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Dads Hooked on Junk Food Risk Giving Diabetes to Their Children

Posted: Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Men who eat junk food could be condemning their future children to diabetes, a study suggests.

Sugar Substitutes Increase Release of GLP-1

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Combining artificial sweeteners with the real thing boosts the stomach's secretion of a hormone that makes people feel full and helps control blood sugar, new research shows.

New Recommendations for Intake of Sugars by AHA

Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009

New recommendations for maximum dietary intake of "added sugars," released by the American Heart Association, are probably far more healthful than the much-higher current average intake in the U.S.. But without educating the patient, it will have little or no effect.

Testosterone Levels Decrease after Ingestion of Sugar

Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., and what they found was that, men with low testosterone should have their hormone levels retested after they fast overnight because eating may transiently lower testosterone levels by as much as 25%, a new study concludes.

Chain Menus will Post Calories

Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Large U.S. chain restaurants, criticized for their role in the country's obesity epidemic, agreed last week to support legislation that would require them to disclose calories on their menus. The question is, however, if people see the calories will they change what they order?