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Replacing Fructose With Glucose Not So Fruitful After All
There is actually no benefit in replacing fructose, which is commonly blamed for obesity, by glucose, a new study found. The findings, published in the February edition of iCurrent Opinion in...
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Study Says Fructose Not Responsible for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver
A new study has rejected the popular notion that fructose, found naturally in fruit, vegetables and honey, is responsible for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The consumption of fructose, which is...
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Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Not Caused by Fructose
Fructose in an itself is not to blame for the increase in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a new analysis of human trials has found. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic...
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Blocking Immune Signaling Could Stop Inflammation and Insulin Resistance
Blocking the action of a signalling molecule in the immune system could prevent insulin resistance and inflammation associated with obesity, a new study found. Reporting in this week's issue of...
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Mom's Insulin Resistance Linked to Child's Obesity and Diabetes Risks
Researchers have found that a pregnant woman's insulin resistance is linked to foetal brain response which decides about the unborn child's obesity and diabetes risks. Researchers at University of...
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Soda Consumers Drinking More Fructose Than Labels Reveal: Study
Consumers of soda may be getting a much higher dose of the harmful sugar fructose than they have been led to believe. This is according to a new study by the Childhood Obesity Research Center (CORC)...
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New Link Discovered Between Obesity, Inflammation and Insulin Resistance
At Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), new study by researchers have identified a new signal that triggers the events leading to insulin resistance in obesity. The signal...
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Set of Molecules Found to Link Insulin Resistance in the Brain to Diabetes
A key mechanism behind diabetes may start in the brain, with early signs of the disease detectable through rising levels of molecules not previously linked to insulin signaling, according to a study...
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Testing Fructose and Glucose tolerance
Rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the United States and throughout the world is due to the increased consumption of table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup. Both sweeteners are commonly...
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Insulin Resistance and CV Risk Not Improved by Low Glycemic Index...
Persons with diets with low glycemic index of dietary carbohydrate did not show improvements in insulin sensitivity, lipid levels or systolic blood pressure, as revealed in a study that included...
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Neonatal Ghrelin Linked to Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Neonatal ghrelin (gut-derived hormone) directly influences development in the part of the brain related to appetite and the regulation of metabolism. Our subconscious motivation to eat is powerfully...
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Link Between Inflammation-Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Type 2...
A team of researchers at Yale School of Medicine has identified the link between inflammation-induced hepatic insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. They have identified the molecular mechanism by...
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Fructose Enhances Reward Value of High-Calorie Food, Also Promotes Eating
Fructose and glucose are simple sugars. Animal studies have revealed that glucose and fructose can have different effects on appetite and metabolism. Scientists were interested in understanding the...
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Soybean Oil Could Actually Make You Fatter Than Coconut Oil and Fructose
While coconut oil has long been demonized for being high in saturated fats, and therefore inherently 'unhealthy'; a new study has revealed that soybean oil could be leading to more obesity than...
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Insulin Resistance in Obese and Diabetic Individuals Raises Risk for...
A strong association between insulin resistance and decline of memory function increases the risk for Alzheimer's disease, says a new study. This is the first study to look at insulin resistance in...
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High Fructose Diet in Pregnancy Increases Obesity Risk in The Child
Researchers studied the effects of antenatal exposure to a high fructose diet on the offspring's development of metabolic syndrome-like phenotype and cardiovascular disease later in life. The study...
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Loss of Sleep During Adolescence Raises the Risk for Insulin Resistance
Slow-wave sleep (SWS) is an important stage of sleep that is involved in memory consolidation and recovery after sleep deprivation, and is also associated with reduced cortisol and inflammation. How...
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Delicious-Looking Food Images Trigger Hormone Ghrelin and Make you Eat More
ul class="group-list"liGhrelin is a gastric hormone, which influences food intake. /liliGhrelin levels may induce appetite through the vagus nerve throughout the blood-brain barrier to the central...
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Cause of Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetics Identified
A new link between high levels of certain amino acids and type 2 diabetes was found by a team led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, using mouse and...
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Fructose may Damage Brain Genes Leading to a Wide Range of Diseases
Hundreds of genes in the brain can be damaged by fructose, a sugar that's common in the Western diet, in a way that could lead to a range of diseases - from diabetes to cardiovascular disease, and...
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Diabetes Gene Responsible for Insulin Resistance Identified
A key gene that can cause defects in insulin secretion in people with Type-2 diabetes as well as in those with Down syndrome has been identified by a team of researchers. Type-2 diabetes (T2D) is a...
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Hunger Hormone Ghrelin Increases Impulsive Behavior
ul class="group-list punch-points"liGhrelin or hunger hormone is a peptide hormone produced by specialized cells that line the stomach/liliAn association between ghrelin and impulsive behavior has...
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Blocking Release of the 'Hunger Hormone' Ghrelin may Mediate Low Blood Sugar...
Ghrelin, known as the hunger hormone since the protein stimulates appetite and is produced before meals, also prevents dangerously low blood sugar levels, or hypoglycemia. The hormone acts as a...
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Insulin Resistance And Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Share a Link
bHighlights/b/br ul class = "group-list punch-points" li Insulin resistance is a major issue for young women with polycystic ovary syndrome. /li li Impairment in insulin action is a central mechanism...
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New Biomarker Predicts Link Between Insulin Resistance and Alzheimer's Disease
bHighlights/b ul class = "group-list punch-points" li Autotaxin is an enzyme found in the fluid around the brain and spine. /li liHigh levels of autotaxin, significantly predicts memory impairment and...
