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Sugar Addiction: Real or Imagined
Sugar addiction is a term we hear often, and a concept very familiar to those who have embraced a low-carb way of eating. But it remains a controversial and misunderstood concept. On the one side are those who have experienced the cravings and binges associated with sweets and who stand firm in their conviction that Read More
More Dangers of High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Fructose used to enjoy something of a good reputation as sugars go, largely because, unlike other sugars, it doesn’t raise blood sugar very quickly. This property made it a long-standing favorite of diabetics and those who treated them. But like so much other “conventional” wisdom, this turned out to be anything but wise. Fructose- and Read More
Insulin secretion predicts success of fat loss
If you’re like most people, you’re probably confused by the enormous amount of research on fat loss. While lower-carbohydrate, higher protein diets consistently seem to produce fat loss – not to mention improvement in important blood measures like triglycerides– many people also seem to have good results on conventional low-fat diets. Other programs that have Read More
How to Read a Food Label
To ensure that consumers know what is in the foods they buy, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that the packaging of every manufactured food product display certain information. Ingredients must be listed in descending order of weight. Labeling must also include a Nutrition Facts panel. Although the intent is informational, such labels do Read More
High-Fructose Corn Syrup Has a Press Agent!
After years of media reports linking the increasing consumption of high-fructose corn syrup with the growing obesity and diabetes epidemics, the Corn Refiners of America have decided to fight back with a series of misleading commercials designed to persuade you that this stuff’s not so bad after all. Not so fast. Up until the 1970s, Read More
Finding Added Sugars
Taking control of your health is about focusing on carbohydrate foods that are high in nutrients and fiber. That’s why added sugar in any form should be avoided in the weight loss phases of Atkins. No matter what it’s called sugar has virtually no nutritional value. What’s the Difference? Naturally occurring sugars, found in dairy Read More
Diets High in Fructose Inhibits the Appetite Hormone
A new animal study from the University of Florida, published August 2008 in the American Journal of Physiology — Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, found that rats became leptin-resistant after being fed a high-fructose diet for six months. Leptin is the appetite-controlling hormone and leptin resistance has long been linked to obesity. This study and Read More
Dietary sugars and body weight: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials and cohort studies
In a Meta-analysis recently published in the British Journal of Medicine (January 2013), the authors reviewed over 30 published trials & 38 published cohort studies related to sugar intake. Their goal was to identify trends across these 68 publications related to sugar consumption and effect on body weight. In their evaluation, they concluded there does Read More
Children and Sugar: Are They At Risk?
Two alarming new studies indicate that children with higher sugar consumption (in drinks and food) may be at a higher risk for diabetes, heart disease and cancer later in life. In one study, conducted at Penn State’s Center for Childhood Obesity Research, researchers looked for symptoms of heart disease and diabetes in 154 white non-Hispanic Read More
Atkins Is a Low-Glycemic Approach
Everything old is new again. The latest buzzword in weight management and nutrition may be “low glycemic,” but Dr. Atkins was on to it many decades ago. With Atkins, it’s easy to know which foods have the lowest glycemic impact. You’ve probably heard the term “low glycemic” bandied about in the media and in discussions Read More