Sugar-sweetened beverage, sugar intake of individuals, and their blood pressure: international study of macro/micronutrients and blood pressure Brown IJ, Stamler J, Van Horn L, et al. Hypertension. 2011;57(4):695-701. In a recent paper, Brown et al. 1 reported cross-sectional associations between sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) or specific sugars (fructose, glucose and sucrose)...
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ATLANTA (February 10, 2011) — A new comprehensive review concludes that fructose does not increase food intake or impact body weight or blood triglycerides in overweight or obese individuals. The review, which was recently published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, examined data regarding the normal consumption of...
Read More Circulating Concentrations of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1, and Soluble Leukocyte Adhesion Molecule-1 in Overweight/Obese Men and Women Consuming Fructose- or Glucose-Sweetened Beverages for 10 Weeks Cox CL, Stanhope KL, Schwarz JM, Graham JL, Hatcher B, Griffen SC, Bremer AA, Berglund L, McGahan JP, Keim NL, Havel PJ J...
Read More Brain functional magnetic resonance imaging response to glucose and fructose infusions in human Purnell JQ, Klopfenstein BA, Stevens AA, et al. Brain functional magnetic resonance imaging response to glucose and fructose infusions in humans. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 2011;13:229–234 Purnell et al. [1] compared brain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)...
Read More The effect of fructose on renal biology and disease Johnson RJ, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Nakagawa T. The effect of fructose on renal biology and disease. J Am Soc Nephrol. Dec 2010;21(12):2036-2039 In a 2010 paper, Johnson et al 1 reviewed the effect of fructose on renal biology and disease, and concluded...
Read More Fructose-rich beverages and risk of gout in women Choi HK, Willett W, Curhan G. Fructose-rich beverages and risk of gout in women. JAMA. Nov 24 2010;304(20):2270-227 In a November 2010 paper, Choi et al. 1 concluded that consumption of fructose-rich beverages is associated with increased risk of incident gout in...
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Do you have questions about low-calorie sweeteners? Want to learn more about maintaining a healthy lifestyle? You asked and we listened. Our resident Registered Dietitians answered the most popular questions about low-calorie sweeteners.
