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A Diet-Cancer Connection
Researchers found a strong link between increasing intake of refined carbohydrates, in the form of corn syrup, and higher esophageal cancer rates. In addition, increasing rates of obesity corresponded with increasing carbohydrate consumption. -
ADA Recommends Avoiding Fructose Beverages
ADA-funded researchers Peter Havel, MD (University of California-Davis), and JeanMarc Schwarz, PhD (Touro University in Vallejo, CA) find that fructose beverages are more damaging than glucose beverages. The findings also suggest that chronic overconsumption of dietary sugars in general is detrimental to our health and these effects may be synergistic with chronic increases in caloric intake -
ADA Says Avoid Added Sugars
In a report in the August issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers for the organization say that diets high in added sugars are linked to obesity, high blood pressure and triglycerides, and cardiovascular disease. -
ADA Finds Link Between Fructose and Cancer
Researchers found that fructose makes a distinct contribution to the growth of cancer cells in the pancreas by facilitating the production of the cancer’s genetic material. The authors say these results suggest that reducing fructose in the diet may help slow cancer growth. -
ADA Suggests That Added Sugars May Be Bad For Your Heart
Researchers found that people who ate more added sugars had higher triglyceride levels and lower HDL cholesterol levels. In women, eating added sugars was also linked to higher LDL cholesterol. -
ADA Says Added Sugar Ups Heart Disease Risk In Teens
Teens who reported getting more than 30 percent of their daily calories from added sugars had higher levels of triglycerides and LDL cholesterol, and lower HDL cholesterol, than those who got less than 10 percent of their food energy from added sugars. -
"Life's Sweeter with Fewer Sugary Drinks"
The American Diabetes Association partnered with other organizations to sponsor the "Life's Sweeter with Fewer Sugary Drinks" challenge. The challenge is for individuals to cut their intake of sugary drinks to 3 per week, rather than the average of 6 per week.