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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Dec 21,2009
In the study, published in the journal Pediatric Dentistry, children ages 7 to 11 compared four food groups -- raisins, bran flakes, commercially marketed raisin bran cereal, and a mix of bran flakes with raisins lacking any added sugar.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Dec 10,2009
The research shows that the risks of low-carbohydrate high-fat diets far outweigh the potential benefits gained by overweight and obese people through weight loss, including improvements in blood pressure and risk factors for coronary heart disease.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Nov 20,2009
When consumers, particularly women and parents, are armed with facts about high fructose corn syrup, they often view food companies that market products as “high fructose corn syrup-free” more negatively.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Oct 30,2009
"These results indicate that high fructose intake in the form of added sugars is significantly and independently associated with higher blood pressure levels in the US adult population with no previous history of hypertension," the authors concluded.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Sep 24,2009
In the study, excessive fructose consumption seemed to increase new onset of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Sep 07,2009
"We think some factors are under circadian control. Better timing of meals, which would require a change in behavior, could be a critical element in slowing the ever-increasing incidence of obesity."
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Sep 07,2009
Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was grown in the laboratory and treated with and without manuka honey for four hours. The experiment was repeated with sugar syrup to determine if the effects seen were due to sugar content in honey alone.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Aug 25,2009
“Sugar has no nutritional value other than to provide calories,” Johnson said. “Consuming foods and beverages with excessive amounts of added sugars displaces more nutritious foods and beverages for many people.”
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Jul 24,2009
“We wanted to give the American Association of Diabetes Educators a first look at Nevella with Probiotics, since people with diabetes know the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and controlling blood sugar, and no-calorie sweeteners can help with that.”
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Jul 23,2009
Sugar can be used on wounds such as bed sores, leg ulcers and even amputations. It works because bacteria needs water to grow, so applying sugar to a wound draws the water away and starves the bacteria of water.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Jul 17,2009
Fructose, unlike another sugar, glucose, is processed almost solely by the liver, and produces an excessive amount of triglycerides — fat which get into the bloodstream.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Jun 04,2009
Some have claimed that low calorie sweeteners like aspartame could have a "rebound" effect that leads people to have more of an appetite or to eat more food. The analysis found, "There is good evidence that aspartame does not affect appetite or food intake.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
May 01,2009
With no calories, Nevella with Probiotics is a healthy alternative to sugar and is a great sugar replacement in coffee, tea and baked goods.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Apr 28,2009
The conference experts concluded that studies testing pure fructose at levels not seen in the typical diet are simply misleading in terms of understanding the metabolism of high fructose corn syrup.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Mar 25,2009
Over the past four decades life-styles have gravitated toward the excessive consumption of 'high energy' foods and sedentary behavior that has resulted in a high incidence of obesity and its pathological consequences.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Mar 05,2009
Recent studies using pure fructose that purport to show that the body processes high fructose corn syrup differently than other sugars due to fructose content are a classic example of this problem because pure fructose cannot be extrapolated to high fructose corn syrup.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Feb 18,2009
With economic uncertainty influencing consumer purchasing decisions and interest in healthy eating on the rise, food and beverage manufacturers can feed consumer demand for products that provide more bang for the buck.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Feb 12,2009
In contrast to the simpler or popular belief that sugar makes you fat, today's evidence shows that replacing sugar with other sources of carbohydrates does not make you lose weight necessarily. What appears more important is the total amount of energy intake, the energy density of the foods and the quality of the diet.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Jan 16,2009
The FDA's recent approval will grant Fructevia a place on the shelf next to alternative sweeteners such as Sweet and Low and Splenda . Other brands in the Steviva roster are an all-natural Stevia Powder and Steviva Blend, which is stevia blended with an all-natural fermented grain extract called Erythritol.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Dec 10,2008
Chances are you consume quite a bit of fructose. Most Americans do—in refined sugars such as sucrose or table sugar and in high-fructose corn syrup, used in products as diverse as soft drinks, protein bars, and fruit juice.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Dec 10,2008
Engeseth's study substituted honey for EDTA, an additive used to keep the oils in salad dressings from oxidizing, and high-fructose corn syrup, used by many commercial salad-dressing producers to sweeten their salad dressing recipes.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Dec 10,2008
These American Journal of Clinical Nutrition papers provide further support for the American Medical Association's June 2008 statement that "high fructose syrup does not appear to contribute to obesity more than other caloric sweeteners."
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Nov 27,2008
Previous studies have suggested that obese persons are less sensitive to sweet taste and crave sweet foods more than lean people. However, little is known about the specific differences between obese and lean individuals.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Nov 24,2008
Today’s consumers are increasingly opting for healthier food products. More natural and nutritional products have been significantly improved in recent years in terms of taste, colour, texture and the choice available.
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Starch, Sugar & Sweeteners
Nov 18,2008
Many accusations rely on speculation that tries to link single ingredients, including sweeteners such as high fructose corn syrup, to obesity it's the excess calories and sedentary lifestyle that are having the greatest impact.
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