Food and Diet. Find daily health food tips and ideas from Dr. David Samadi. Discover healthy food for healthy living. Explore major food issues and debates related to health such as buying and cooking with organic food, genetically modified food (GMO versus Non-GMO), nutrition, dieting epidemic, obesity, disease prevention, best digestion foods.
Fructose paired with glucose in both table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup is a fixture in diets worldwide. Increasingly the factor to blame for epidemics of obesity, diabetes and a wealth of related health problems. Scientists are still struggling to understand both the complicated metabolic effects and secrets of the allure: why we’re so drawn to consume sugar in sodas, desserts, snacks.
Read MoreWe have some word to do when it comes to ending the seemingly never-ending cycle of sugar cravings as well as nutrient deficiency. The average American consumes approximately one third of a pound of sugar each day, translating into nearly 130 pounds of sugar per person every year. As a nation sugar usage exceeds 9 million tons a year. But what are the results of us consuming all this sugar? Well, believe it or not, sugar eats up many of the nutrients we get from the healthy food we're consuming. Here's why.
Read MoreRecent large population studies have begun to uncover healthy associations with consistent coffee consumption.
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