July 29, 2024 by University of California, San Francisco Credit:Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at UC San Francisco have found a link between following a diet that is rich in vitamins and minerals, especially one without much added sugar, and having a younger biological age at the cellular level. They looked at how three different measures of...
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Truthful yet misleading packaging: Consumers falsely believe that low fat means less sugar
by Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The “low fat” label on foods can do manufacturers and consumers more harm than good. According to a new study by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), when manufacturers advertise their products as being low in fat, many consumers assume that they also contain less sugar. However, the sugar...
Less sugar, please! New studies show low glucose levels might assist muscle repair
TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY IMAGE: Reducing glucose concentration enhances cell proliferation of muscle stem cells, suggesting that excess glucose impedes cell proliferation capacity. CREDIT: TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that skeletal muscle satellite cells, key players in muscle repair, proliferate better in low glucose environments. This is contrary to conventional...