A recent article published in Harvard Heart Letter1 recommended that readers cut back on fructose. Though the article adequately summarized how the body handles fructose, “especially when there is too much in the diet” or when researchers “give the liver enough fructose,” it did not state clearly enough that these...
Read More According to a new study, swapping fructose for other carbohydrates does not impact triglycerides. The systematic review found that when fructose replaced another type of carbohydrate, calories were kept the same and there was no increase in postprandial triglyceride levels, which is the amount of fat in a person’s blood...
Read More ATLANTA (December 10, 2013) — The Calorie Control Council* is pleased that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) today released a final opinion on aspartame that reaffirms what scientists and healthcare professionals have known for years: aspartame is safe. Following a comprehensive review of studies on aspartame and its metabolites, EFSA has concluded...
Read More Short-term intake of high amounts of fructose does not appear to cause inflammation according to a new study (Silbernagel et al., 2013). Researchers looked at the effects of eating large amounts of fructose on the markers of inflammation in 20 people. They found that despite the fructose and extra calories...
Read More ATLANTA (November 21, 2013) — A new review from Schiffman and Rother1 on biological issues related to sucralose is an opinion piece that reiterates past opinions expressed by Schiffman that have been previously refuted by experts in safety assessment. The publication represents no additional research and does not consider the...
Read More Fructose is not likely a contributor to the obesity epidemic in the U.S., according to the results of a recent study. The study, “Food availability of glucose and fat, but not fructose, increased in the US between 1970 and 2009: analysis of USDA food availability data system”, examined the trends...
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