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07/31/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Why you should avoid aspartame at all costs

Among artificial sweeteners, one of the most common and controversial is aspartame. This zero-calorie sweetener, typically used in a number of foods and beverages as a sugar substitute, has been the subject of intense scrutiny in recent years. There is a multitude of reasons for this, many of which should give you pause for thought […]

01/09/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Teaching children about the causes of obesity helps reduce it, study confirms… so why aren’t schools teaching kids about junk foods?

Could health education help combat childhood obesity? That question is what Tabitha Blasingame of the Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital sought to answer in her paper. On determining whether or not health education could contribute to better food and lifestyle choices, she discovered that it very well could. For her study, Blasingame recruited 15 high school […]

01/04/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Sparkling or flat? Doctor explains how fizzy water contributes to overeating, weight gain

Sparkling or carbonated water is a delight to drink, no doubt, but did you know that it can add inches to your waistline? This is a fact that Palestinian researchers first put out in a study, wherein rats who were given sugary water with added bubbles became fatter and hungrier than rats who had flat, […]

12/20/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Study finds adjusting the price of 7 key foods may save thousands of lives every year

Reducing the number of deaths related to cardiovascular diseases and diabetes can be accomplished through simple price changes. This was the suggestion put forth by a radical new study, one spearheaded by Tufts University researchers. They discovered that taxing unhealthy foods (processed meat, unprocessed red meat, and sugar-sweetened beverages) while subsidizing healthy foods (fruits, vegetables, […]

09/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Agave fiber found to improve gut health, help maintain healthy weight

Supplementing with agave extract can lead to better gut health and even weight loss, claim the researchers behind a new study. Their findings, which have been published in Nutrients, suggested that agavins—a type of indigestible sugar derived from the agave plant—can balance out and diversify gut microbiota. For the purposes of their study, the researchers […]

09/03/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Food preservatives and chemical additives found to promote obesity… is this why America is so overweight?

While canned goods and chips may not be healthiest foods in the world, new research has revealed that they’re even worse than originally thought. The preservatives and chemical additives that help these foods maintain their freshness may actually disrupt metabolism and lead to obesity. That’s what investigators from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., […]

08/20/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

According to new science, food choice quality matters as much as calories

Though food quantity has long been associated with good health, food quality may in fact play a much bigger role, especially in mid to late adulthood. A long-term, high-quality diet can minimize the chances of developing cardiometabolic conditions later in life. That was the conclusion that researchers came to in a new multi-ethnic cohort study […]

07/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Shocking report reveals that diabetes and its precursor are now impacting nearly one-third of the population

The nation’s health has seen better days: 100 million people in the United States has diabetes or pre-diabetes, the precursor condition to this serious disease. This grim figure comes from the bi-annual National Diabetes Statistics Report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reported Yahoo.com. “Consistent with previous trends, our research shows that […]

07/18/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Researchers conclude that drinking soda during pregnancy causes obesity in offspring

Expecting mothers who wish to have healthy children should avoid soda while pregnant. According to a new study in Pediatrics, the more soda a pregnant woman drinks, the more likely her child will be obese later in life. Even just two sugary beverages a day is enough to increase a child’s risk of obesity. For […]

05/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

SUGAR BOMB: General Mills set to raffle off 10,000 boxes of “Marshmallow Only” Lucky Charms

If you think that sugar is an essential part of a complete breakfast, then this cereal was made for you. General Mills has heard your prayers and is ready to distribute 10,000 boxes of “Marshmallow Only” Lucky Charms via a special sweepstakes. According to FoodDive.com, all one has to do to try and win this […]

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