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A study published in the Journal of Food Science indicates that people who use low-calorie, sugar-free foods and beverages have better quality diets. This Health and Home Report segment includes Madeleine Sigman-Grant, Ph.D., R.D., with the University of Nevada and John Foreyt, Ph.D. director of the Nutrition Research Clinic and...

Dieting Figures More and more Americans are trying to lose weight. In general, people continue to understand that restrictive dieting (deprivation, short-term solutions) spells failure. Instead, it takes permanent lifestyle changes to lose weight and prevent weight gain. Fifty-four percent of U.S. adults are currently trying to reduce their weight. (Note:...

Continued from Probiotics and Prebiotics As Ingredients in Functional Foods In total, 109 volunteers actually ingested different amounts of chicory inulin and/or oligofructose.  The effect was seen as soon as within 1 week after the start of the ingestion, and was demonstrated to last for more than 2 months.  A...

Research published in the Journal of Food Science indicates that people who use low-calorie, sugar-free foods and beverages are more aware of the foods they eat.  Researchers studied more than 1,000 adults and found that those who incorporated reduced-calorie products tended to eat in a more healthful way and consume...

Research evaluating food intake has found that participants who used reduced-calorie, reduced-sugar products were more likely to consume greater amounts of calcium, have higher intakes of fruits and consume more dark green and yellow vegetables than those using full-sugar products. Those using reduced-calorie foods and beverages were also more likely to...

Research published in the Journal of Food Science indicates that people who use low-calorie, sugar-free foods and beverages have better quality diets. Researchers studied more than 1,000 adults and found that those who incorporated reduced-calorie products consumed more vitamins and minerals such as calcium, fiber, iron in their diets. According...