Category: Scientific/Technical Items
-
Energy Drinks Allegedly Increase Hyperactivity Risk in Children
Researchers with the Yale School of Public Health have published a study claiming that “middle-school children who consume heavily sweetened energy drinks are 66% more likely to be at risk for hyperactivity and inattention symptoms.” Deborah Schwartz, et al., “Energy Drinks and Youth Self-Reported Hyperactivity/Inattention Symptoms,” Academic Pediatrics, February 2015. The study relied on data…
-
High-Temperature Cooking Allegedly Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
A study has allegedly linked the advanced glycation end products (AGEs) formed when “food is cooked at high temperatures or aged for a long time” to increased Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk. Lorena Perrone and William B. Grant, “Observational and Ecological Studies of Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products in National Diets and Alzheimer’s Disease Incidence and…
-
CDC Study Targets Salt, Sugar in Infant and Toddler Foods
Researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have published a study claiming that many infant and toddler foods sold in the United States contain too much sodium or sugar. Mary Cogswell, et al., “Sodium and Sugar in Complementary Infant and Toddler Foods Sold in the United States,” Pediatrics, March 2015. Relying on…
-
Study Allegedly Links Daily SSB Consumption to Earlier Menarche
A study allegedly linking daily sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption to earlier menarche has raised concerns about the long-term implications for breast cancer risk. J.L. Carwile, et al., “Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and age at menarche in a prospective study of US girls,” Human Reproduction, January 2015. Relying on dietary questionnaires completed by 5,583 girls ages 9 to…
-
BPA/BPS Study Calls on Regulators to Rethink Low-Dose Exposure Assessments
A study claiming that low doses of bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S (BPS) increased brain-cell growth in embryonic zebrafish—which later exhibited hyperactive behaviors as larvae—has urged health authorities to reconsider the use of linear dose-response relationships to set tolerable daily intake levels. Cassandra Kinch, et al., “Low-dose exposure to bisphenol A and replacement bisphenol…
-
Study Allegedly Links Red Meat Sugar Molecule to Cancer Risk
Researchers with the University of California, San Diego, have reportedly linked a sugar molecule found in red meat to the development of spontaneous cancers. Annie N. Samraj, et al., “A red meat-derived glycan promotes inflammation and cancer progression,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2015. According to a December 29, 2014, press release, N-glycolylneuraminic…
-
Animal Study Claims HFCS “More Toxic Than Table Sugar”
A University of Utah study has reportedly claimed that female mice fed fructose and glucose monosaccharides in proportions similar to the amount of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in human diets “had death rates 1.87 times higher than females on [a] sucrose diet” and “produced 26.4% fewer offspring.” James Ruff, et al., “Compared to Sucrose, Previous…
-
Study Claims “Obese Children’s Brains More Responsive to Sugar”
A University of California, San Diego, study has reportedly claimed that the brains of obese children “literally light up differently when tasting sugar,” according to a December 11, 2014, press release. Kerri Boutelle, et al., “Increased brain response to appetitive tastes in the insula and amygdala in obese compared to healthy weight children when sated,”…