A simple answer to teen weight loss: Reducing sugary drinks
According to a study published in March issue of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston report that a novel intervention to limit consumption of sugary drinks –home deliveries of noncaloric beverages – had a beneficial effect on weight loss. // Cara Ebbeling, PhD, and David Ludwig, MD, PhD, in the hospital's Division of Endocrinology, led the randomized, controlled trial; enrolled 103...Soda and Sugary Drinks make Americans Obese
Drinking excessive amounts of soda and sugary drinks is making the average American obese, says a scientific review.// Frank Hu and his colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health reviewed the most credible scientific nutrition studies conducted over the last 40 years. They found that one-third of all carbohydrate calories in the American diet come from added sweetene...Sugary Beverages Fuel the Obesity Epidemic
Over the past 20 years or so, Americans have developed quite the sweet tooth, with an annual consumption of sweeteners at about 100 pounds per person. During these// same years, many more Americans—particularly children—have become overweight and obese. Added sweeteners, such as high-fructose corn syrup, may be one of the major reasons, says the October 2006 issue of the Harvard Health Letter. <b...Sugary drinks increase Pancreatic cancer risk
According to a recent study, the risk of developing pancreatic cancer increases by 90% with the intake of at least two sugar-based drinks. // Pancreatic cancer risk was 70% higher in people who added sugar to any food or drink at least 5 times a day when compared with those who added no sugar. In spite of high sugar intake been already considered as a risk factor, it is for t...High-fat and Sugary Diet Severely Damage Liver and Other Vital Organs
A new study has shown the severe repercussions of high-fat food combined with sugar-sweetened high fructose corn syrup diet and a sedentary lifestyle, on liver and other vital organs. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Brent Tetri at Saint Louis University. As part of the study, researchers examined mice for 16 weeks to see the effects of a diet t...