Too much sugar is bad, but which sugar is worse: Fructose or glucose?
EurekAlert! Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:28 PM PDT
In 2005, the average American consumed 64kg of added sugar, a sizeable proportion of which came through drinking soft drinks. Now, a 10-week study to be published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has provided evidence that human consumption of fructose-sweetened but not glucose-sweetened beverages can adversely affect both sensitivity to the hormone insulin and how the body handles fats, ... |
Author visits Brownsburg
Hendricks County Flyer Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:26 PM PDT
Doug McGuff, M.D., author of Body By Science: A Research-Based Program for Strength Training, Body Building and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week, visited Brownsburg last Tuesday to promote his book and speak about his exercise program. |
Injury might keep Sundin sidelined for Game 4
National Post Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:11 PM PDT
The many-coloured mouse surrounding Mats Sundin’s left eye, a souvenir of a puck in the face, is blossoming nicely. Any other aspect of his health remains a mystery. The Canucks produced the Swede after their Monday practice to satisfy the public demand for information about his lower-body injury â€" but none was forthcoming |
Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Up Metabolic Syndrome Risk
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:03 PM PDT
MONDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- Fructose-sweetened soft drinks and other beverages can have a negative effect on the body's sensitivity to insulin and its ability to handle fats, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study suggests. |
Bobby Czyz Interview
East Side Boxing Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:12 PM PDT
by Charles C. White - How is Bobby Czyz doing these days? BC: Well after the accident things were not easy, physically and otherwise. After being in a coma for 28 days plus a seven week hospital stay, my body was left in a bad way. |
Stay slim to save the Earth
The Times of India Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:09 PM PDT
LONDON: Overweight people eat more than thin people and are more likely to travel by car, making excess body weight doubly bad for the environment, according to a study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. |
Iraqi soldiers killed, US soldiers wounded in suicide bombing
INO News Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:02 PM PDT
(RTTNews) - An Iraqi suicide-bomber, disguised as special force soldier, caused the death of four troops Monday by detonating explosives strapped to his body near the mayor's office in the Iraqi city of Baquba. |
Mariah’s cause of death determined; manner of death still a mystery
Linn County Leader Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:42 AM PDT
Over three months after the death of 15-year-old Mariah R. Windsor, the Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiner’s Office has released a report stating that she died as a result of a brain infection. The report signed by Carl Christopher Stacy, M.D., one of the pathologists who conducted a post mortem examination of Windsor’s body on January 12, further concludes, “Asphyxia [death due to lack of ... |
Urine test predicts smokers' lung cancer risk
Scientific American Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:41 AM PDT
Quick to light up despite the potential risks? Take note: there may be a way to rapidly predict your chances of developing lung cancer â€" and provide yet more incentive to kick the habit. Researchers have discovered that smokers who excrete high levels of two tobacco metabolites (chemicals produced when the body breaks down tobacco) in their urine are up to 8.5 times more likely than those who ... |
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