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Many institutions - such as schools, hospitals, and workplaces - have reduced the availability of sugar-sweetened beverages to help fight health problems...
Structured ‘super-expanding’ natural fibers that can capture fats and sugars in the stomach and prevent their absorption in the small intestine could help reduce calorie intakes and deliver digestive health benefits, claims the CEO of nutritional technology firm BioLumen, one of 10 startups selected by PepsiCo to participate in the fifth cohort of its Greenhouse Accelerator program. Co-founded by serial entrepreneur Paolo Costa and Dr Robert Lustig, a neuroendocrinologist and author of popular science books such as ‘ Fat Chance: Beating the Odds agains...
Junk Food Companies Worsen COVID-19 Susceptibility Sugar, salt, and fat make junk food delicious but undermine our immune systems Underlying health conditions like obesity, heart disease, and diabetes have emerged as key factors in fatalities due to novel coronavirus, COVID-19. In one study, more than 99 percent of COVID-19 fatalities occurred among people who had underlying medical conditions. Among the fatalities, 76.1 percent had high blood pressure, 35.5 percent had diabetes and 33 percent had heart disease. What’s more, another study revealed that among 18- to 49-year-olds hospitalized...
By Shana Tatum, RD, LD Ever feel you need a break after the holidays? They can be filled with joy and warmth and at the same time be stressful and
Follow the Science One of the things that my friends and I have been discussing throughout the various quarantines and lockdowns is the fact that we all seem to want to go do something as soon as the government tells us that we can’t. I mean, almost immediately. For example, we had been open here in Arizona for a few months when a predictable spike in COVID cases occurred. I’d gone out several times when we first opened back up in the interest of stimulating the local economy. That was fun, but I settled down again after the first month. I hadn’t been out to socialize much at all when o...