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High levels of fructose
consumption by adolescents may put them at cardiovascular risk, evidence
suggests
ScienceDaily (Jan. 24, 2012) – Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers report…Fructose, or fruit sugar, is found in fruits and veggies but also in high fructose corn syrup, the sweetener used liberally in processed foods and beverages. Researchers suspect growing bodies crave the cheap, strong sweetener and companies often target young consumers in ads.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124140317.htm
Huffington Post (Oct. 16, 2010) by Mark Hyman, MD – Our government and food industry both encourage more "personal responsibility" when it comes to battling the obesity epidemic and its associated diseases. They say people should exercise more self-control, make better choices, avoid overeating, and reduce their intake of sugar-sweetened drinks and processed food. We are led to believe that there is no good food or bad food, that it's all a matter of balance. This sounds good in theory, except for one thing...New discoveries in science prove that industrially processed, sugar- fat- and salt-laden food -- food that is made in a plant rather than grown on a plant, as Michael Pollan would say -- is biologically addictive. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/food-addiction-could-it-e_b_764863.html
Too much sugar increases heart disease risk: Eating a lot of sugar not only makes you fat. It may also increase a person's risk for heart disease, U.S. researchers said.
Msnbc.com (April 20, 2010) – They said people who ate more added sugar were more likely to have higher risk factors for heart disease, such as higher triglycerides and lower levels of protective high-density lipoprotein or HDL cholesterol.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36675390/ns/health-heart_health/from/ET
ScienceDaily (Mar. 22, 2010) — A Princeton
University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal
when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup
gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the
same.
Sugar may be bad but this sweetener is far more deadly
Huffingtonpost.com (Feb. 17, 2010) by Dr. Joseph Mercola — Study after study are taking their place in a growing lineup of scientific research demonstrating that consuming high-fructose corn syrup is the fastest way to trash your health. It is now known without a doubt that sugar in your food, in all it's myriad of forms, is taking a devastating toll. And fructose in any form -- including high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and crystalline fructose -- is the worst of the worst!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/sugar-may-be-bad-but-this_b_463655.html
ScienceDaily (Feb. 11, 2010) — Ever get a buzz from eating chocolate? A study published in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience has shown that chocolate-craving mice are ready to tolerate electric shocks to get their fix
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100208144848.htm
ScienceDaily (Feb. 11, 2010) — New research from the Monell Center reports that children's response to intense sweet taste is related to both a family history of alcoholism and the child's own self-reports of depression. The findings illustrate how liking for sweets differs among children based on underlying familial and biological factors.
ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2009) — If worms are any indication, all the sugar in your diet could spell much more than obesity and type 2 Diabetes. Researchers reporting in the November issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, say it might also be taking years off your life.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091103121605.htm
ScienceDaily (Aug. 6, 2009) — Over consumption 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 meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB). The results have implications for understanding bulimia and other binge eating disorders.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727102024.htm
Heat forms potentially harmful
substance in high-fructose corn syrup, bee study
finds
ScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2009) — Researchers have established the conditions that foster formation of potentially dangerous levels of a toxic substance in the high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) that is often fed to honey bees. Their study, which appears in the current issue of ACS' bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, may also have implications for soft drinks and dozens of other human foods that contain HFCS. The substance, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), forms mainly from heating fructose.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090826110118.htm
ScienceDaily (July 16, 2009) — Researchers at Georgia State University have found that diets high in fructose — a type of sugar found in most processed foods and beverages — impaired the spatial memory of adult rats. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090716113247.htm
MSNBC.com (Apr. 20, 2009) — New research suggests millions have their best intentions foiled by "conditioned hypereating" - the drive to eat high-fat, high-sugar foods even when they're not hungry. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30312808/from/ET/
New sweetener not so sweet for your diet
MSNBC.com (Apr. 17, 2009) — Stevia, an extract nearly 300 times more potent than sugar, the no-fat, no-calorie sweetener that soda and juice lovers have been thirsting for? No, say nutritionists. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30195885/from/ET/
ScienceDaily (Mar. 9, 2009) — We know that lifespan can be extended in animals by restricting calories such as sugar intake. Now, according to a study published in the journal PLoS Genetics, Université de Montréal scientists have discovered that it's not sugar itself that is important in this process but the ability of cells to sense its presence.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090305204328.htm
ScienceDaily (Dec. 11, 2008) — A Princeton University scientist will present new evidence today demonstrating that sugar can be an addictive substance, wielding its power over the brains of lab animals in a manner similar to many drugs of abuse.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081210090819.htm
CBC News (Dec. 10, 2008) — Sugar can be addictive, wielding power over the brains of lab animals much like a craving for drugs, according to Princeton University scientists who say their findings may eventually have implications for the treatment of humans with eating disorders.
Psychologist Bart Hoebel and colleagues at the university's Neuroscience Institute have studied what they call sugar addiction in rats for years. They say their rats have met two of the three elements of addiction — they show a pattern of increased intake and then signs of withdrawal. But Hoebel's most recent experiments also demonstrate a third element — craving and relapse.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/10/sugar.html
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