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Mother’s Diet Prior to Conception Linked to Preterm Birth
By Cheri Cheng | May 24, 2014 09:50 AM EDTA new study found that a poor diet before pregnancy can increase risk of preterm birth.
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FDA Approves Artificial Sweetener, Advantame
By Cheri Cheng | May 22, 2014 03:06 PM EDTThe FDA approved advantame, making it the sixth artificial sweetener available in the United States.
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Breakfast Cereals are too Sweet, Report Finds
By Cheri Cheng | May 15, 2014 10:31 AM EDTThe Environmental Working Group's report found that children's cereal options contain too much sugar.
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FDA Will Require Labels for Sugar-Blended Honey
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 09, 2014 03:06 PM EDTThe FDA's latest proposal would require companies to label sugar sweetened honey products.
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Melanoma's Sugar Addiction Might Lead To A New Treatment
By Kamal Nayan | Apr 05, 2014 01:37 PM EDTMelanoma cells are dependent on glucose to grow and spread which means blocking its fuel source can halt cancer growth, a new study is suggesting.
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Junk Food Diet tied to Laziness, UCLA Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 05, 2014 10:29 AM EDTA new study found that eating a junk food diet can lead to a sedentary lifestyle and not vice versa.
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Blood Glucose Levels do not Predict Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 25, 2014 04:04 PM EDTResearchers concluded that adding blood glucose levels to help predict CVD is not effective.
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Sugar from the Tequila Plant Could Prevent Obesity, Diabetes
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 17, 2014 10:52 AM EDTIn a new study, researchers reported that natural sugars derived from the tequila plant can prevent obesity and diabetes in mice models.
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WHO: Daily Sugar Intake should make up 5% of Calories
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 06, 2014 11:48 AM ESTWHO's latest recommendation states that people should limit their daily sugar intake to the target goal of five percent.
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Food Prices Tied to High Blood Sugar Levels
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 14, 2014 02:57 PM ESTThe USDA reported that high food prices are tied to higher blood sugar levels.
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Study Reports Fast Food does not Make Children Obese
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 17, 2014 02:07 PM ESTA new report found that if all the fast food places disappeared, children would still be overweight or obese due to poor food choices.
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Professor Declares, “Sugar is the New Tobacco”
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 09, 2014 10:13 AM ESTA leading expert and supporter of Action on Sugar, Professor Simon Campwell stated that "sugar is the new tobacco."
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One-Third of the World’s Population is Obese or Overweight
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 03, 2014 03:19 PM ESTA new report found that obesity rates have been increasing rapidly particularly in developing nations.
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Sugar Outdoes Fat In Craving For Sweets, Study Finds
By Kamal Nayan | Dec 14, 2013 06:00 PM ESTNext time when you find yourself indulged in unhealthy eating, curse sugar not fat. A new study has found that what really draws people to sweet treats like milk and chocolate shakes is not the fat that they contain but actually the sugar.
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Soft Drinks and Sugar Negatively Affect Kidney Health
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 09, 2013 10:50 AM ESTResearchers from two different studies found that drinking soft drinks and consuming too much sugar can lead to kidney dysfunction.
