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09/27/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Sugar is NOT a harmless indulgence: Juice and soda put children at risk for obesity and chronic health conditions such as asthma

Children are more likely to develop asthma if they drink juices sweetened with sugar and high fructose corn syrup or if their mothers consumed the same kinds of beverages during pregnancy, according to a study conducted by researchers from Harvard University. The research team noted that children whose diets contained the most amount of total fructose have an increased risk […]

08/22/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

How to stop your sugar cravings FOR GOOD

Sugar addiction is hard to break. Nutritionists today believe that the usual diet, which consists mostly of processed food and synthetic ingredients, makes reducing sugar cravings extremely hard. This does not mean it can’t be done. To stop your sugar cravings for good, there are two simple things you MUST do. Note that these strategies are […]

05/04/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Want to look younger? Cut back on sugar…it makes you look old and feel terrible

If you want to look younger, reduce your sugar intake. Not only does it make you fat, but it also makes you look old. In a study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, it was found that people who ate more meat, butter, high-fat dairy, and sugar were more likely to […]

08/21/2017 / By Russel Davis

Swapping out SODA for WATER can help you lose 14 pounds a year

Cutting back on soda intake and replacing them with water may lead to significant weight loss within a year, a recent Consumer Reports study revealed. According to the report, drinking 20 ounces of water in place of the same amount of soda may help a person ward off as much as 119 cups of refined sugar […]

08/20/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Cutting sugar consumption for just two weeks found to dramatically improve the health of children

Nutritionists have observed that simply cutting sugar intake drastically improved the metabolic function among children in only two weeks. These results were published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA) and ends with a call for parents to take a stronger stance on their children’s diet. Authors of the nutritional review revealed that […]

08/16/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Cutting high-fructose corn syrup out of your diet reactivates internal healing and regeneration in just EIGHT days

Fructose can be found in 75 percent of packaged foods and drinks because it is less costly and 20 percent sweeter than raw sugar. Upon consuming and ingesting it into the body, it is converted into fat as it is metabolized in the liver, a process which is known as de novo lipogenesis (DNL). Removing […]

08/12/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Soda consumption across USA hits 31-year low as informed people reject “liquid diabetes”

Soda products – from Dr. Pepper and Coca-Cola to Mountain Dew and Pepsi – are getting a cold shoulder from the American market as consumption and sales plunged to a 31-year low in the United States in 2016, reported Beverage Digest. Beverage Digest executive editor Duane Stanford said that the decline in patronage can be […]

08/04/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Combining sugary drinks with protein found to accelerate the body’s storage of fat

As if we needed another reason to change our diet. Scientists are now saying that washing down that cheeseburger with a cold soda changes the way your body burns fat. In analyzing the direct impact that sugary drinks have on body metabolism when paired with a high-protein meal, researchers observed an amplified effect in weight […]

07/27/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Why black pastors are suing Coca-Cola: More brothers killed by “sweets” than “the streets”

Tired of watching members of their religious community fall victim to the health perils of sugar-laden soft drinks, a group of African-American pastors is filing a lawsuit against both the Coca-Cola Company and the American Beverage Association (ABA) for engaging in what the group says are deceptive marketing tactics concerning the safety of these companies’ […]

10/07/2015 / By Vicki Batts

New study shows high-fructose corn syrup slows brain function and recovery

UCLA neuroscientists report that a diet high in processed fructose prohibits recovery from traumatic brain injuries, based on a recent study involving rats. Fructose typically occurs naturally in fruit, along with fiber and a wide array of nutrients – this is not the fructose used in the study. The fructose used in the study is […]

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