FDA-approved artificial sweeteners and sport supplements were found to be toxic to digestive gut microbes, according to a new paper published in Molecules by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The collaborative study indicated relative toxicity of six artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose, saccharine, neotame, advantame, and acesulfame...
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Yo-yo dieting more than DOUBLES your risk of an early death and ‘makes you more likely to have a heart attack or stroke’
Also raises a person’s blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels Analyzed more than six million otherwise healthy people over five years Researchers urge doctors to be aware of how a patient‘s weight fluctuates Yo-yo dieting significantly increases your risk of an early grave, according to the results of the first study of its kind. Researchers...
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The Risk of Alternative Cancer Treatments
A diagnosis of cancer, even an early-stage, highly curable cancer, can prompt some people to feel as if they’ve suddenly lost control of their future and that they must do whatever they can to regain it. They may seek guidance from the internet, friends and acquaintances, some of whom may be quick to relate tales...
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Ditch the Diet Coke: Six artificial sweeteners used in a range of soft drinks and foods ‘are TOXIC to gut bacteria’
Scientists analyzed sweeteners approved for consumption in the US and EU They included the controversial aspartame, which is used in Diet Coke The study offers ‘further evidence’ that artificial sweeteners can damage health Artificial sweeteners found in Diet Coke and other soft drinks could damage your gut bacteria, research suggests. Aspartame – a controversial sweetener...
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Sleep research uncovers dire consequences to deprivation
Researchers at Michigan State University conducted the largest experimentally controlled study on sleep deprivation to date, revealing just how detrimental operating without sleep can be in everything from bakers adding too much salt to cookies to surgeons botching surgeries. Credit: CC0 Public Domain While sleep deprivation research isn’t new, the level at which distractions hinder...
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Health Supplements May Be Harming Your Kidneys
THE SUPPOSED HEALTH benefits of drinking alkaline water are buzzy right now. Many are attracted by the jazzy marketing claims from manufacturers that this “enhanced” water is better than regular, old-fashioned water. So is there anything to these claims? I’ll save you the suspense: The answer is no. Here’s the thing about the human body,...