Tag: sugar

Research Links the Western Diet to Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, is a historically Western occurrence. Although mainly a problem in the United States, as the standard American diet has gone global, IBD has become more common across the globe. All that fast food, fat, and sugar could be promoting the proliferation of IBD. A recent study has found that eating…


Australian Dentists and Doctors Lobby For a New Sugar Tax

Dentists and doctors are welcoming a sugar tax to wean Australians off sugar in a bid to tackle Australia’s obesity crisis which leads to some of the nation’s biggest killers of diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. The “sin tax” would target sugary drinks, which are a major contributor to the crisis and provide almost no nutritional…


Can This Natural Sweetener Lower Blood Sugar?

Many people have a sweet tooth. For some, it can become an addiction, fueled by a food industry that continually creates an abundance of highly palatable, inexpensive, ultra-processed foods. As some companies cash in on a market for lab-created, low-calorie sweeteners, one natural sweetener may help curb your sweet tooth without raising your blood sugar….


My Mother’s Best Cooking Advice: Burn Your Sugar

My mother ran a small candy business known for its caramels out of her home. Fans would rave about their buttery texture and robust caramel flavor and constantly ask her what her secret was. People would speculate that there was a secret ingredient she would add, but the truth was her recipe was pretty simple…


Healthy, Delicious Sugar Alternatives

You may think that staying slim and eating healthfully means no sweets, but guess what? There are natural and delicious sweeteners that won’t wreck your diet, and even have therapeutic “side effects.” No arena of health and wellness is more debatable than what we should be eating. Looking back through time, the foods that constitute a…


New US Dietary Guidelines: No Candy, Cake for Kids Under 2

Parents now have an extra reason to say no to candy, cake, and ice cream for young children. The first U.S. government dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers, released Tuesday, recommend feeding only breast milk for at least six months and no added sugar for children under age two. “It’s never too early to start,”…