by De Montfort University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research has shown that increasing the pH level of water could help tackle obesity and health problems caused by high sugar content in drinks. Scientists at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) have been working with University of Sheffield, Innovate UK and WET Group Ltd to find a...
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Video Game Shown to Help Reduce Sugar Intake, Drop Weight, for People with Sweet Tooth
Sugar is considered to be a devil in much of the nutritional community these days. It is blamed for the obesity epidemic, increased rates of diabetes, and many other maladies that are on the rise. But the stuff is readily available just about everywhere in all kinds of enticing formats, so self-control is a major part...
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Why cheese may help control your blood sugar
Mmmm, cheese – a food as nutritious as it is delicious. Or is it? On the one hand, cheese is an excellent source of minerals like calcium and magnesium, vitamins A, B2 and B12, not to mention being a complete protein. On the other hand, cheese is also a significant source of saturated fat and sodium in our diets. To lower...
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Sickly sweet or just right? How genes control your taste for sugar
by Daniel Liang-Dar Hwang, The Conversation You might love sugary doughnuts, but your friends find them too sweet and only take small nibbles. That’s partly because your genes influence how you perceive sweetness and how much sugary food and drink you consume. Now our recently published study shows a wider range of genes at play than anyone thought. In particular, we suggest how these genes might work with...
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Sickly sweet or just right? How genes control your taste for sugar
by Daniel Liang-Dar Hwang, The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public Domain You might love sugary doughnuts, but your friends find them too sweet and only take small nibbles. That’s partly because your genes influence how you perceive sweetness and how much sugary food and drink you consume. Now our recently published study shows a wider range of genes at...
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No such thing as ‘sugar rush’! Sugar worsens mood rather than improving it
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK Sugar does not improve any aspect of mood and can even worsen it, according to new research published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews Using data collected from 31 studies, the researchers discovered that sugar consumption does not have a beneficial effect on mood Instead, sugar increases tiredness and lowers alertness within an hour...
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Sugar’s Sick Secrets: How Industry Forces Have Manipulated Science to Downplay the Harm
Walk into any grocery store, grab a few packaged products, and flip to the ingredients. You’ll likely spot added sugars – lots of them – provided you can discern their dizzying array of names: sucrose, dextrose, barley malt, agave nectar, high-fructose corn syrup, treacle, to list just a few. Why is our food saturated with...
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Cancer cells’ use of sugar holds the key to their destruction
Scientists have suggested a way to improve treatments that use viruses to attack cancer. It exploits the fact that cancer cells need a lot of glucose and must metabolize it rapidly to survive. Oncolytic viruses specifically target and enter cancer cells and use the cells’ machinery for their own multiplication and spread. They destroy tumors from the inside without harming nearby...
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Which foods lower blood sugar?
When a person has diabetes, either their body does not produce enough insulin, or it cannot use the insulin correctly, so glucose accumulates in the blood. High levels of blood glucose can cause a range of symptoms, from exhaustion to heart disease. One way to control blood sugar is to eat a healthful diet. Generally,...
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Do you get diabetes from eating too much sugar?
There is a widespread belief that sugar is the sole cause of diabetes. After all, the disease is characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood. Diabetes was first identified through the sweet smell of urine, and it later became apparent that sweet, sugary urine signified a high level of blood sugar. Over time, diabetes treatment has swung...