Monthly Archives: April 2016

High Fructose Corn Syrup and Obesity

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Fructose and Fatty Liver

Refined crystalline fructose has been compared to alcohol in terms of the metabolism it undergoes in the liver. In particular, both fructose and alcohol increase the synthesis and storage of fatty acids in the liver (steatosis). Excess alcohol can cause … Continue reading

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Isomaltose Versus Sucrose: Postprandial Comparison

Increasingly is it being shown that the glycaemic response following a meal is a significant contributor to the risk of disease. Meals or foods that produce high glycaemic responses are now thought to contribute to the development of insulin resistance … Continue reading

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Trans Fat Labelling Lowers Intakes

Vegetables oils are a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, and this makes them liquid at room temperature. However, vegetable oils can undergo a process called hydrogenation, whereby under the presence of a catalyst, the fatty acid molecules can be … Continue reading

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The Lengths Some People Go To For Weight Loss: You’d Be Shocked

There is currently an epidemic of obesity in the Western world. Obesity results in a significant increase in the risk of developing other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, arthritis, type 2 diabetes and general ill health. It is these associated … Continue reading

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Vegetable Spreads Versus Butter

Butter is made by churning milk. In this process the milk fat is agitated and this causes a change in the physical composition of the milk. Milk is an emulsion whereby the fat molecules are suspended in the watery medium … Continue reading

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Surface Blemishes on Fruit

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The Antioxidant Effects of Alpha Lipoic Acid

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Rats, Fructose, Insulin Resistance and Vitamin E

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Trans Fats and Fructose: The Slow March to The Grave

The Western diet is increasingly being implicated in the development of Western lifestyle disease such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancer and dementia. Investigators have analysed the components of the Western diet and found that the lack of … Continue reading

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