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Effects of Sugar Similar to Drug Addiction
Anyone who consumes the typical American diet will tell you how hard it is for them to cut back on refined sugar products. In the video below Dr. Greger states that diets high in refined sugar products have often been "compared to drug addiction."...
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Straight Up Food: Delicious and Easy Plant-based Cooking without Salt, Oil or Sugar
Straight Up Food shines by offering plenty of healthy recipes that taste amazing and are easy to make. I love the no Sugar, Oil, Salt (SOS) emphasis of this cookbook and highly recommend it. Written by Cathy Fisher, a seasoned cooking instructor, her...
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Dietary Sugar Intake Associated with a Higher Risk of Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Older adults fond of consuming sugar from refined carbohydrates may be highly prone to suffer from dementia. This study ascertained the link between frequent intake of sugars from sweetened beverages, candies, and desserts and the risk of dementia in...
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Sugar consumption, sugar sweetened beverages and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Indulgence in sugar-sweetened beverages may make an individual more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This study analyzed the relationship between preference for sugar-sweetened beverages and the occurrence of symptoms of...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/mental-health/attention-deficit-disorder-add/sugar-consumption-sugar-sweetened-beverages-and-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis -
BLOOD SUGAR
am a newbie when it comes to taking home blood sugar readings. Is it bad to take a reading after walking on the treadmill? And what makes the readings fluctuate. Some days it is up in the pre-diabetic zone and sometimes it is normal. I take readings...
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Are all Carbs Bad?
Obesity rates have skyrocketed and has grown to concerning proportions in the last decade. It's estimated that 80% of adults in the U.S. are overweight. In fact, due to rising obesity rates in children, doctors are seeing an alarming number of children...
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High Blood Sugar Levels Linked to Dementia
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that high blood sugar levels were associated with an increased incident of dementia. Over 2,000 men and women over the age of 65 were studied for 6-8 years. Those participants that had...
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Ken's Engineered Type 1 Diabetes Whole Food Plant Based Low Fat Lifestyle
Previous experiences with my doctors were extremely difficult because they wanted to control my Type 1 diabetes by prescribing specific medication doses and defining what I should eat. But, none of that was working. I felt extremely diseased and...
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Food Processing Made Simple
Some of the "Healthiest" foods that are being recommended to us are often 'Very Highly Processed' according to our understanding regarding how food is processed. This even happens in the world of "Raw Foods" where the definition of "Raw" is sometimes in...
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RE: BLOOD SUGAR
Thanks so much Linda--for all your replies to my many questions. I will start taking readings immediately. And thank you for the birthday wishes. it's going to be in the 40's again--a beautiful birthday gift from God--so I'll be abe to enjoy a walk...
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Association between short sleep duration and intake of sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Generous ingestion of sugar-sweetened beverages may shorten the duration of sleep in both children and adults. This study looked at how devout consumption of sugary beverages affects sleep duration. Researchers compiled data and evidence culled from 34...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/sleep-disorders/association-between-short-sleep-duration-and-intake-of-sugar-and-sugar-sweetened-beverages-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-observational-studies -
Association of sugar intake from different sources with incident dementia in the prospective cohort of UK Biobank participants
Increased intake of sugary beverages may accelerate the onset of dementia in men and women. This study investigated the influence of sugary-beverage consuming habits on dementia risk. A total of 1,498 out of the 186,622 study participants developed...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/sugar-sweetened-beverages/association-of-sugar-intake-from-different-sources-with-incident-dementia-in-the-prospective-cohort-of-uk-biobank-participants-1 -
Simple Sugar and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake During Adolescence and Risk of Colorectal Cancer Precursors
Regular drinking of generous amounts of sugary beverages during adolescence may induce the formation of colorectal adenomas—a precursor of colorectal cancer. Colorectal adenomas are among the precursors of colorectal cancer. This study seeks to unravel...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/simple-sugar-and-sugar-sweetened-beverage-intake-during-adolescence-and-risk-of-colorectal-cancer-precursors -
Added Sugar, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative and a Network Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies
A woman's love for sugary beverages may further increase her risk of developing cardiovascular disease. This study explored the frequency of occurrence of cardiovascular disease according to the level of consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages....
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/added-sugar-sugar-sweetened-beverages-and-artificially-sweetened-beverages-and-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-findings-from-the-women-s-health-initiative-and-a-network-meta-analysis-of-prospective-studies -
RE: Getting off acid-blockers
it takes lots of practice to keep the evening meal very light and very early, it does seem to lower the fasting blood sugar levels the best after doing so for a month. I do realize that in the short-run, some of us feel shakey and this causes fasting...
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"Die Sooner with Good Looking Numbers"
Sit down and brace yourself for this one, you're about to read truths about our health care system that will disturb you, but hopefully motivate you to make the transition to a whole-food, Starch-Smart® diet! One of the many reasons why we admire Dr....
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Sugary Drinks Linked to 180,000 Deaths Worldwide
It is no news to any of us that sugary drinks are bad for our health. But how bad can they be? For some people the answer is "deadly." In fact studies indicate that one in every 100 deaths from obesity-related diseases is caused by sugary beverages. A...
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Our Beloved Fats and Evil Carbs
Over the years, our society has discovered new dietary insights. Each new discovery results in a shift to a different and highly popular diet coined with its own name. Currently, some of the most popular diets are Paleo, Mediterranean and the old...
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Increased Dietary Fat Causes Increased Diabetes
If you have Type II diabetes or prediabetes and wish to no longer be dependent on daily medications, there is hope. It will however, require effort on your part in the form of making lifestyle changes. Some of these lifestyle changes may appear, to...
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Sugar sweetened beverages consumption and risk of coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.
Consistent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages may increase likelihood of developing of coronary heart disease (CHD). This study investigated the link between high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and the odds of developing coronary heart...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-classifications/vascular/sugar-sweetened-beverages-consumption-and-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease-a-meta-analysis-of-prospective-studies
