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The nutrition experts have found a new "enemy" in their war against obesity. High Fructose Corn Syrup was introduced into the world's diets about 20 years ago, and seems to correlate well with the upsurge in obesity and diabetes. Read more below . . .
Study Blames Corn Syrup for Rise of Diabetes in US
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Corn syrup and other refined foods may be much to blame for the huge increase in type-2 diabetes in the United States over the past few decades. A study of nearly 100 years of data on what Americans eat show a huge increase in processed carbohydrates, especially corn syrup, and a large drop in the amount of fiber from whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
"We are seeing this big jump in the number of calories," that people are eating, Dr. Lee Gross. "We tried to break down where are these calories coming from? We have heard everyone debating is it because of fat, is it because of carbohydrate and it is not really clear," Gross added. "This shows the increase in the past 20 years is almost exclusively carbohydrates and certainly corn syrup consumption has increased dramatically."
Writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Gross showed that people have eaten about the same amount of carbohydrates a day on average -- 500 grams -- since 1909. But instead of whole grains and vegetables, people are getting more and more of those carbs in the form of processed grains and sugars -- most of all, in corn syrup, they said.
So be sure to scan those nutrition labels for "High Fructose Corn Syrup."
And did you ever wonder why Dr. Rehert doesn't often wear a tie. Well here's one possible
explanation . . .
Study- Doctors' ties may be health threat - Neckwear can harbor disease-carrying bugs
By Roni Rabin, May 24, 2004
A small study of neckties worn by doctors at a Queens hospital found almost half the 42 ties tested harbored microorganisms that can cause illness. By comparison, only one of the 10 ties worn by security guards tested positive for a disease-carrying microorganism.
Steven Nurkin, one of the authors, says the findings aren't entirely new: Earlier studies have found bacteria on everything from doctors' stethoscopes to pagers and pens.
Nurkin said he got the idea for the research while doing a surgery elective at the New York Hospital Medical Center. "I watched the doctors come over for a physical exam or procedure and saw the neckties would swing in front of the patient's face, or patients would cough on them," he said.
Of the 42 physician neckties sampled, 20 contained one or more microorganisms known to cause disease, including 12 that carried Staphylococcus aureus, five carrying gram-negative bacteria, one carried aspergillus and two carried multiple pathogens. Of the 10 security guards' ties, only one carried Staphylococcus aureus.
While being well-dressed is encouraged by hospital administrators and may add to "an aura of professionalism" and inspire patient confidence, the authors note, "As the clinician moves from patient to patient, the tie may serve to carry microorganisms from patient to patient as well."
Next -- hot off the press -- from today's Associated Press:
Soda May Have Link to Diabetes
ORLANDO, Florida June 8, 2004 - Chugging more than one sugar-sweetened soft drink a day appears to
significantly increase a woman's chances of developing diabetes, says a Harvard study that found the extra sugar does more than just add pounds.
significantly increase a woman's chances of developing diabetes, says a Harvard study that found the extra sugar does more than just add pounds.
Women in the study who drank at least one sugar-sweetened soda a day were 85 percent more likely
to develop type 2 diabetes than those who drank less."
to develop type 2 diabetes than those who drank less."
Diet sodas with sugar substitutes, however, did not increase the chances of developing diabetes, Schulze said. He added that the women who drank diet sodas tended to lose weight.
Remember, the Induction Atkins Diet allows 20 grams of carbohydrates a day. One Coke has 39 grams.
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