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Fructose, but not dextrose, accelerates the progression of...

Calorie Control Council Response Gersch MS, Mu W, Cirillo P, Reungjui S, Zhang L, Roncal C, Sautin YY, Johnson RJ, Nakagawa T. Fructose, but not dextrose, accelerates the progression of chronic kidney disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2007 Oct;293:F1256-61 Background All authors hold appointments with the Division of Nephrology,...

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Calorie Control Council Response to Stanhope/Havel, et al

Consumption of Fructose-, but not Glucose-Sweetened Beverages Produces an Atherogenic Lipid profile in Overweight/Obese Men and Women Stanhope KL, Griffen S, Keim NL, Ai M, Otokozawa S, Nakajima K, Schaefer EJ and Havel PJ. 2007:Abstract 0062-OR Background Peter Havel is on the faculty of the University of California at Davis....

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Watch what you put in that sippy cup,...

ScienceDaily.com. May 22, 2007   Richard Johnson, MD. (University of Florida College of Medicine) and Peter Havel, Ph.D. (University of California, Davis) were the scientific resources quoted in the article Johnson statements: Fructose could trigger obesity in humans Dr. Johnson appears unconvinced himself that fructose is responsible for obesity, causing...

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Food Industry Dooms Children to Obesity, Says Scientist

Calorie Control Council Comments to the Editor   Dr. Robert Lustig badly misses the mark when singling out fructose as a unique ‘cornerstone of the obesity epidemic’ in Food Industry Dooms Children to Obesity, Says Scientist. Allow me to correct errors of fact in his interview Lustig describes the Western...

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Simple Substitutions in Spring and Summer Help “Jump...

ATLANTA (May 18, 2006) — With summer around the corner, many people are scrambling to lose weight before bathing suit season arrives. There are hundreds of fad diets promising quick weight loss. Although drinking a special drink or eating only one type of food (or cutting out certain foods) may help...

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Sugar or Sweetener? Sucrose has its Problems, But...

by Brian C. Howard, The Environmental Magazine, March 1, 2006.   The article appearing in The Environmental Magazine (March 1, 2006) entitled, “Sugar Or Sweetener? Sucrose Has Its Problems, But So Do Artificial Substitutes,” by Brian C. Howard is to be complemented for identifying excess calorie intake relative to caloric...

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