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Sugar is getting a bad rap as being unhealthy, and while it can be, the sugar topic has been exaggerated to the point of scaring away people from perfectly nutritious foods containing natural sugar like fruit. Sugar itself is not the enemy, all the added sugars, additives, and sweeteners however are what you should be …
An international study, led by the University of Bristol and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, analyzed diet and lifestyle data on 450,111 adults who were followed for approximately 14 years. Eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may be associated with a higher risk of developing cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract (including the mouth, …
Research Matters Highlights: Higher blood levels of the artificial sweetener erythritol were associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke. The results highlight the need for further study of erythritol’s long-term risks for cardiovascular health. Artificial sweeteners have become a widespread way to reduce sugar and calorie intake. Regulatory agencies generally consider artificial sweeteners …
Manufacturers have increased the mean number of additives in purchased foods and beverages from 3.7 in 2001 to 4.5 in 2019, according to new research in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier, has determined that 60% …
Recent research has discovered that common artificial sweeteners can cause previously healthy gut bacteria to become diseased and invade the gut wall, potentially leading to serious health issues. The study, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, is the first to show the pathogenic effects of some of the most widely used artificial sweeteners …
Since the late 1800s non-nutritive sweeteners have promised to deliver all the sweetness of sugar with none of the calories. They have long been believed to have no effect on the human body, but researchers publishing in the journal Cell on August 19 challenge this notion by finding that these sugar substitutes are not inert, …
The food industry uses artificial sweeteners in a wide range of foods and beverages as alternatives to added sugars, for which deleterious effects on several chronic diseases are now well established. The safety of these food additives is debated, with conflicting findings regarding their role in the aetiology of various diseases. In particular, their carcinogenicity …
Metabolomics to study the impact of diet on health: The study reveals a protective association regarding cognitive impairment of metabolites derived from cocoa, coffee, mushrooms, red wine, and polyphenol-rich foods, and a detrimental role for artificial sweeteners. A diet rich in plant products reduces the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in the elderly. This …
Most of us love sweet foods and drinks. But after that short burst of sweetness, you may worry about how sweets affect your waistline and your overall health. Is sugar truly bad for us? How about artificial or low-calorie sweeteners? What have scientists learned about the sweet things that most of us eat and drink …
Added sugars are hard to avoid, it seems sugar has been added to everything these days, but diets high in sugar and processed foods have been linked to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and possibly even cancer. In American meals are no longer what they once were, not that long along meals were nutritious and …