Researchers studying the effects of common foods on blood sugar were surprised when subjects who were give apple pie actually experienced a significant improvement in their blood sugar levels. Go figure.
Turns out that apple pie’s blood sugar lowering ability comes from the cinnamon it contains. Tests done by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
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Apple Pie and Blood Sugar
What Color is Your Fat?
Who Knew? I didn’t! Fat cells come in designer colors. OK, not exactly. In reality, there are only two colors, brown and white, which can hardly be referred to as “designer colors.”
But here’s the interesting part. Those nasty white fat cells are the ones we are all familiar with – the ones that make...
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Holy Sweet Tooth, Batman!
Back in July I posted about two “foods” that should be illegal – high fructose corn syrup and French fries. Wow! Here’s a follow up. Just watch this YouTube video of Dr. Robert Lustig discussing what he calls the “Coca-Cola Conspiracy.” Without being overly dramatic, this is frightening. My...
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Coffee Risks and Benefits
The debate goes on as to whether coffee wears a white or black hat. Is it actually good for you, or is it to be avoided? The jury is still out, but here are some of the potential benefits and risks of coffee consumption:
Possible Benefits of Coffee Consumption:
• For men at...
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Organic Food Is Useless?
Copywriters advise to use an “attention-grabbing” headline, so we did. Now, please put this in the “fairness in reporting” category or the “for what it’s worth” category.
The authors of a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition which consisted of a systematic review of 162 scientific papers published over the last...
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