Category: Scientific/Technical Items
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Lancet Article Questions Fruit Juice Consumption
A recent article published in The Lancet: Diabetes & Endocrinology has questioned current nutritional guidelines that permit the substitution of fruit juice for one daily fruit serving, arguing that some fruit juices contain as many calories as other sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). Jason Gill and Naveed Sattar, “Fruit juice: just another sugary drink?,” The Lancet: Diabetes…
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Caffeine Intake of Youth Focus of New Study
A recent study has reported that although “mean caffeine intake has not increased among children and adolescents in recent years,” “coffee and energy drinks represent a greater proportion of caffeine intake as soda intake has declined.” Amy Branum, et al., “Trends in Caffeine Intake Among U.S. Children and Adolescents,” Pediatrics, February 2014. Using 24-hour dietary…
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Study Allegedly Links Added Sugar Consumption to Increased CVD Mortality
A recent study has purportedly concluded that adults who consumed more than 21 percent of their daily calories from added sugars (those found in sweetened beverages, grain-based desserts, fruit drinks, dairy desserts, candy, and other processed foods) doubled their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Quanhe Ye et al., “Added Sugar Intake and Cardiovascular Diseases…
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Researchers Examine Influence of Deregulation on Fast Food Consumption
A study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization has reported “a strong and positive association between fast food consumption and age-standardized mean BMI [body mass index]” in high-income countries, citing market deregulation as a possible factor in increased fast food consumption. Roberto De Vogli, et al., “The influence of market deregulation on…
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Foodborne Illness Toxin Allegedly Linked to MS
Weill Cornell Medical College scientists have reportedly presented an abstract at the 2014 American Society for Microbiology (AMS) Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting, positing that “multiple sclerosis [MS] may be triggered by a toxin produced by common foodborne bacteria.” According to a January 28, 2014, AMS press release, “MS is an inflammatory disease of…
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Researchers Examine Impulsive Behavior and Food Addiction
A recent report published in the journal Appetite has allegedly concluded that “the same kinds of impulsive behavior that lead some people to abuse alcohol and other drugs may also be an important contributor to an unhealthy relationship with food.” Cara Murphy, et al., “Interrelationships among impulsive personality traits, food addiction, and Body Mass Index,”…
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Study Documents Food Addiction in NHS Participants
A recent study has reportedly documented “for the first time in a large, US-based population of women” the prevalence of food addiction in middle-aged and older women. Alan Flint, et al., “Food addiction scale measurement in 2 cohorts of middle-aged and older women,” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, January 2014. Authored by Harvard School of Public Health…
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Food Coupons for Processed Snack Foods Focus of New Study
Researchers with the University of California, San Francisco, have reported that 25 percent of 1,056 online coupons surveyed during a four-week period “were for processed snack foods, candies and desserts,” raising questions about the impact of retailer discounts on dietary patterns. Andrea López & Hilary Seligman, “Online Grocery Store Coupons and Unhealthy Foods, United States,”…