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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Overview Dietitians and other health professionals hear questions every day about whether the foods in grocery stores or restaurants are healthy and safe. Processed foods, complex ingredient names, low-calorie sweeteners, and preservatives are just a few examples of ingredient-related questions asked by consumers. The RD is uniquely positioned to hear...
Read More People who consumed higher amounts of fiber, particularly from grains, had a significantly lower risk of dying over a nine-year period compared to those who consumed lower amounts of fiber, according to a new National Institutes of Health study. Fiber, found in whole grains, beans, nuts, vegetables and fruits aids...
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...
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