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06/03/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Eat right to feel good: Your diet affects your gut bacteria, which then influence your health

Experts could not emphasize enough how eating the right food is important to keep our bodies healthy and away from sickness. Even more so since there are types of gut bacteria found to be wreaking havoc inside our system once they find the right host or food to prey on. One of these opportunistic bacteria […]

03/29/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Cough medicines and lozenges are loaded with refined sugars that increase blood sugar levels

Popular cough lozenges and vitamin chews can increase your blood sugar levels. In a recent analysis, DailyMailOnline.com claims that alleviating your cough symptoms with these products can actually lead to an increased risk for sugar-related diseases. Cough and cold Rx deliberately add hidden sugar The analysis compared the sugar content of seven popular cough remedies against that of Maynards wine […]

02/03/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Not so sweet: Sugar is a potent toxin that sets the stage for diabetes and obesity

Big Sugar foe Gary Taubes has published a new book that purports to link the obesity and diabetes epidemics to the consumption of sugar. The award-winning science journalist rejects the premise/conventional wisdom that avoiding weight gain is merely about more physical exercise and less shoveling food into the proverbial pie hole. That is, public health […]

01/14/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Research: Teens take in enough sugar each year to fill a bathtub with cola

A new study conducted by the United Kindgom’s Cancer Research UK charity has uncovered some shocking revelations about the sugar habits of teenagers. Their research suggests that teens in the UK eat enough sugar every year to fill a bathtub with soda. Researchers from the charity analyzed data from a national diet survey that had […]

10/21/2016 / By Don Wrightman

WHO urges government to tax sodas and sugary drinks to fight obesity

The World Health Organization, or the WHO, is urging global action to minimize the consumption of sugary drinks. The WHO states that the plan will reduce obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay. A recent report titled “Fiscal policies for diet and prevention of noncommunicable diseases” says that a minimum price increase of 20% on sugary beverages would result […]

11/24/2015 / By Vicki Batts

General Mills furious over new nutrition labels requiring added sugars component

The FDA’s proposals to crack down on added sugars have drawn a line in the sand for many big food manufacturers, such as General Mills, Kellogg’s and Unilever. While some, such as Nestle and Mars, are actually in favor of the bill – the opposition remains strong. The FDA isn’t asking a lot. Adding added sugars […]

11/19/2015 / By Vicki Batts

Sugar makes you sick, and science just proved it

Sugar doesn’t have to make you fat to make you sick — at least, that’s what researchers say. According to a study recently published in the journal Obesity, chronic diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type-2 diabetes in children used to be rare. Children didn’t use to have serious risk factors for […]

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