(HealthDay)—High-fructose corn syrup has long been portrayed as a major villain in the American diet. But a new school of thought contends that plain old table sugar or even all-natural honey can be just as harmful to a ...
Jun 20, 2015
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After a successful soda tax was passed last year in Berkeley, California, copycat laws are being proposed across the US, often with the support of nutritionists, medical professionals and a majority of the voting public. ...
Jun 15, 2015
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The Agriculture Department has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified ingredients.
May 14, 2015
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Beverages sweetened with low, medium and high amounts of high-fructose corn syrup significantly increase risk factors for cardiovascular disease, even when consumed for just two weeks by young, healthy men and women, reports ...
Apr 22, 2015
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Sugars tastes good and for a little while, it may make us feel better until the crash comes and we are left feeling tired and lifeless. It is estimated that Americans consume 130 pounds of sugar per person a year which is ...
Apr 13, 2015
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It seems like it's in just about every product on grocery store shelves: high-fructose corn syrup. What is it, and how is it different from regular old sugar? And how did it become such a popular but controversial ingredient?
Mar 31, 2015
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Health officials say people should eat less sugar. But that's easier said than done.
Mar 4, 2015
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Two thirds of Americans support labeling of genetically modified ingredients on food packages, even if they may not read them, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.
Jan 13, 2015
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When University of Utah biologists fed mice sugar in doses proportional to what many people eat, the fructose-glucose mixture found in high-fructose corn syrup was more toxic than sucrose or table sugar, reducing both the ...
Jan 5, 2015
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Fast-food chains have a New Year's resolution: Drop the junk.
Jan 2, 2015
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