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Fructose: A Bittersweet Sugar
The Bottom Line:
- Don’t get deceived by the fact that just because fructose is natural it is ok to have as much as you want.
- Most of us consume far too much fructose (in the form of refined sugar).
- Fructose consumed as part of a whole fruit is not bad for you.
Key Points:
- Fructose in excess is worse than excess glucose.
- Eating fructose doesn’t make you feel full and might even make you feel hungrier.
- Excessive consumption of fructose is associated with diabetes and obesity.
- Eating fructose increases the triglycerides in your blood – (a type of fat which is more closely correlated with having a heart attack than cholesterol is).
Fasting and the 5:2 diet
The 5:2 Diet
The 5:2 diet is all the rage in the UK, but is it any good?
An unqualified yes on my part.
How do I know?
I’ve read hundreds of studies on fasting; I personally have been doing the so-called 5:2 diet for the last 40 years, and fasting has been practised by many cultures for millennia.
But just because I have been fasting and it is an ancient religious tradition doesn’t necessarily mean it is a good thing.
What is important is that research into fasting in recent years backs up the age-old idea that fasting is beneficial on many different levels.
Two Meals a Day are Better than Six for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
This study challenges the current advice given to diabetic patients, which is to have 3 small meals with snacks in between.
Study conclusion:
Fewer larger meals are better than several smaller ones for people with recent onset type 2 diabetes.
What the study actually did
54 patients were split into two groups.
Read the full article
Vampire Therapy
Scientists at Harvard University have recently reported that blood from young mice can rejuvenate ageing mice. Blood transfusions not only reversed the memory impairment that seems to inevitably appear with age, but also improved the learning abilities of ageing mice.