SugarScience Blog Archive
2016
December 20, 2016
Sleep + Soda = Sleepy
A new study shows that there is a correlation between sugar sweetened beverage consumption and less sleep. Data from a population of 18,000 people was studied by the UCSF science team and found a correlation between sleep and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.
Read ArticleNovember 15, 2016
Metabolizing Sugar
Sugar metabolism is the process by which energy contained in the foods that we eat is made available as fuel for the body. The body’s cells can use glucose directly for energy, and most cells can also use fatty acids for energy. Glucose and fructose are metabolised differently, and when they are consumed in excess they may have different implications for health.
Read ArticleOctober 14, 2016
8th Annual COAST/SSEW Symposium at UCSF
This one day symposium brought together researchers, health professionals, and influential policy makers from the UC-wide system and beyond to explore the intersections of biology, behavior, food and addiction, and how to prevent food addiction across the lifespan for individuals and communities through academically inspired activism, institutional interventions, and public policy.
Read ArticleSeptember 12, 2016
Sugar Papers Reveal Industry Role in Shifting Focus from Heart Disease to Saturated Fat
It all started with a secret PR campaign dating back to the 1970s. For forty years, the Sugar Association, key trade group for sugar producers, deflected all threats to its multi-billion dollar empire, while sweetening the world's food supply. As obesity, diabetes, and heart disease rates skyrocket, doctors are now treating the first generation of children suffering from fatty liver disease. The sugar industry is once again under siege.
Read ArticleAugust 31, 2016
Hidden Sugars may have serious effects on Heart Health
For the first time ever the American Heart Association (AHA) is taking a stand on sugar intake. The AHA reviewed and graded the most recent scientific evidence for studies examining the cardiovascular health effects of added sugars on children.
Read ArticleAugust 14, 2016
Key metabolic markers for disease changed by cutting sugar in a child’s diet.
if sugar is nixed from the diet while continuing to eat the same amount of food your child’s health significantly improves in just a bit over a week’s time.
Read ArticleJuly 20, 2016
New Concerns about Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has shown that nearly 1% (0.8%) of teenagers in the United States—about 334,752 kids—now have diabetes. While that may sound like a low number, it’s nearly triple the previous estimates, which were 0.34% or about 142,227 teens.
Read ArticleJuly 14, 2016
Making H2O More Accessible to Kids
Water is critical to children’s health and academic performance. The Parents Making Waves toolkit will walk parents through the steps toward ensuring their children have access to safe, accessible, and appealing drinking water at school.
Read ArticleMarch 2, 2016
Free Toolkit Shows The Importance of Providing Clean Water in Schools
Water is critical to children’s health and academic performance. The Parents Making Waves toolkit will walk parents through the steps toward ensuring their children have access to safe, accessible, and appealing drinking water at school.
Read ArticleJanuary 7, 2016
Dietary Guidelines Crack Down On Sugar
With January comes lots of diet advice. And today comes the official advice from the U.S. government: The Obama administration has released its much-anticipated update to the Dietary Guidelines. The guidelines, which are revised every five years, are based on evolving nutrition science and serve as the government's official advice on what to eat.
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