes dopamine levels and leaves you craving more. Nicole Avena explains why sweets […]

Sugary drinks raise cancer risk for women

Step away from that soda: Sugary drinks raise cancer risk for women, study finds Maggie Fox NBC News Nov. 22, 2013 at 1:32 PM ET Full Story:  http://www.nbcnews.com/health/step-away-soda-sugary-drinks-raise-cancer-risk-women-study-2D11641447#young-buyers-obamacare-involves-lot-guesswork-2D11642028 Here’s another reason for ladies to just put down that sugary soda – it raises the risk of endometrial cancer. Women who drank the most sweet soft […]

Fat Does Not Make You Fat (VIDEO)

by Mark Hyman, MD Last Updated November 27, 2013 Full Story If you’re feeling completely confused about whether you should cut fat from your diet, you are not alone.  But here’s the bottom line: fat does not make you fat or sick. So, why do so many people believe that fat is bad for you […]

The whys of rising obesity

by Alvin Powell Full Story:  http://medx.cc/news/2013-09-whys-obesity.html Harvard nutrition expert Walter Willett compared the marketing of junk food to kids with an earlier era’s child labor practices, saying that young people have been “exploited” by both systems. He said such food marketing is an important factor in America’s obesity epidemic. “Children are being exploited, same as […]

Sugar is ‘addictive and the most dangerous drug of the times’

By Bruno Waterfield11:13AM BST 17 Sep 2013 Full Story:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/10314705/Sugar-is-addictive-and-the-most-dangerous-drug-of-the-times.html Soft drinks should carry tobacco-style warnings that sugar is highly addictive and dangerous, a senior Dutch health official has warned. Paul van der Velpen, the head of Amsterdam’s health service, the Dutch capital city where the sale of cannabis is legalised, wants to see sugar […]