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Does Insulin Resistance Deteriorate Brain Function?
bHighlights/b ul class = "group-list punch-points" li When the cells fail to respond to the hormone insulin due to fat surrounding the cells, it is called insulin resistance. /li li The resistance...
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Diabetes Due To Insulin Resistance Shares Molecular Link
A new molecule has been identified to be involved in the development of insulin resistance. Normally, the hormone insulin breaks down glucose. But in some people this process becomes increasingly...
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miRNAs in Exosomes Link to Insulin Resistance in Diabetes
Exosomes carrying microRNAs (miRNAs) play a significant role in insulin resistance in diabetes. Chronic inflammation resulting from obesity is an underlying cause of insulin resistance and type 2...
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Health Effects Of Sucrose Withheld for More Than 50 Years
Negative health impacts of sucrose have been held back by a U.S. sugar industry, nearly 50 years ago, which linked sucrose to heart disease and bladder cancer, reveals a new study. The research team...
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Sleep Deprivation and Insulin Resistance may Not be Unrelated After All
Highlights ul class="group-list punch-points" liFactors such as insufficient sleep and insulin resistance may be linked by improper balance of hormones./li liAn imbalance in testosterone and cortisol...
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Fructose in Infant Formula Can Increase Risk of Acute Liver Failure in Babies
Infant formulas that are commercially available contain sugars like fructose or sucrose; babies with inherited intolerance of fructose who are fed baby formula, run the risk of acute liver failure....
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Novel Adipokine Promotes Insulin Resistance and Inflammation
An international research team has identified a novel adipokine that favors the development of insulin resistance and systemic inflammation. In cases of severe obesity, this adipokine is secreted by...
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New Study Revealed How Obesity, Insulin Resistance Affects Cognition
Obesity increases the permeability of blood brain barrier resulting in various cognitive problems related to learning and memory, scientists report. They knew that chronic activation of the receptor...
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Link Between Insulin Resistance and Fibromyalgia Identified
Insulin resistance may change the way fibromyalgia and related forms of chronic pain are identified and managed, said The University of Texas Medical Branch researchers at Galveston. This discovery...
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Insulin Resistance Gene Found in Fat: Study
Insulin resistant tissues were found when researchers deleted a key gene in the fat, according to a study by UT Southwestern. They also observed other effects, which were report in iPNAS/i. These...
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High Fructose Intake During Pregnancy Affects Health of Offspring, Study
Increased fructose intake during pregnancy can cause significant changes in maternal metabolic function and milk composition, and therefore, alter the metabolism of their offspring. The research by...
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High Fructose Consumption Causes Fatty Liver, Via Gut Manipulation
Excessive fructose consumption causes fatty liver, after the fructose metabolism deteriorates the gut barrier. The weakened gut lining has increased permeability, which provokes the release of...
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Molecular Link Between Liver Disease, Insulin Resistance Discovered
Two separate lipids namely diacylglycerols and ceramides are identified as potential links between fatty liver disease and liver insulin resistance. In type 2 diabetes, a molecular link between...
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Combination of Fructose and Glucose in High Fructose Corn Syrup Leads to...
Sugar in the form of fructose is clearly bad for one's health because, a majority of fructose consumed ends up in the liver. Higher levels of fructose in the liver produces uric acid and fat in the...
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High Fructose Diet Worsens Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Consumption of fructose may worsen intestinal inflammation common to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study. The study is published in iCellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and...
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Excess Fructose Intake may Lead to Aggressive Behaviors, ADHD, Bipolar
High sugar intake is linked to attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome (ADHD), bipolar disorder, and even aggressive behaviors. The research, out today from the University of Colorado Anschutz...
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High Fructose Intake Damages Immune System
New research from the UK reveals that consuming a diet high in fructose sugar might prevent proper functioning of the immune system. Fructose is a sweetener widely used in food productions and is...
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Fructose Contributes to Obesity
Consuming foods that are high in fructose can alter cells in the digestive, which in turn increases absorption of more nutrients, reveals a preclinical study from investigators at Weill Cornell...
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Does Excessive Fructose Consumption Harm Your Body?
Fructose, a common additive found in sweetened foods and beverages, when consumed excessively can contribute to metabolic diseases like diabetes and heart disease, reveals a new study. In today's...
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Insulin Resistance Doubles the Risk of Major Depressive Disorder
bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li Depression is a real mental health disorder that affects every 1 in 5 Americans/lili Almost 40% of mood disorder patients are...
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Impact of Insulin Resistance on Stroke Risk
A new association between insulin resistance and stroke is found in a study of more than 100,000 people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the...
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Beware: High Fructose Corn Syrup may Up Risk of NAFLD
bHighlights:/b ul class = "group-list punch-points" liIntake of high-fructose corn syrup foods may up the risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)/li liHigh-fructose corn syrup is a sweetener...
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Fructose Drives Alzheimer's Disease
Fructose production in the brain holds clues to the possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study, published recently in iThe American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,/i offers a new way of...
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Bacteria Treatment Shows Potential Against Insulin Resistance (and) Diabetes
Lachnospiraceae, a variety of medlinkgut bacteria/medlink, could potentially enhance insulin sensitivity, offering a safeguard against medlinkobesity/medlink and the onset of medlinktype-2...
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Insulin Resistance Unveils Obesity's Connection to Neurodegeneration
Scientists, led by Mroj Alassaf at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, have unveiled a connection between obesity and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease. Their research,...
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