What to know about sugar in fruit

Fruit contains natural sugar. Although natural sugar is good for health, it is important to remember that consuming fruit juices and canned fruit can increase overall sugar intake.

Common sweetener in low-cal foods also a marker for weight gain

A new study has identified the sugar alcohol erythritol as a biomarker for increasing fat mass.

Diet soda sweetener may cause weight gain

A new study may have found the reason why the sugar substitute aspartame does not help with weight loss, and may even cause weight gain.

Animal-specific sugar may drive cancer risk in people who eat red meat

In a mouse model, scientists have found that consumption of the sugar Neu5Gc – found typically in beef, pork and lamb – may promote cancer-causing inflammation.

Researchers find no reason to replace fructose with glucose

Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital have found there is no benefit in replacing fructose, the sugar most commonly blamed for obesity, with glucose in commercially prepared foods.The findings, published in the February edition of Current Opinion in Lipidology, show that when portion sizes and calories are the same, fructose does not cause any more harm than glucose.

Researchers say fructose does not impact emerging indicator for cardiovascular disease

Fructose, the sugar often blamed for the obesity epidemic, does not itself have any impact on an emerging marker for the risk of cardiovascular disease known as postprandial triglycerides, new research has found.However, overconsumption of calories from fructose can have substantial adverse effects on health, said Dr.

Gustatory Sensors Determine Whether Salty Foods Taste Good Or Bad

As anyone who’s ever mixed up the sugar and salt while baking knows, too much of a good thing can be inedible. What hasn’t been clear, though, is how our tongues and brains can tell when the saltiness of our food has crossed the line from yummy to yucky – or, worse, something dangerous…