Category Archives: Sucrose

The Australian Paradox

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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What Is Sugar?

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Price Elasticity in Soft Drinks: Negating the Effect of a Sugar Tax?

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Exercise Confers Protection From Fructose

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Fructose is known to cause detrimental effects to mammals when consumed in excess. In particular, consumption of high amounts of fructose causes the development of insulin resistance. The development of insulin resistance is highly damaging to health because insulin is … Continue reading →

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The Glycaemic Index: Is It The Full Story?

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Robert Barrington

The glycaemic index is a system of characterising the postprandial rise in blood sugar following consumption of foods, usually carbohydrates. A reference food, usually glucose or white bread, is consumed, and the rise in blood glucose levels measured. This value … Continue reading →

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Feeding Sugar to Rats: Poor Rats

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Sugar appears to have specific and detrimental effects to mammalian physiology, including humans. The effects of sugar have been extensively investigated in rats, and a number of well designed nutritional studies have shown that feeding rats sucrose or fructose can … Continue reading →

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Fructose Causes Insulin Resistance In Healthy Humans

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Fructose is a naturally occurring sugar found particularly in fruit and honey. A number of well designed studies have shown that feeding high amounts of refined crystalline fructose to animals induces insulin resistance within a few weeks. In particular, studies … Continue reading →

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Does Sugar Consumption Change Taste Perception?

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Sugar is chemically called sucrose. Sucrose is a disaccharide composed of fructose and glucose bound by a glycosidic bond. As a monosaccharide, glucose is relatively sweet, but fructose has a much sweeter taste, which is why it is used in … Continue reading →

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Carbohydrate Terminology

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Within different scientific disciplines, terminology shows variety. The terminology surrounding carbohydrates in science and nutrition is an interesting example, and possibly worthy of further consideration. To a biochemist for example, a carbohydrate is an organic molecule containing carbon, hydrogen and … Continue reading →

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Diet Soft Drinks: Do They Cause Weight Loss?

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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