January 31st, 2012
Zoom Cancer’s Favorite Sugar The average American eats 70 grams of fructose per day — a number triple the recommended daily limit.

Cancer’s Favorite Sugar

The average American eats 70 grams of fructose per day — a number triple the recommended daily limit.

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April 22nd, 2011
Sugar Shock “Early humans ate about 4 pounds of sugar a year. By comparison, in 2008, the average American ate 136 pounds of sugar in the form of white sugar (cane sugar and beet sugar), corn sweeteners, honey, molasses and other syrups. That boils down to roughly 22 teaspoons of sugar per person per day.”

Sugar Shock

“Early humans ate about 4 pounds of sugar a year. By comparison, in 2008, the average American ate 136 pounds of sugar in the form of white sugar (cane sugar and beet sugar), corn sweeteners, honey, molasses and other syrups. That boils down to roughly 22 teaspoons of sugar per person per day.”

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March 1st, 2011
Ready For Action Find out how we helped three of our readers make progress toward their healthy goals. What would you like to change to be healthier?

Ready For Action

Find out how we helped three of our readers make progress toward their healthy goals. What would you like to change to be healthier?

(Source: experiencelife.com)

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January 18th, 2011
Zoom For Teens, Too Much Sugar can be a Heartbreaker The American teenage consumes an average of 28.3 teaspoons of added sugar a day (one-fifth of their daily calories), leading to possible heart disease later in life.

For Teens, Too Much Sugar can be a Heartbreaker

The American teenage consumes an average of 28.3 teaspoons of added sugar a day (one-fifth of their daily calories), leading to possible heart disease later in life.

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November 4th, 2010
Your Nutritionista: Sugar is More Addictive than Cocaine (and Other Reasons to Kick the Sugar Habit)

Some great tips for those of us who can’t resist sugar!

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I’m four days into my sugar ban, and reader Allegra sent me this article from GOOP — too timely! Thanks, Allegra!

First, what do you need to know about sugar addiction? Find out in this article by Dr. Frank Lipman:

Part of the reason it’s so hard to kick the habit is that over time…

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November 1st, 2010
Sugar Breakdown

For anyone thinking of cutting out sugar - or just wondering about the effects of sugar - here’s an assessment of what it does, where it’s found and how to avoid it.

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October 28th, 2010

Agave sweetener is lower on glycemic index than sugar and sweeter too, so you use less of it.

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September 17th, 2010
Corn syrup by any other name is just as harmful to your health. If a “food” product needs to be rebranded, that’s a good clue to avoid it.

Corn syrup by any other name is just as harmful to your health. If a “food” product needs to be rebranded, that’s a good clue to avoid it.

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