Sugar

A spoonful of monosaccharides helps the medicine go down! Feed your sweet tooth with the latest health findings on the sugar in your tea, your food and all over your body.
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Can sugar cause acne?
By Kamal Nahas published
Because multiple factors can provoke acne, it's difficult to tease apart sugar's role.

What is normal blood sugar?
By Natalie Grover, Elizabeth Peterson last updated
Blood sugar, or glucose, is the main source of fuel for our body - keeping it in check is essential to our health.

Fast-Food Consumption Slows Down
By Catherine Winters last updated
Americans are eating fewer fast foods but there's room for improvement.

High-sugar diet disrupts the gut microbiome, leading to obesity (in mice)
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A mouse study hints that high-sugar diets harm protective gut bacteria.

Type 2 diabetes: Symptoms, causes and treatment
By Rachael Rettner last updated
Reference Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, a condition characterized by high blood sugar levels.

What are carbohydrates?
By Jessie Szalay, Scott Dutfield last updated
Reference Carbohydrates — one of the basic food groups — are the sugars, starches and fibers found in fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products. They are important to a healthy diet.

Insulin resistance: Risk factor for heart disease and diabetes
By Tia Ghose, Natalie Grover published
Reference Insulin resistance is a condition where the body's cells don't properly respond to the hormone insulin, which tells cells to take in blood sugar and use it for fuel.

Diet Soda May Be Hurting Your Diet
By Eunice Zhang published
Accumulating evidence suggests artificial sweeteners, like those in diet sodas, may alter metabolic processes in the body and mess with your health.
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