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SLU researchers halt fatty liver disease in animal model

Doctors believe that up to 30 percent of the U.S. population may have fat accumulation in the liver, known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), that can lead to a range of damaging health consequences.

18 Feb 2015

Sugar consumption linked to memory problems, brain inflammation in adolescent rats

Studying rats as model subjects, scientists found that adolescents were at an increased risk of suffering negative health effects from sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.

8 Oct 2014

Research: Gut bacteria may cause animals to gain weight

A species of gut bacteria called Clostridium ramosum, coupled with a high-fat diet, may cause animals to gain weight. The work is published this week in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

30 Sep 2014

Findings may lead to better ways for preventing gum disease, diabetes and Crohn's disease

Bacteria inside your mouth drastically change how they act when you're diseased, according to research using supercomputers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.

13 Aug 2014

Research provides new insight into effects of adding fructose to Western diet high in fat

A high-fructose, high-fat diet can cause harmful effects to the livers of adult rats, according to new research published in Experimental Physiology, providing new insight into the effects of adding fructose to a Western diet high in fat.

28 Jun 2014

Historical product information can reduce food ingredient fears

Daily headlines on internet pages and blogs claim: "New ingredient X is harmful to your health." Such warnings can scare people into avoiding these ingredients without actually knowing the facts, leading some people to have food fears about ingredients such as sugar, fat, sodium, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), mono sodium glutamate (MSG), and others.

25 Jun 2014

Research explores the effects of food marketing and its impact on consumers

Health-related buzzwords, such as "antioxidant," "gluten-free" and "whole grain," lull consumers into thinking packaged food products labeled with those words are healthier than they actually are, according to a new research study conducted by scholars at the University of Houston (UH).

16 Jun 2014

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics begins clinical trials of PFK-158 small molecule therapeutic candidate

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics, a privately held company dedicated to bringing new anti-cancer therapies to market, announced today (June 4) that it has begun clinical trials of PFK-158, a small molecule therapeutic candidate that inactivates a novel cancer metabolism target never before examined in human clinical trials.

5 Jun 2014

Soda consumers may get much higher dose of harmful sugar fructose than labels show

Soda consumers may be getting a much higher dose of the harmful sugar fructose than they have been led to believe, according to a new study by the Childhood Obesity Research Center (CORC) at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), part of Keck Medicine of USC.

5 Jun 2014

Researchers find way to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Studying mice, researchers have found a way to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide.

4 Jun 2014

Horizon’s new products offer new feel-good snacking options for families

Horizon®, a leading national organic dairy brand, today announced the launch of a new line of snack products. Horizon Snack Crackers, Sandwich Crackers and Snack Grahams mark the brand's continued evolution outside of the dairy case, following the launch of several Mac & Cheese products in January.

29 Apr 2014

New textbook provides facts and dispels myths on sugar/fructose consumption

A new textbook, Fructose, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sucrose and Health, published this month by Springer Press, under their Humana Press imprint, provides one of the most comprehensive scientific analyses on the closely-watched issue of caloric sweetener consumption.

1 Apr 2014

Fructose News and Research

SLU researchers halt fatty liver disease in animal model

Sugar consumption linked to memory problems, brain inflammation in adolescent rats

Research: Gut bacteria may cause animals to gain weight

Findings may lead to better ways for preventing gum disease, diabetes and Crohn's disease

Research provides new insight into effects of adding fructose to Western diet high in fat

Historical product information can reduce food ingredient fears

Research explores the effects of food marketing and its impact on consumers

Advanced Cancer Therapeutics begins clinical trials of PFK-158 small molecule therapeutic candidate

Soda consumers may get much higher dose of harmful sugar fructose than labels show

Researchers find way to prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Horizon’s new products offer new feel-good snacking options for families

New textbook provides facts and dispels myths on sugar/fructose consumption

New sweetener from tequila plant may aid diabetes, weight loss

Study shows fructose consumption does not contribute to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Citizens for Health names April 11, 2014 as "Read Your Labels Day"

Researchers find no benefit in replacing fructose with glucose

Nottingham scientists use MRI technology to assist in treatment, diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome

Nottingham scientists exploit MRI technology to assist in the treatment of IBS

Fructose does not have any impact on emerging marker for risk of cardiovascular disease

Hummingbirds able to switch from burning glucose to fructose equally, say researchers

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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