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Effect of a Low Free Sugar Diet vs...

JAMA. 2019;321(3):256-265. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.20579 — Schwimmer JB, Ugalde-Nicalo P, Welsh JA, et al. Download Research Study PDF Objective To determine the effects of a diet low in free sugars in adolescent boys with NAFLD. Background From 1988 to 2010, the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) increased among children in...

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Childhood Fructoholism and Fructoholic Liver Disease

Download PDF Ribeiro A, Igual-Perez MJ, Santos Silva E and Sokal EM. Hepatology Communication 2019, 3:1; doi: 0.1002/hep4.1291 Objective To conduct a review to provide evidence of the negative effect of high fructose consumption in childhood on future liver health, with many similarities to alcohol, and to propose strategies for...

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Dietary Sources of Fructose and Its Association with...

Nutrients 2019, 11, 522; doi:10.3390/nu11030522 — Cantoral A, Contreras-Manzano A, Luna-Villa L, et al. Download Research Study PDF Objective To assess the consumption of dietary fructose according to: 1) classification of hepatic steatosis by two indexes and 2) diagnosis of NAFLD by MRI.Background Previous studies have shown that consumption of...

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The effect of a new mixture of sugar...

Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endinu.2018.12.008 Mohsenpour MA, Kaseb F, Nazemian R, et al. Download Research Study PDF Objective To examine the effect of a new mixture of sugars and sugar alcohol on the postprandial blood glucose levels and its possible gastrointestinal (GI) adverse reactions in human adults. Background Various compounds...

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FDA Exempts Allulose from Added Sugar Labeling Requirements

April 17, 2019 -- For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is allowing an ingredient  chemically classified as a “sugar” to not be labeled as part of the Total or Added Sugars listings on Nutrition Facts labels. In draft guidance published in April 2019, FDA announced...

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Safety when heated of the sweetener Sucralose confirmed...

A statement from the Calorie Control Council April 16, 2019 (Updated April 17, 2020) — In response to a 2019 German Federal Institute (BfR) report1 on the stability of sucralose when processed at high temperatures, and the recent publication of the associated literature review2, the Calorie Control Council reiterates that...

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