Is Sugar as Bad for Kids as It Is for Adults?
Kids love sweets. Of course, so do many adults. But even those grown-ups with a serious sweet tooth would likely struggle to polish off a big bag of candy, while the average kid would relish that chore. “Even during infancy, newborns have an innate preference for breast milk because of its sweetness,” says Juliana Cohen, an assistant professor of nutrition at Merrimack College in Northern Massachusetts and the Harvard School of Public Health.
Cohen says the prevailing theory is that a taste for sugary foods offered early humans an evolutionary advantage: In nature, sweet foods—stuff like fruits or honey&m...
Source: TIME: Health - August 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Has safety commission misled the public about aspartame?
Researchers from the United Kingdom cast serious doubts on official reports concluding that aspartame, the most common artificial sweetener, is safe. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
The Downside of Having a Sweet Tooth
Regular consumption of sugary drinks heightens the risk not only of tooth decay, obesity, fatty liver disease and Type 2 diabetes, but also of heart disease and premature death. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jane E. Brody Tags: Sugar Obesity Diet and Nutrition Artificial Sweeteners Diabetes Corn Syrup and Sweeteners Source Type: news
Paws Off Xylitol; It's Dangerous for Dogs
Sugarless gum may contain xylitol, a class of sweetener known as sugar alcohol. Xylitol is present in many products and foods for human use, but can have devastating effects on your pet. (Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates)
Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates - July 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Study Links A Small Glass Of Juice Or Soda A Day To Increased Cancer Risk
(CNN) — There’s more bad news for fans of sugary drinks such as soda and fruit juice.
A new study has linked drinking just a small glass of a sugary drink per day — 100 ml, about a third of a typical can of soda — to an 18% increase in overall cancer risk and a 22% increase in risk for breast cancer.
The research, which looked at more than 100,000 French adults, links consumption of sugary drinks to an increased risk of some cancers. This follows a recent study linking sugary beverage consumption to greater risk of premature death.
“The results indicate statistically significant correlations b...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Cancer CNN Source Type: news
Paws Off Xylitol; It's Dangerous for Dogs
Sugarless gum may contain xylitol, a class of sweetener known as sugar alcohol. Xylitol is present in many products and foods for human use, but can have devastating effects on your pet. (Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates)
Source: FDA Consumer Health Information Updates - July 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Government should plough money into social care, not tax cuts
Tax cuts for the rich have deprived the UK public of almost £14 billion – an amount that would fund plans to address the social care crisis for two full years, according to new analysis published by UNISON today (Sunday).
While millions of people have struggled financially in recent years, the highest earners have enjoyed hundreds of thousands of pounds in savings as a result of a reduced top rate of income tax, says UNISON.
The government’s decision to cut the top rate from 50p to 45p introduced in April 2013 has benefited the rich, while local authorities have been starved of funds and services cut, contributing t...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - July 8, 2019 Category: Food Science Authors: Charlotte Jeffs Tags: News Press release dave prentis government social care Tax Tax avoidance Source Type: news
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Source: NIH News in Health - June 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zero-calorie sweeteners on trial again
(Frontiers) For the first time, scientists exposed pregnant and lactating mice to sucralose and acesulfame-K -- a common combination in soda, sports supplements and other sweetened products -- and found their pups developed harmful metabolic and gut bacteria changes.Published in Frontiers in Microbiology, the study reinforces an emerging consensus: artificial sweeteners may be safe when used in moderation by adults, but they are not a 'magic bullet' alternative to sugar. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Eating more red meat could shorten life
Less risk by switching to healthier animal or plant-based alternatives Related items fromOnMedica Sweeteners may be linked to weight gain rather than loss Call for nutritional ‘traffic light’ labels to be mandatory Real food and brisk daily walk best for heart health Scotland reveals target of halving child obesity by 2030 Even athletes can ’t outrun the effects of a bad diet (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 12, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Plans to add folic acid to flour unveiled
Experts want to boost consumption to prevent birth defects Related items fromOnMedica Doctors demand action on drinking in pregnancy UK failure to fortify flour with folic acid has caused 2,000+ cases of neural tube defect Artificial sweeteners in pregnancy linked to fatter babies Scans show severe brain damage in Zika-affected babies Poor nutrition in pregnancy ages baby ’s heart (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 12, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Food allergy puts a stop to Ariana Grande's world tour
Ariana Grande will postpone shows in her "Sweetener World Tour" after experiencing an allergic reaction to tomatoes, the singer reported in a Wednesday post to Instagram. Describing her reaction, the 25-year old former Nickelodeon star wrote "my throat almost closed" and it "still feels like I'm swallowing a cactus." (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Soda Taxes Are a ‘No-Brainer’ for Public Health, Says the Author of a New Study on Them
A new JAMA study suggests taxing sugary drinks really can make people buy fewer of them, potentially translating to better public health.
Taxes on soda and other junk foods are frequently proposed as a way to coax Americans into eating more healthfully, and in turn cut rates of diet-related chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancer and heart disease. While Americans are drinking less soda than they used to, it’s still a major source of sweeteners and empty calories for many people, contributing to an estimated 25,000 premature deaths a year.
But lawmakers and health experts have debated whether taxes ...
Source: TIME: Health - May 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized diet embargoed study Food Nutrition public health soda tax Source Type: news
High-Fructose Corn Syrup's Possible Role in Intestinal Cancer High-Fructose Corn Syrup's Possible Role in Intestinal Cancer
According to Dr David Johnson, a new study provides yet more compelling evidence to call ' time out ' on this prevalent food and beverage sweetener.Medscape Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - May 14, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Commentary Source Type: news
Pre-pregnancy BMI more strongly linked to risk than weight gain
Healthy pre-pregnancy BMI might be more important than controlling gestational weight gain Related items fromOnMedica Doctors demand action on drinking in pregnancy Artificial sweeteners in pregnancy linked to fatter babies Fewer than ever women smoke at point of birth Pregnancy BMI has little impact on children ’s fatness Doctors and midwives welcome clear alcohol advice (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 7, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
