Climate crisis is making sugar more expensive around the world, say experts
The climate crisis has been previously identified as a threat to coffee and beer, and its impact could now be stretching to another of life’s joys: dessert. The global cost of sugar has surged to its highest level since 2011 following concerns of overproduction rates from India, which has…#thailand #brazil #mondelez #cadbury #toblerone #dirkvandeput #gernotwagner #columbiauniversity #wagner #oreos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stressed Women With Infertility May Have Higher Blood Sugar During Pregnancy
(MedPage Today) -- Preconception stress during the infertility process may spell glycemic woes for women during pregnancy, researchers reported.
For women who attended a fertility center, those who self-reported more psychological stress prior... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - January 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
A spoonful of sugar may make you more productive
Discipline and hustle were the two productivity systems Ali Abdaal relied on until he remembered a psychology experiment on how mood affects creativity. Two groups were given a challenging problem, one after having received a small gift: a bag of candy. That group outperformed those who didn’t…#aliabdaal #feelgoodproductivity #marypoppins #jamesclear #talking #gestures #garygenard #charterworktech #harveyschachter #kingston (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
You could've made easy money using Ted Cruz and college football
Ted Cruz and Clay Travis attend a Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans game in Houston in 2017. The Texans went on to lose. Icon Sportswire / Getty Images With Ted Cruz in attendance, Texas lost to Washington in the Sugar Bowl. It raises the possibility of "Ted Cruz curse" — when Ted Cruz…#tedcruz #claytravis #jacksonville #houstontexans #houston #texans #sugarbowl #texaslonghorns #washingtonhuskies #redzone (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
These 3 doughnuts will return to Tim Hortons alongside the Dutchie
TORONTO — Canadians who have missed being able to buy blueberry fritters, cinnamon sugar twists and walnut crunch doughnuts at Tim Hortons are in luck. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or These 3 doughnuts…#canadians #timhortons #dutchie #tims #timsoftoday #hopebagozzi #canadianpress #mcdonalds #wendys #harveys (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What we talk about when we talk about giving up
We give things up when we believe we can change; we give up when we believe we can ’tIn the ordinary way of things, when people say that they are giving up, they are usually referring to something like smoking, or alcohol, or chocolate, or any of the other anaesthetic pleasures of everyday life; they are not, on the whole, talking about suicide (though people do tend to want to give up only their supposedly self-harming habits). Giving up certain things may be good for us, and yet the idea of someone just giving up is never appealing. Like alcoholics who need everybody to drink, there tends to be a determined cultural co...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 2, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Adam Phillips Tags: Psychology Smoking Alcoholism Sugar Source Type: news
Breaking the link between negative emotion and unhealthy eating: the role of emotion regulation - Langley EB, O'Leary DJ, Gross JJ, Shiota MN.
Stressful experiences frequently lead to increased consumption of unhealthy foods, high in sugar and fat yet low in nutrients. Can emotion regulation help break this link? In a laboratory experiment (N = 200), participants were encouraged to ruminate on a ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Boston ’s “cradle of liberty” was paid for with slavery profits
T , Faneuil Hall is sacred ground. Built in 1742 as a market place and meeting hall, it became the centre of Boston’s civic life. In the years leading to the American revolution, town-hall meetings became debates on the Sugar Tax of 1764, the Stamp Act of 1765 and taxing tea. It was where…#faneuilhall #boston #sugartax #stampact #bostonians #samueladams #williamlloydgarrison #frederickdouglass #peterfaneuil #africa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What to Know About Heart Failure When You Have Diabetes
In June of 2022, a report from the American Diabetes Association highlighted heart failure as “an underappreciated complication of diabetes.” According to that report, up to 22% of people with diabetes will develop heart failure, and the incidence of heart failure within the diabetes community is increasing.
“Heart failure is the most prevalent cardiovascular complication in people with diabetes,” says Dr. Rodica Pop-Busui, a professor of diabetes at the University of Michigan and president of medicine and science at the American Diabetes Association. “In the U.S. alone there are 37 million...
Source: TIME: Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Do wearable glucose trackers really help healthy people? Maybe not
Technology originally designed to help people with diabetes manage their blood sugar levels has joined the wearables trend. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Revealed: 'Healthy' low-alcohol beers can have up to 10 TIMES more sugar than full-bodied versions... so is your favourite one of the worst offenders?
A Mail study found that while low-alcohol and zero-alcohol drinks typically contain less than half the calories of their full bodied counterparts, some contain up to ten times the sugar. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Healthy' low-alcohol beers could be packed with sugar - with some containing as much as 10 times the amount as full-bodied versions, study finds
A Mail study found that while low-alcohol and zero-alcohol drinks typically contain less than half the calories of their full bodied counterparts, some contain up to ten times the sugar. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Even a Little Less Carb Intake Can Help Folks With Type 1 Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 -- It may not take as strict a diet as thought to keep type 1 diabetes under control: New Swedish research shows that a moderate low-carb diet still helped people with type 1 diabetes stick to blood-sugar targets. " The... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Sugar Prices Slide on Robust Brazil Sugar Production
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.09 (-0.44%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH24 ) did not trade with markets in the UK closed for the Boxing Day holiday. NY sugar on Tuesday tumbled to a 9-3/4 month low. Sugar prices have been...#ny (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Five surprising Christmas leftovers that could benefit blood sugar - even roast potatoes
Even foods like starchy, carb-heavy potatoes could be kinder to your blood glucose when kept in the fridge overnight, according to a doctor. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
