When my oldest son was little, Mary Poppins was on of his favorite movies. You may remember the song that states "A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, in the most delightful way". This is actually true. Humans naturally enjoy sugar. Right from the womb we [...]
Oh how things have changed. Or have they? When it comes to the field of nutrition, we are fortunate to have extensive research performed over the past two decades that makes a good case for diet's relationship to disease. Heart disease, diabetes, and some forms of cancer have [...]
I was in Philadelphia a couple of weeks ago where the Academy of Food and Nutrition held its annual conference and expo. There were thousands of RDs and nutrition professionals there, working in a variety of industry: Clinical nutrition, school nutrition, media (freelance writers, authors, television), community nutrition, [...]
It's full-swing political season, and most people are familiar with the idea of "spin". Well, this happens in health research too. A recent review on the topic determined that when spin is used in the study's press release, it carries through to the news outlet that publishes the [...]
There has been so much buzz over sugar this year, particularly fructose. Fructose is found naturally in fruit and is a monosaccharide found in both sucrose and high fructose corn syrup (each are about 50% fructose, and 50% glucose). A new study shows that consuming excessive calories is [...]
The Experimental Bio 2012 session, Fructose, Sucrose and High Fructose Corn Syrup: Relevant Scientific Findings and Health Implications, was fascinating and confirmed what I already knew: While we have a caloric consumption issue to work on as a nation, sucrose and HFCS are metabolically the same. Here are [...]
The Experimental Bio 2012 session, Fructose, Sucrose and High Fructose Corn Syrup: Relevant Scientific Findings and Health Implications, provided me with some important takeaways which I have listed here. Each of the five speakers had a chance to present their take on the biochemistry and potential health implications [...]
I was a consultant to the Corn Refiner's Association when this posted, but my thoughts and opinions are my own. I'm back from the Experimental Biology 2012 conference in San Diego. The session: "Fructose, Sucrose, and High Fructose Corn Syrup: Relevant Scientific Findings and Health Implications" created quite [...]
There continues to be a lot of buzz lately about how much sugar is okay, and how much is too much. A CBS 60-Minutes show reporting about "Is Sugar Toxic" stirred up a lot of discussion. There was a lot to consider in this television piece. Some of [...]