Alzheimer’s disease — for which conventional medicine believes there is no effective treatment or cure — currently affects an estimated 5.4 million Americans and prevalence is projected to triple by 2050. Within the next two decades, this severe and lethal form of dementia may affect as much as one-quarter of the U.S. population. Already, more than half…
Finding Hidden Ingredients on Food Labels
Life has gotten so hectic we barely have time to run to the grocery store when we need to restock the pantry. So it’s a quick dash in, and a cursory look at what’s on the nutrition label to make sure it doesn’t contain too much sugar or preservatives and fits in with our new…
The Right Way to Cut Carbs and Sugar
January 20, 2022
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One of my patients—who had been struggling with obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, and the cost of her medications—agreed in June 2019 to adopt a more whole-food, plant-based diet. Excited by the challenge, she did a remarkable job. She increased her fresh fruit and vegetable intake; stopped eating candy, cookies, and cakes; and cut down on foods…
Why Kids Shouldn’t Eat Added Sugar Before They Turn 2
I remember a decade ago sitting in front of my 9-month-old daughter, who was in her high chair, and trying to spoon-feed her a pureed green vegetable. It didn’t matter if it was peas, green beans, or something else, because the outcome was the same: I spooned it into her mouth, and it came right…
Research Suggests Sucralose Won’t Help You Lose Weight
Does the nonnutritive, no-calorie sweetener sucralose really help you lose weight? Many people use low- or no-calorie sweeteners because they want to avoid the calories that natural sugar, aka sucrose, provides. How does sucralose compare with sucrose? Scientists have explored these and other questions in numerous studies, the most recent of which appeared in the…
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There may be no greater contributor to the #2 cause of deaths across the United States (cancer) than the sweet but far-from-innocent ingredient that has found its way into most of the pre-packaged foods that line our grocery aisles and are stashed away in our kitchen cabinets. Hiding in Plain Sight Before you pat yourself…
Tereos to Issue New 300 Million Euro Bond to Repay Some Debt
PARIS—French sugar and ethanol group Tereos said on Monday its subsidiary Tereos Finance Groupe I intended to issue 300 million euros ($340.17 million) in senior unsecured notes, subject to market conditions, to repay some of its existing debt. The bond would be due in 2027, it said in a financial release posted on its website….
US Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Stop Sugar Merger
November 24, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it had filed an antitrust lawsuit aimed at blocking U.S. Sugar Corp from buying rival Imperial Sugar Co. The deal, if it goes forward, would mean that just two companies have the “overwhelming majority” of refined sugar sales in the U.S. Southeast, the department said, which could drive…
Kick the Sugar Habit—Without Going Crazy
As the saying goes—everyone is talking about sugar, but what are they doing about it? It’s my fervent wish that they are working on quitting the stuff. Why? The short answer is that sugar is an extraordinarily destructive substance that most people eat far too much of. The longer answer is that virtually every day,…
Australian Scientists Develop Pain-Free Blood Sugar Test for Diabetics
SYDNEY—Australian scientists say they have developed the “holy grail” of blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva. For diabetics, managing their blood sugar levels typically means pricking their fingers multiple times a day with a lancet and then placing a drop of blood on a testing strip. Understandably,…
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