News tagged with dietary sugar

New mechanism to prevent type 2 diabetes in obese individuals

A new Montréal study conducted by Dr. May Faraj, associate research professor at the Université de Montréal and invited scientist at the IRCM, along with her research team and medical collaborators, shows ...

Medical research May 17, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

New evidence that natural substances in green coffee beans help control blood sugar levels

Scientists today described evidence that natural substances extracted from unroasted coffee beans can help control the elevated blood sugar levels and body weight that underpin type 2 diabetes. Their presentation on chlorogenic ...

Health Apr 09, 2013 | not rated yet | 1

Cutting down on sugar has a small but significant effect on body weight

Reducing sugar intake has a small but significant effect on body weight in adults, finds a paper published on BMJ website today.

Health Jan 15, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Sugary sports drinks plentiful at U.S. schools: study

(HealthDay) -- Although fewer middle and high schools in the United States make sugary sodas available to students today, other sweet beverages, particularly sports drinks, are still widely available, according ...

Pediatrics Aug 06, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

U.S. kids still eat too much added sugar: CDC

(HealthDay) -- Added sugar in drinks and foods makes up almost 16 percent of the calories U.S. children and teens consume, federal health officials report.

Health Feb 29, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Tasting fructose with the pancreas

Taste receptors on the tongue help us distinguish between safe food and food that's spoiled or toxic. But taste receptors are now being found in other organs, too. In a study published online the week of February ...

Medical research Feb 06, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (6) | 0 |

First clinical trial of red wine ingredient shows metabolic shifts

When obese men take a relatively small dose of resveratrol in purified form every day for a month, their metabolisms change for the better. In fact, the effects appear to be as good for us as severe calorie restriction. Resveratrol ...

Medical research Nov 01, 2011 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Fructose consumption increases risk factors for heart disease

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that adults who consumed high fructose corn syrup for two weeks as 25 percent of their daily c ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jul 28, 2011 | 4 / 5 (2) | 2 |

New pre-meal dietary supplement can overcome fat and sugar problems

A little bitter with a little sweet, in the form of a nano-complex dietary supplement taken before meals, can result in a substantial reduction of fat and sugar absorption in the body, Hebrew University of ...

Medical research May 23, 2011 | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 1