On average, Americans eat about 17 teaspoons of added sugars every day. That adds up to a whopping 57 pounds a year. But for years you weren’t warned of the harmful impact it has on your health.
On average, Americans eat about 17 teaspoons of added sugars every day. That adds up to a whopping 57 pounds a year. But for years you weren’t warned of the harmful impact it has on your health.
In 1972, a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar – and not fat – was the greatest danger to our health. But his findings were ridiculed and his reputation ruined. How did the world’s top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long?
If you’re overweight or drink too much alcohol, you are at risk of developing a fatty liver, a common liver disease that affects approximately 25 per cent of the population. And there is currently no medical treatment for the disease. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now shown how a greater intake of inorganic nitrate can prevent the accumulation of fat in the liver.
Do you crave sugary drinks, experience headaches and other symptoms if you don’t drink them regularly.
Replacing potatoes or rice with supernutrient dense foods known as Pulses can lower your blood glucose levels by more than 20 per cent, according to a first-ever University of Guelph study.
A new study determined artificial sweeteners do not cause weight loss and are linked to several chronic diseases.
Here’s another reason to begin your day with a cup of joe: Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer! Drinking coffee was associated with lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease.
Over the years, I’ve shared with you the critical importance of a key vitamin in preventing and reversing chronic diseases.
Do you frequently drink beverages that are increasing your risk of shrinking your brain and increasing your risk of dementia?
For years, health experts have warned us of the rise of childhood obesity in the United States, and there appears to be no relief in sight. Unfortunately, the most significant consequence is an increase in adult onset (Type 2) diabetes in children.