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08/30/2012
Findings presented in "Association between intake of artificially sweetened and sugar-sweetened beverages and preterm delivery: a large prospective cohort study" are weak and misleading. The Calorie Control Council cites the following as serious limitations of the study: No true...
08/30/2012
According to a review published in Advances in Dental Research, one of the best ways to protect your smile may be to consume more xylitol. Xylitol is a sugar substitute that has also been shown to reduce dental caries (tooth decay/cavities) in children and adults. Milgrom et al reviewed the...
07/10/2012
ATLANTA (July 10, 2012) – Using low-calorie sweeteners in beverages and other foods has the potential to help people reach and maintain a healthy body weight and is helpful for glucose control for people with diabetes, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart...
05/29/2012
ATLANTA (May 29, 2012) – Consumers can safely enjoy a range of sweeteners, both full-calorie and low-calorie ones, as part of a healthy diet guided by current nutrition recommendations, according to a newly updated position paper by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly...
05/01/2012
ATLANTA (May 1, 2012) – The need for public and health professional education about dietary fiber is crucial since consumption of fiber is low enough to be of public health concern for both adults and children, according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Objective and...
04/20/2012
ATLANTA (April 20, 2012) – Despite some media reports to the contrary, as well as the press release from The Cleveland Clinic, the findings presented in the study “Soda consumption and the risk of stroke in men and women” fail to show that soda sweetened with low-calorie...
02/24/2012
ATLANTA (Feb. 24, 2012) -- A new study shows that using diet soda can help shed pounds. For the study, conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, researchers randomly assigned 318 overweight adults to one of three groups: one that drank water; one that drank diet beverages; and...
02/02/2012
ATLANTA (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 contains nearly equal amounts of glucose and fructose and is handled by...
02/01/2012
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...
01/09/2012
ATLANTA (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 will be made. Fortunately, more than 186 million American adults – or eight...
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