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 Fructose, Weight Gain, and The Insulin Resistance Syndrome (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 12/1/2002 | Hits: 0 |
| From the University of California at Davis and The Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2002: This article was written by several researchers who reviewed previously published research relating to fructose and concluded that "Fructose consumption induces insulin resistance, impaired glucose intolerance, hyperinsulemia, hypertriacylglycerolemia, and hypertension in animal models." They also state that the evidence shows that "...fructose, compared with glucose, is preferentially metabolized to lipid in the liver." They concluded the article by stating that the data in humans are less clear and calling for more research to determine the metabolic and endocrine effects of dietary fructose in humans. This statement is an excellent example of how some medical recommendations have become accepted without research to support it. These researchers state the research that supports the long-held medical belief that fructose is healthy and is preferable to sucrose is unclear. |
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| Sweet Tooth Substitutes: Are They OK? (News Article) |
Added on: 11/26/2002 | Hits: 5 |
| From the Medical College of Wisconsin and HealthScout News, 2002: These researchers looked at the animal research conducted years ago that linked saccharin to cancer and concluded that a human would have to drink 850 cans of diet soda a day to equal the amounts fed to the rats. |
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| Obesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (CDC Press Release) |
Added on: 11/26/2002 | Hits: 4 |
| From the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2002: In this informative press release the CDC releases new statistics that show that the obesity epidemic in the US continues to grow. In 2000, a whopping 1/3 of adults are obese, an astounding 65% of adults are overweight, and 15% of children are overweight. |
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| Nut and Peanut Butter Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 11/26/2002 | Hits: 5 |
| From Harvard University and The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2002: In this study, researchers from Harvard University looked at data from nearly 84,000 women who participate in their famous 20-year Nurses Health Study. They found that eating nuts and peanut butter at least five times a week lowered the risk of developing type II diabetes among the study participants by 27%. They also noted the women who regularly ate nuts and peanut butter weighed less. They concluded that there are benefits in consuming more hut and peanut butter, especially when the nuts replace refined grains in the diet. They caution people to avoid peanut butters with added sugars and trans fats. |
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| Intake of Soft Drinks, Fruit-Flavored Beverages, and Fruits and Vegetables by Children in Grades 4 Through 6 (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 11/20/2002 | Hits: 9 |
| From the Baylor College of Medicine and The Journal of Public Health, 2002: In this study, researchers looked at the relationship between sugar-filled drinks and the quality of childrens' diets. They found that the average child drank between 12-20 ounces of sugar-laden soft drinks per day, amounting to approximately 330 calories or 85 grams of simple carbohydrate. They also noted that the children who drank the most soft drinks ate far less vegetables. (A free abstract is not available. Unfortunately, a $7 fee is required to access the text of this study.) |
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| Kids Too Sweet on Soft Drinks (News Story) |
Added on: 11/20/2002 | Hits: 9 |
| From the Baylor College of Medicine and HealthScout News, 2002: In this study, researchers looked at the relationship between sugar-filled drinks and the quality of childrens' diets. They found that the average child drank between 12-20 ounces of sugar-laden soft drinks per day, amounting to approximately 330 calories or 85 grams of simple carbohydrate. They also noted that the children who drank the most soft drinks ate far less vegetables. |
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| Relation Between Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Drinks and Childhood Obesity: A Prospective, Observational Analysis (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 11/18/2002 | Hits: 10 |
| From Harvard University and Children's Hospital in Boston, and the journal Lancet, 2001: Harvard researchers conducted the first long-term study that reviews the link between sugar-sweetened soft drinks and childhood obesity. They studied 548 children between the ages of 7-11 years for 19 months. They found that for every sugar-sweetened drink consumed over the daily average, the odds of becoming obese increased by 50%. They also found that it was common for children in their study to get between 15-20 teaspoons of sugar or about 500-1000 calories (equavalent to 125-250 grams of carbohydrate) a day from soft drinks! (Site requires free registration) |
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| Plasma Cholecystokinin is Associated With Subjective Measures of Satiety in Women (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 11/6/2002 | Hits: 12 |
| From the University of California at Davis and The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2002: These UC researchers studied the idea that adding fiber and fat to our diets causes us to be more satisfied with a meal. They placed men and women on one of three diets. One was high in fiber and low in fat, the second was high in fiber and low in fat, and the third was low in fiber and low in fat. They found that the women who ate the high fat, high fiber meals reported being more satisfied with the meal than the women who ate the low fat, low fiber meals reported. Men, however, did not experience the same affect. The researchers noted that when women ate the high fat, high fiber meals they released more of the hormone cholecystokinin, a hormone that is associated with feeling full and satisfied (satiety). It is thought that cholecystokinin is the messenger that is released by the small intestine that lets the body know it is full. The researchers concluded that both the fat and the fiber in the meals stimulated the release of cholecystokinin and the fiber prolonged its affect. They also found that the participant's insulin levels were significantly higher after the low fat, low fiber meals. |
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| Increased Fiber Curbs Appetite in Women (Press Release) |
Added on: 11/6/2002 | Hits: 15 |
| From the University of California at Davis, 2002: These UC researchers studied the idea that adding fiber and fat to our diets causes us to be more satisfied with a meal. They placed men and women on one of three diets. One was high in fiber and low in fat, the second was high in fiber and low in fat, and the third was low in fiber and low in fat. They found that the women who ate the high fat, high fiber meals reported being more satisfied with the meal than the women who ate the low fat, low fiber meals reported. Men, however, did not experience the same affect. The researchers noted that when women ate the high fat, high fiber meals they released more of the hormone cholecystokinin, a hormone that is associated with feeling full and satisfied (satiety). It is thought that cholecystokinin is the messenger that is released by the small intestine that lets the body know it is full. The researchers concluded that both the fat and the fiber in the meals stimulated the release of cholecystokinin and the fiber prolonged its affect. They also found that the participant's insulin levels were significantly higher after the low fat, low fiber meals. |
