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08/08/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Here’s why you shouldn’t have sweet drinks on an empty stomach

Consuming high amounts of sugary drinks – as well as doing it on an empty stomach – could be linked to problems not only in the liver but also in the gut microbiota, according to a study reported in the journal Cell Metabolism. The researchers, led by Princeton University scientists, revealed that food and drink containing high levels of sugar […]

07/22/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Does removing sugar from your diet starve cancer cells? New study finds surprising answers

Cutting back on sugar may help decrease your likelihood of getting certain cancers, a recent study noted. The finding, which was part of an investigation made by researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National University of Singapore, together with the Duke University School of Medicine and the Medical University of Vienna, is part of a […]

04/25/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

NOT created equally: Composition of sugar used in soft drinks varies around the globe

You may have wined and dined in restaurants around the world, but have you thought anything about the sodas you drink in-between stops on your global itinerary? But did you know that even if you drink the same brand of soda in California and Australia, there’s bound to be some differences in content? That’s because not all […]

02/27/2018 / By Zoey Sky

No sweets or juice on an empty stomach: Sugars, including fructose, harm the good bacteria in your gut in the absence of food

It looks like it’s better to wait until after you’ve eaten breakfast before you drink some orange juice. According to researchers, drinking fruit juice on an empty stomach “overwhelms the digestive system.” The results from a U.S. study implies that this can upset the “good bacteria” in your gut. The scientists have determined that fruit juice contains […]

10/27/2017 / By Janine Acero

Fatty liver disease on the rise in children—from too many sweet treats

A sweetener used in ice cream and soda may cause potentially fatal liver disease, a new study suggests. Researchers have found that high fructose consumption is triggering an early form of fatty liver disease in children, a condition that is normally associated with alcohol consumption, which can lead to cancer, stroke, and heart problems. Clinically […]

08/20/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Cutting sugar consumption for just two weeks found to dramatically improve the health of children

Nutritionists have observed that simply cutting sugar intake drastically improved the metabolic function among children in only two weeks. These results were published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA) and ends with a call for parents to take a stronger stance on their children’s diet. Authors of the nutritional review revealed that […]

08/16/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Cutting high-fructose corn syrup out of your diet reactivates internal healing and regeneration in just EIGHT days

Fructose can be found in 75 percent of packaged foods and drinks because it is less costly and 20 percent sweeter than raw sugar. Upon consuming and ingesting it into the body, it is converted into fat as it is metabolized in the liver, a process which is known as de novo lipogenesis (DNL). Removing […]

08/12/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Soda consumption across USA hits 31-year low as informed people reject “liquid diabetes”

Soda products – from Dr. Pepper and Coca-Cola to Mountain Dew and Pepsi – are getting a cold shoulder from the American market as consumption and sales plunged to a 31-year low in the United States in 2016, reported Beverage Digest. Beverage Digest executive editor Duane Stanford said that the decline in patronage can be […]

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