Fruits Lower, and Fruit Juices Raise, Cholesterol By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. A study from Denmark shows that apples lower blood levels of the bad LDL cholesterol by 6.7 percent, while apple juice raises the bad LDL cholesterol by 6.9 percent (Eur J Nutr. Feb, 2013). Neither apples nor their juices changed the good HDL [...]
Starch seeds are molecules of glucose, the primary sugar used by our body for energy.
OUR ANCESTORS NEVER USED THIS STUFF Sugar and Excess Weight: Evidence Mounts Why do I need to register or sign in for WebMD to save? We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. ByKathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Reviewed by [...]
Men who exercised regularly stopped exercising for just one week. Both those who were lean and those who were overweight had rises in blood factors that are abnormal in diabetics.
“SUGAR” CAUSES HEART DISEASE AND CANCER! (CBS News) If you are what you eat, then what does it mean that the average American consumes 130 pounds of sugar a year? Sanjay Gupta reports on new research showing that beyond weight gain, sugar can take a serious toll on your health, worsening conditions ranging from heart [...]
Fatty Foods as Addictive as Cocaine in Studies By Robert Langreth and Duane D. Stanford, from Bloomberg Cupcakes may be addictive, just like cocaine. A growing body of medical research at leading universities and government laboratories suggests that processed foods and sugary drinks made by the likes of PepsiCo Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) [...]
Original article written by Dr. Mirkin, MD A group of sugar farmers and refiners are suing corn processors and a lobbying group for advertising that High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is as healthful as sugar (Associated Press, September 13, 2011). The granulated table sugar that you buy in the store comes from sugar cane or [...]
Caffeine: Good When You Exercise, Bad When You Rest CAFFEINE INCREASES SUGAR ABSORPTION FROM THE GUT. Taking caffeine when you eat carbohydrate-containing foods can double your rise in blood sugar (Journal of Caffeine Research, April 16, 2011). Since more than 35 percent of North Americans will become diabetic and have high rises in blood sugar [...]
