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2012 Articles
“The toxic truth about sugar” is based on selected researchATLANTA (Feb. 2, 2012) - The article “The toxic truth about sugar”1 incorrectly uses the terms fructose and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) interchangeably. Often confused with high fructose corn syrup (which...
ATLANTA (Feb. 1, 2012) - Findings presented in a new study titled “Diet Soft Drink Consumption is Associated with an Increased Risk of Vascular Events in the Northern Manhattan Study” examining a possible link between diet soft drink consumption and risk of vascular events is...
Americans Will Eat 30 Million Pounds of Snacks and Enough Fat to Equal the Weight of 13,000 NFL Offensive Linemen! ATLANTA (January 24, 2012) Super Bowl Sunday is the “Super Bowl” of snacking! Research by the Calorie Control Council (CCC) and Snack Food...
Benefits Advantame is a new ultrahigh potency sweetener and flavor enhancer developed by Ajinomoto. It is derived from aspartame and vanillin. Advantame is approximately 20,000 times sweeter than sugar and 100 times sweeter than aspartame. It has zero calories and a clean, sweet, sugar-like taste...
Dr. Oz: Dr. Oz claims that people can have an “addiction to artificial sweeteners.”What the Research Shows: There is no such thing as an addiction to low calorie or “artificial” sweeteners. No scientific studies have shown that using low calorie sweeteners...
2011 Articles
Small changes will be “in” when it comes to weight loss in the New YearATLANTA (January 9, 2012) – For many people, losing weight will become a high priority this January. Refrigerators will be stripped of holiday leftovers, gym memberships will increase and new weight loss goals...
ATLANTA (Dec. 14, 2011) -- It's that time of year when extra calories lurk around every corner – baked goods at the office, cocktails and snacks at holiday parties, chocolates in stockings and holiday dinners that can average more than 4,500 calories and 220 grams of fat, according to...
Information in “Ask the doctor: Are artificial sweeteners a good alternative to sugar?” which appeared in the December 2011 edition of the Harvard Health Letter makes claims that are not substantiated by scientific research.The article stated that “artificial sweeteners are...
FREE Webinar for Health Professionals, 1 CPE"Low and Reduced Calorie Sweeteners: Hot Topics from A to Z," (originally held in conjunction with the American Dietetic Association's (ADA) Weight Management (WM) Dietetic Practice Group (DPG)) is now available as a FREE CPE for registered...
ATLANTA (Oct. 27, 2011) – The Calorie Control Council has announced the publication of “Alternative Sweeteners, Fourth Edition,” the updated textbook edited by well-known sweetener authority Lyn O’Brien Nabors. The book has just been released by CRC Press in hardback....
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