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06/13/2013
A study showed that high sugar intake may be linked to weight gain, but only because it leads to excessive caloric intake; not because of anything particular about the properties of sugar. The systematic review and meta-analyses by Te Morenga et al pulled and analyzed information from 68...
06/10/2013
A new review in the summer 2013 edition of US Endocrinology found that low-calorie sweeteners can be used to both help prevent and manage Type 2 diabetes.
The study,”The Role of Low-calorie Sweeteners in Diabetes,” examined the role between excess weight gain and...
06/07/2013
Findings presented in a study on diet soft drink consumption and the risk of developing diabetes in Japanese men is critically flawed. This study does not prove that drinking diet beverages leads to diabetes; moreover, it is a study of only associations – no actual clinical testing was...
05/31/2013
The findings from a study on sucralose and its potential effects on a small number of obese people who do not regularly use sucralose did not show that sucralose abnormally affects blood sugar or insulin levels. The study contradicts numerous other human studies that have found that people...
04/10/2013
Fructose does not increase body weight, blood pressure, uric acid or insulin levels, and may improve glycemic control at normal consumption levels, according to research. A commentary done by Sievenpiper et al, “Fructose: Where does the truth lie?,” found that “the available...
03/13/2013
In the study, “Consumption of Artificially-Sweetened Soft Drinks in Pregnancy and Risk of Child Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis” published by Maslova et al in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the study authors examined the relationship between intake of low-calorie sweetened (...
03/06/2013
The findings in a study published on diabetes prevalence and sugar availability did not show that sugar causes diabetes. The study showed weak results and had numerous limitations. According to the Calorie Control Council President, Dr. Haley Stevens, “The Basu et al study, which was not...
02/20/2013
Findings presented in a study titled “Adverse Effects of High-Intensity Sweeteners on Energy Intake and Weight Control in Male and Obesity-Prone Female Rats” by Swithers et al.1 should be interpreted with caution. The study was conducted on a small number of rats and it is well...
02/19/2013
Although a study in the January 2012 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association, reported that rates of obesity in the US have leveled off, many people still have pounds to shed. As "metabolic syndrome" works its way into Americans’ daily vocabulary, people are...
02/08/2013
A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who switched to diet beverages consumed less calories and had better diets than those who did not.
The study, “Does diet-beverage intake affect dietary consumption patterns? Results from the Choose Healthy Options...
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