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| FDA Public Meeting on Acrylamide in the US Food Supply |
Added on: 10/7/2002 | Hits: 14 |
| From the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 2002: In this statement, the deputy commissioner of the FDA confirms that their preliminary findings confirm that large amounts of acrylamide is present in starchy foods that are cooked at high temperatures. The statement calls for extensive research on the matter. |
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| University of Sidney Glycemic Index Website (Informational Web Site) |
Added on: 9/27/2002 | Hits: 165 |
| From the University of Sidney in Australia, 2002: This great informational web site has a great primer on the glycemic index and a wonderful searchable database that provides the glycemic index value for thousands of foods. This university is widely credited as being one of the creators of the glycemic index rating system. |
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| Sucrose Compared With Artificial Sweeteners: Different Effects on Ad Libitum Food Intake and Body Weight After 10 Weeks of Supplementation in Overweight Subjects (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/27/2002 | Hits: 68 |
| From The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Denmark and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2002: A research team studied the effects of eating sugar versus artificial sweeteners on the voluntary food intake and body weight of overweight people for 10 weeks. They found that the people who ate the sugar ate more food, had higher body wieghts, higher body fat percentages, and higher blood pressures than the people who ate the artificial sweeteners. |
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| Analysis of Obesity and Hyperinsulinemia in the Development of Metabolic Syndrome: San Antonio Heart Study (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/26/2002 | Hits: 41 |
| From the University of Texas and the journal Obesity Research, 2002: These researchers studied nearly 2,000 people in their ongoing San Antonio Heart Study. They found that high levels of insulin was a "significant predictor" of the development of high triglycerides, high blood pressure, and type II diabetes. |
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| Insulin resistance and Risk for Stroke (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/26/2002 | Hits: 28 |
| From Yale University and the journal Neurology, 2002: Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine reviewed studies published between 1977 and 2001 that related to insulin resistance and stroke. They concluded that there is a prevalent connection between chronically high insulin levels (insulin resistance) and stroke. |
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| Prospective Associations of Fasting Insulin, Body fat Distribution, and Diabetes with Risk of Ischemic Stroke (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/26/2002 | Hits: 15 |
| From the University of Minnesota and the journal Diabetes Care, 1999: A group of researchers conducted a large, six-year study known as the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. These investigators looked at the relationship between diabetes, body fat, and insulin levels and stroke among study subjects who did not have heart disease. They noted that not only did diabetes increase the risk of stroke, high insulin levels among nondiabetics also placed them at higher risk. |
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| Addition of Omega-3 Fatty Acid to Maintenance Medication Treatment for Recurrent Unipolar Depressive Disorder (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/26/2002 | Hits: 42 |
| From the American Journal of Psychiatry, 2002: A group of researchers looked at the relationship between a dietary fat (known as Omega 3) and depression. They placed two groups of patients with medical diagnoses of major depression on a supplement of Omega 3 fat or a placebo in addition to their usual antidepressive therapy. They noted that the group who ate the Omega 3 fat had "highly significant" relief of the depression by the end of three weeks. |
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| High Triglycerides -- A Red Flag for Heart Disease (Press Release) |
Added on: 9/26/2002 | Hits: 79 |
| From The Mayo Clinic, 2002: The September issue of the Mayo Clinic Health Newsletter provides recommendations on how to lower blood triglyceride levels. The first recommendation is to reduce the amount of sugar in the diet. They point out that reducing sugar consumption often causes large decreases in triglyceride levels. |
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| Fructose Intolerance: An Unrecognized Problem (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/26/2002 | Hits: 55 |
| From the University of Iowa Medical Center and The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2001: Researchers studied the effects of fructose (a simple, natural sugar found in fruits, juices, honey and candy) on 219 people who had unexplained gas pain and bloating. They noted that a whopping 78% of the people who drank a fructose-water mixture had improper digestion of fructose as evidenced by production of hydrogen and methane gases (these gases are not produced with normal fructose digestion). Nearly 60% of the study subjects demonstrated symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) after drinking the mixture. The researchers stated they were surprised at such a strong association between fructose and digestive distress and recommended that IBS sufferers be screened for fructose intolerance. |
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| Giving You Gas: Study Finds Fructose May Cause Some Cases of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (News Report) |
Added on: 9/26/2002 | Hits: 44 |
| From the University of Iowa Medical Center and HealthScout News, 2001: Researchers studied the effects of fructose (a simple, natural sugar found in fruits, juices, honey and candy) on 219 people who had unexplained gas pain and bloating. They noted that a whopping 78% of the people who drank a fructose-water mixture had improper digestion of fructose as evidenced by production of hydrogen and methane gases (these gases are not produced with normal fructose digestion). Nearly 60% of the study subjects demonstrated symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) after drinking the mixture. The researchers stated they were surprised at such a strong association between fructose and digestive distress and recommended that IBS sufferers be screened for fructose intolerance. |
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| Evidence That Intermittent, Excessive Sugar Intake Causes Endogenous Opioid Dependence (Journal Abstract) |
Added on: 9/25/2002 | Hits: 36 |
| From Princeton University and the journal Obesity Research, 2002: In this study, researchers investigated the question of whether or not sugar is addictive. They fed rats balanced meals followed by sugar water. The animals gradually doubled their daily sugar intake and consumed it in the first hour it was offered to them. When the researchers abruptly removed the sugar water from the rats' diet, they suffered physical withdrawal symptoms. The researchers believe that sugar triggers opioid production in the brain and when sugar is abruptly witheld the brain suffers withdrawals from the opioid production and intense cravings for sugar results. |
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