New Research Suggests Strong Link Between Sweetened Caloric Beverages and Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers From Across the Country Stress the Importance of Managing Calories Not Only from Food, But Also from Beverages BOSTON, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, leading health and research experts are convening to review research findings that highlight the growing problem of increased consu...Sugar - Sweetened Drinks Found To Increase Risk of Diabetes
New research shows consuming sugar-sweetened soft drinks may increase a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes.// For the study researchers followed women between ages 26 and 46 for eight years. At the start of the study, none of the participants had diabetes or any other serious illnesses....Crisco(R) Announces the Crisco Live Smart, Cook Smarter Contest Winners
...ay, Smucker is the leading marketer and manufacturer of fruit spreads, retail packaged coffee, peanut butter, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings, sweetened condensed milk, and health and natural foods beverages in North America. Its family of brands includes Smucker's(R), Folgers(R), Jif(R), Crisco(R), Pi...Old Orchard Brands Introduces Low-Sugar Acai Juice Blend
...servative-free, contain no artificial flavors or colorings and are fortified with 100 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin C. The product is sweetened with real fruit juice and Splenda(R) no-calorie sweetener, allowing for a drastic reduction in sugars, carbohydrates and calories compared with 100 pe...Red Mango Introduces the First Probiotic Iced Tea July 27
...(Lemonade Green Tea), Mysteaque(TM) (Vanilla Black Tea) and Fanteasia(TM) (Wildberry Hibiscus Tea) iced teas are each uniquely delicious, low-calorie, sweetened with natural cane sugar and contain a significant amount of probiotics, or good bacteria. Since its inception, Red Mango has focused on educating its...Researchers find that eating high levels of fructose impairs memory in rats
...mine how diet influences brain function. Although humans do not eat fructose in levels as high as rats in the experiments, the consumption of foods sweetened with fructose which includes both common table sugar, fruit juice concentrates, as well as the much-maligned high fructose corn syrup has been incre...U of M study identifies risk factors of disordered eating in overweight youth
...-esteem predicted higher risk for disordered eating among females. For males, depressive symptoms, poor eating patterns, including high fast food and sweetened beverage intake, increased their risk of disordered eating. These findings link different patterns of behaviors and different potential motivators fo...Omega-3 fatty acids appear to impact AMD progression
...e tissues." dGI is a scale used to determine how quickly carbohydrates are broken down into blood sugar, also known as blood glucose. Foods such as sweetened drinks, sodas and white bread are high-GI because they trigger a sharp rise and fall of blood sugar. Low-GI foods, such as whole grain versions of pas...Quality and purity of popular stevia sweetener strengthened by new reference standards
... Rockville, Md., June 1, 2009 As the number of food and beverage products sweetened with stevia-based ingredients continues to grow in the United States and worldwide, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention today announces that new r...LSUHSC public health researcher finds reason for weight gain
...s, fruit punch, or any other high-calorie beverage sweetened with sugar) diet drinks (diet soda and other diet drinks sweetened with artificial sweeteners) milk (whole milk, 2%...ar) coffee and tea without sugar (unsweetened or sweetened with artificial sweeteners) alcoholic beverages (...Nutrition experts propose new class of low-sugar drinks to help stem obesity and diabetes epidemics
...lp them choose healthier drinks, including a chart that lists the sugar content of a variety of popular sodas, fruit drinks, sports/energy drinks, and sweetened waters. The site also provides specific recommendations for how key societal sectors can make changes that will help Americans choose healthier drinks...Beverage consumption a bigger factor in weight
... (regular soft drinks, fruit drinks, fruit punch, or high-calorie beverages sweetened with sugar), diet drinks (diet soda and other "diet" drinks sweetened with artificial sweeteners), milk (whole milk, 2 percent reduced-fat milk, ...The 'clean plate club' may turn children into overeaters
...ing the parents were about telling their child to clean their plate, the more likely the kids, especially the boys, were to request larger portions of sweetened cereal at daycare," says lead author Brian Wansink at the keynote address of the Carolinas HealthCare System Obesity 2009 Conference in Charlotte, NC ...Small changes can lead to big rewards, says ASN president
... Consider the following: Take the stairs instead of the elevator Walk an extra 2,000 steps a day Reduce food portion size by 5% Replace sweetened beverages with non-caloric beverages Eat a nutritious breakfast By instituting small changes in our daily lives, society can move in a posi...Eating habits and exercise behaviors in children can deteriorate early
...he parent, and the child's height and weight were obtained from the child's medical record. Parents of older children report greater consumption of sweetened drinks instead of low-fat dairy drinks, as well as higher consumption of salty and sweet snacks. Older children also tended to eat dinner with parents...Sweetened beverage consumption increases in the US
... (soft drinks, sports drinks, fruit drinks and punches, low-calorie drinks, sweetened tea, and other sweetened beverages), 100 percent juice, diet beverages, milk, coffee or tea, and alc...Zymes Omega Solutions Bottles and Launches the World's First Omega-3 Enhanced Water
...ers 50mg of EPA/DHA and has long-term shelf-stability at room temperature. The beverage also contains Vitamins C, E, B3, B6, B12, B5 and is naturally sweetened with Stevia with zero calories. The beverage is currently available in two flavors, Clearberry and Lemon-lime (lemon-lime contains electrolytes). O...Protein Sciences Responds to Emergent BioSolutions Lawsuit
... transaction with PSC but essentially at the same purchase price and on the other economic terms as the proposed transaction and have PSC present such sweetened transaction for bankruptcy court approval instead of seeking shareholder approval. If PSC agreed to file for bankruptcy and conduct an auction of its ...