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Scientists erase sugar cravings in mice by tweaking neurons

May 30, 2018

A new study has found that the desire for sweet foods, and an aversion to bitter tastes, can be erased by changing neurons in the brain, according to Science Daily. The research suggests that the way the brain ...

Sugary drinks result in early onset of menstruation in girls and increase risk breast cancer in old age

Cody Gash

Jan 28, 2015

Health

A recent study conducted by Harvard researchers concludes that girls who have higher intakes of sugary drinks are more likely to start their menstrual cycle at an earlier age as compared to those who consume th...

Sugar consumption more deadly than salt intakes for Blood Pressure

Charles Omedo

Dec 12, 2014

Health

It is true that salt is never good for your blood pressure or heart or health in general, but sugar has been fingered to be much more dangerous and harmful to the body than once thought – most especially fructo...

Group sets up a site to educate on the dangers of excess sugar

Charles Omedo

Nov 11, 2014

Health

Due to the fact that many people agree that excess sugar is never good for the body, but doing little to actually control their levels of sugar consumption, the UCSF has set up a site to teach all and sundry th...

Scientific study reveals Artificial Sweeteners can increase the Diabetes Risk

Abby Smith

Sep 18, 2014

Health

Israel's Weizmann Institute recently released a new finding showing that sugar substitutes or artificial sugar can cause more harm to the human body. Consumption of synthetic sugar substitute (Artificial sugar)...

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