Health
Coke to defend safety of aspartame in new ad
Coca-Cola plans to run its first ad defending the safety of artificial sweeteners on Wednesday, a move that comes as the company looks to stem declining sales of diet soda.
Aug 13, 2013
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Health
The dark side of artificial sweeteners
More and more Americans are consuming artificial sweeteners as an alternative to sugar, but whether this translates into better health has been heavily debated. An opinion article published by Cell Press on July 10th in the ...
Jul 10, 2013
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Diabetes
Artificial sweeteners may do more than sweeten
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a popular artificial sweetener can modify how the body handles sugar.
May 29, 2013
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Health
What stands out on a label?
With nearly 400,000 items in every grocery store (Food Marketing Institute), there are hundreds of different ways a packaged food can be labeled. Editor A. Elizabeth Sloan gathers statistics about what language on food labels ...
May 14, 2013
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Addiction
'Alcohol and diet drinks' may increase intoxication more than 'alcohol and regular drinks'
An individual's breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) following alcohol intake is influenced by several factors, including food. While it is known that food delays the stomach emptying, thus reducing BrAC, only recently has ...
Feb 5, 2013
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Medical research
Scientists identify natural compounds that enhance humans' perception of sweetness
(Medical Xpress)—University of Florida taste scientist Linda Bartoshuk and her colleagues want to play a trick on you—but it's for your own good.
Jan 16, 2013
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Health
EU launches public consultation on sweetener aspartame
The EU's food safety agency on Tuesday launched a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion regarding the safety of the artificial sweetener aspartame.
Jan 8, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sugar boosts self-control, study says
(Medical Xpress)—To boost self-control, gargle sugar water. According to a study co-authored by University of Georgia professor of psychology Leonard Martin published Oct. 22 in Psychological Science, a mouth rinse with ...
Nov 7, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
Fructose and sugar substitutes alter gut microbiota
(HealthDay)—High consumption of fructose, artificial sweeteners, and sugar alcohols affect host-gastrointestinal microbe interactions and may contribute to the development of metabolic disorders and obesity, according to ...
Sep 2, 2012
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Sweetened soft drinks linked to preterm birth
Sweetened (sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened) drinks may be linked to preterm birth, according to a recent joint study between Norwegian and Swedish researchers. It is important to prevent preterm birth since it ...
Aug 30, 2012
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