Healthy Living Learned By Example

Kids whose moms encourage them to exercise and eat well, and model those healthy behaviors themselves, are more likely to be active and healthy eaters, according to researchers at Duke Medicine…

June 20, 2013 · by  · in Nutritional News · Tags: , , ,

Cellular Energy May Be Depleted In Patients With Obesity And Diabetes By Increased Fructose Consumption

Obese people who consume increased amounts of fructose, a type of sugar that is found in particular in soft drinks and fruit juices, are at risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NFALD) and more its more severe forms, fatty inflammation and scarring. Now researchers at Duke University Medical Center believe they better understand what mechanism may account for fructose-related liver injury…