Fructose

Study fails to isolate whether weight loss or calorie source was cause of health impact ATLANTA (October 29, 2015) — In the recent study “Isocaloric Fructose Restriction and Metabolic Improvement in Children with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome,” the authors allege that sugar, more specifically fructose, causes health-related problems that are independent of...

By: Ellen Stokes, MS, RD, LD -- “Eat Better, Eat Together,” the USDA reminds us this month. The USDA is promoting family togetherness at mealtime because studies have shown that when families dine together, children are more likely to eat healthfully. And there’s more — children who eat with their...

Low- and Reduced Calorie Sweeteners and Dietary Fiber Low-calorie foods and beverages provide consumers with many benefits, both psychological and physiological. Health professionals and consumers believe low-calorie products, including low-calorie sweeteners, are effective for the following purposes: weight maintenance, weight reduction, management of diabetes, reduction of dental caries and reduction...

By Rosanne Rust MS, RDN, LDN  —  You may be hearing a lot of buzz about the DASH Diet. Voted #1 by U.S. News and World Report for the sixth in a row. DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, and is based on a clinical trial (research study)...

ATLANTA (February 27, 2015) — A new randomized controlled trial, the gold standard of clinical research trials, has concluded that fructose does not increase blood pressure (BP) or uric acid (UA) levels at normal consumption levels, calculated to be the average amount consumed by the American population. About the Study...

ATLANTA (January 16, 2015) — Findings presented in a study titled “Compared to Sucrose, Previous Consumption of Fructose and Glucose Monosaccharides Reduces Survival and Fitness of Female Mice” by Ruff et al.1 should be interpreted with caution. The authors overstate that “This study provides unique experimental evidence that the consumption of a 1:1...