It doesn’t take a Princeton study to show that sugar is addictive. Or does it? Princeton University scientist Bart Hoebel and is team in the Department of Psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute have demonstrated that sugar can be an addictive substance, wielding its power over the brains of lab animals in a manner similar to many [...]
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12 Reasons Sugar’s Not So Sweet from NutritionResearchCenter.org
What’s so wonderful about refined sugar? People love the way it tastes, and food manufacturers know this all too well, which is why they put the chemical in just about everything that comes in a package. They also know it’s addictive and that kids love it, so they dump it into all kinds of cereals [...]
What Happens To Your Body Within An Hour Of Drinking A Coke by Wade Meredith for NutritionResearchCenter.org
Don’t drink cola if you want to be healthy. Consuming soft drinks is bad for so many reasons that science cannot even state all the consequences. But one thing we know for sure is that drinking Coke, as a representative of soft drinks, wreaks havoc on the human organism. What happens? Writer Wade Meredith has [...]
Ah, sugar, sugar! Quit your sweetness addiction by Nutritionist Joy Bauer, MSNBC
TODAY updated 1/19/2006 12:58:59 PM ET We’ve all heard that “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” but did you know there’s already plenty of the sweet stuff in that decongestant you are swallowing? And your spaghetti sauce? And even the canned veggies you feed your kids? Nutritionist Joy Bauer visited “Today” to [...]
The Not So Sweet Truth About High Fructose Corn Syrup by Mark Hyman, MD
If you can’t convince them, confuse them. –Harry Truman The current media debate about the benefits (or lack of harm) of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in our diet misses the obvious. The average American increased their consumption of HFCS (mostly from sugar sweetened drinks and processed food) from zero to more than 60 pounds [...]
9 Steps to Reverse Dementia and Memory Loss as You Age by Mark Hyman, MD
[1]RECENTLY, I SPOKE on a panel for PBS TV at the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) convention in Boston. The topic was dementia. There was a woman with mild cognitive impairment on the panel. Her condition is sort of like pre-Alzheimer’s disease. Everyone on the panel — including the Harvard neurologist — agreed [...]
Natural is Sweet When Sweet is Natural by Livia Hall, RealitySandwich.com
A solid premise for deciding the healthiness of a food item is seeing how recognizable it is as a product of nature. We are repeatedly shown that Mother Nature really does know what she is doing. She is able to orchestrate complex interactions in the natural world producing beauty, establishing equilibrium when things get out [...]
What Are Sugars? by Naomi Parks, Livestrong.com
Overview Sugar is the common term for a saccharide. In terms of nutrition, they are the elements that comprise carbohydrates and accordingly, are the source of the majority of the energy you consume. The sugar the human body uses for energy is always glucose, but it can convert other sugars into glucose to use them, [...]
Simple Sugars Definition by Stacy Anderson for Livestrong.com
Overview There are two types of simple sugars: the monosaccharides and the disaccharides. These sugar molecules, identified by the number of carbon atoms, are the building blocks for more complex carbohydrates. Simple sugars are in every living organism, playing a role in processes ranging from energy storage to the structure of your DNA. Glucose Glucose [...]
Obesity Epidemic Spreads to Toddlers by Gigi Stone, ABC News
John Presley is a playful 4-year-old from Marshfield, Mass., who loves the beach and video games. But, at 86 pounds, John weighs as much as a typical 11-year-old, which raises real health concerns. “It made me feel worried and sad because you want him to fit in and not be discriminated against,” said his mother, [...]
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