Category Archives: Sucrose

Do We Become Habitualised to the Taste of Sugar?

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Three Easy Ways to Improve Your Health

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Robert Barrington

It is becoming clear that the Western lifestyle is to blame for the Western lifestyle diseases. Cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, arthritis and dementia have genetic components, but for the vast majority of individuals, it is lifestyle choices that are … Continue reading →

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More On Sucrose and Insulin Resistance

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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More Evidence That Sugar Is Detrimental To The Health

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Robert Barrington

It is becoming increasingly evident that sugar (sucrose) is detrimental to the health. Animal models and cell culture have shown that it is likely the fructose moiety of sugar that is detrimental. In this regard, fructose is able to detrimentally … Continue reading →

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The Blood Sugar Effects of Berries

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Nuances in the Metabolic Effects of Sugar

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Current scientific evidence suggest that the consumption of refined crystalline fructose has detrimental health effects. In particular, the metabolic effects of fructose overfeeding have been shown to result in similar physiological changes as alcohol overfeeding. In this regard, fructose overconsumption … Continue reading →

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Sugar Tax What About Fruit Juice

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Predicting Soft Drink Intake

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Soft drinks are associated with weight gain. This is particularly true for sugar sweetened soft drinks. Sugar is problematic to body weight regulation when refined and in liquid sources such as sugar sweetened soft drinks because it overloads the liver … Continue reading →

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Sugary Energy Drinks: killing You Softly

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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The Problems With Sugar

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Evidence Suggests that sugar is partly responsible for the obesity epidemic in Western countries. Sugar, chemically sucrose, and its synthetic cousin high fructose corn syrup, have nutritional properties that may allow them to contribute to obesity. In particular, both sugar … Continue reading →

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