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Zero-Calorie Saccharin Makes Rats Fat

The latest salvo fired off at the multi-billion dollar sweetener industry found that feeding rats zero-calorie saccharin (the main component of Sweet n’ Low), compared to actually eating sugar, caused them to eat more food in general as well as depressed their metabolic response to food – a double negative that readily promoted weight gain.

Read More: artificial sweeteners, aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, LeptiSlim®, metabolism, overweight, Pine Nut Oil, saccharin, sugar

Sugar Addiction Drives Childhood Obesity

It’s obvious to just about anyone that excess sugar consumption makes you fat. Now we even have data to prove that excessive sugar consumption, mostly from sweetened drinks like soda, is up at a rate that would require a 1 hour jog per day just to burn of the extra calories.

Read More: high fructose corn syrup, sugar

Eat Sweets, Die Sooner

A 13 year study followed 2735 men and women, ages 49 and over, to see if there was an increased rate of inflammatory death in those eating the most refined sugar and refined flour products (the empty nutrition of the standard Western diet). The results showed that those with the highest intake of sugar and refined starch had a 3 fold greater risk of death from inflammatory disease.

Read More: mortality risk, refined carbohydrates, sugar

Is Excessive Sugar Intake Leading to Society-Wide Mental Illness?

Researchers recently started out an experiment trying to show that boosting serotonin via dietary manipulation would help mood. Much to their surprise they ended up wondering if excess sugar intake is the main driving force behind depression in America.

Read More: depression, epidemic, insulin, mental illness, sugar

Top 10 Health Stories of 2010

2010 is a year marked by an explosion in gene-related nutritional science, with significant findings to improve the health of one and all. In contrast, the same type of gene science applied to the function of commonly used drugs is showing their true colors. These toxic poisons should be avoided for all but the most desperate use in true medical situations. They should absolutely never be used for preventive health or the management of symptoms or numbers.

Read More: Actos, alzeimher's prevention, Avandia, blood pressure medication, blood sugar, Blueberries, brain function, DHA, friendly flora, GMO, gum problems, health freedom, mental illness, pH balance, sugar, Vitamin E