Category Archives: Sucrose

The High Blood Sugar High Blood Cholesterol Link

Many individuals with high levels of blood sugar go on to develop high levels of blood cholesterol. In particular, levels of the very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) becomes elevated in the blood. While LDL is … Continue reading

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Soft Drink: The Hypertension Ticking Time Bomb?

Evidence is accumulating in the nutritional literature to show that sugar sweetened soft drinks are detrimental to the health. In particular, soft drink provide too much refined sugar (often sucrose or high fructose corn syrup) in too short a time … Continue reading

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Sugar Sweetened Energy Drinks

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Sucrose Vs High Fructose Corn Syrup

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Honey, Sugar or High Fructose Corn Syrup?

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Fruit Versus Vegetables

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Five Reasons to Avoid Sugar

Sugar is chemically called sucrose. It is a disaccharide sugar molecule, meaning it is made up of two other sugar molecules, fructose and glucose, joined by a glycosidic bond. In the gut the disaccharide is split and both glucose and … Continue reading

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Bad Science Watch: Muddying the Water Over Dairy

A large number of studies have shown that consuming dairy products is associated with improved sensitivity to the insulin system. This may relate to the calcium or conjugated linoleic acid content of dairy products, both of which have insulin sensitising … Continue reading

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Replacing Soft Drinks with Fruit

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Does Sucrose Accelerate Aging?

As animals and humans age there is a slow deterioration in the efficiency of particular physiological systems. One such decline results in a decrease in the sensitivity of skeletal muscle for insulin. Insulin is the primary hormone in the body … Continue reading

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