Sugar in Food: Are Sugary Beverages Contributing to the Diabetes Epidemic?
“The data are pretty compelling that we should basically cut out sugar-sweetened beverages,” says Frank Sacks, professor of cardiovascular disease prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health....
View ArticleSugar in Food: Do Artificial Sweeteners Raise Your Blood Sugar?
Saccharin may lead to high blood sugar levels by changing gut bacteria in some people, but other artificial sweeteners may not have the same effect. [SF] Israeli researchers allowed mice access to one...
View ArticleWhat are the Most Important Food Safety and Nutrition Concerns Regarding...
The center aisles of a supermarket hold an enormous variety of beverages: juices, sodas, sports drinks, waters, and specialty drinks. Though those beverages are safe, most are far from healthy. Sugary...
View ArticleDiabetes and Diet: Does Diabetes Slow Down Your Brain as You Age?
Got type 2 diabetes or prediabetes? It may muddy your thinking as you age. Scientists tracked more than 13,000 adults who were 48 to 67 years old when they entered the Atherosclerosis Risk in...
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What to Eat during the Super Bowl
There’s no rule that your Super Bowl party has to feature boring sporting-event staples like chicken wings, pizza, chips, and soda. With that in mind, the food detectives at the Center for Science in...
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How to Diet: Store-Bought Toddler Foods Too High in Sugar and Sodium, CDC Warns
More than seven in ten packaged meals for young children have too much sodium and more than a third of their cereal bars and breakfast pastries contain too much sugar, the Center for Disease Control...
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A Healthy Mediterranean Diet
The new PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) study was big news. Spanish researchers reported that high-risk people on either of two “Mediterranean” diets had a remarkable 30 percent lower...
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Do sugary drinks lead to weight gain?
The DRINK trial answered that question in 2012. It’s not just soda but also sports drinks, lemonade, sweetened iced tea, and juices that can lead to weight gain. Researchers randomly assigned 641...
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