News tagged with sugar foods


Chewing gum reduces snack cravings and decreases consumption of sweet snacks

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Men and women who chewed Extra® sugar-free gum three times hourly in the afternoon chose and consumed less snacks and specifically, less sweet snacks than they did when they did not chew gum. They still reached for a variety ...





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Modern lifestyle prevents tooth decay

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New research has found that modern lifestyle habits may play a bigger role than food alone, when it comes to tooth decay.


High-fat, high-sugar foods alter brain receptors

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Overconsumption of fatty, sugary foods leads to changes in brain receptors, according to new animal research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The new research results are being presented at the 2009 annual ...


Children's diet not the main cause of ADHD

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 29, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Food may not be the major cause of hyperactivity in children. Genetics, brain function and parental actions such as smoking may be just as important.


Food adverts in your magazine: how healthy are they?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- At a time when many of us are thinking about how to get rid of a few extra pounds, research at Newcastle University has shown that even the magazine you read may affect how healthy your diet is.


Natural plant materials to regulate starch digestion

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created Jun 16, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers in Switzerland are reporting discovery of natural plant materials that may regulate starch digestion — slowing down the body's conversion of potatoes, rice, and other carbohydrate-rich foods into sugar. The findings ...


Discovery of 'sugar sensor' in intestine could benefit diabetes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 21, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Diabetes patients could benefit from new research at the University of Liverpool that has identified a molecule in the intestine that can ‘taste’ the sugar content of the diet.


Heart group: Cut back - way back - on extra sugar

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- A spoonful of sugar? Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, and it's time to cut way back, the American Heart Association says.


Warning over severe weight loss caused by chewing gum

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 11, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

In this week’s BMJ, doctors warn of excess sorbitol intake, a widely used sweetener in “sugar-free” products such as chewing gum and sweets.


Carrot cake study on sugar in type 2 diabetes

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 08, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Patients with type 2 diabetes are often advised to cut out sucrose (table sugar) all together. However, in recent years this traditional advice has been questioned by some researchers who suggest that moderate amounts of ...


The communal stomach of an ant colony

The communal stomach of an ant colony

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- How do ant colonies manage the nutrients in their food? Audrey Dussutour from the Centre de recherche sur la cognition animale (CNRS/Université Paul Sabatier) and Steve Simpson from ...



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