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Artificial Sweeteners

Effects of the Artificial Sweetener Neotame on the Gut Microbiome and Fecal Metabolites in Mice

Effects of the Artificial Sweetener Neotame on the Gut Microbiome and Fecal Metabolites in Mice

The Microbiome – Implications for Global Health

The Microbiome – Implications for Global Health

What science has revealed over the past decade about the role our resident microbes play in keeping us healthy has truly been remarkable. It's now clear that the more than 100 trillion microbes living on and...
Diet Drinks Threaten the Brain

Diet Drinks Threaten the Brain

The message that we should all dramatically reduce our sugar consumption is really gaining traction and for good reason. This was a central theme of Grain Brain, and these ideas have certainly been validated...
Artificial Sweeteners – Alzheimer’s and Stroke

Artificial Sweeteners – Alzheimer’s and Stroke

To those of you who follow my blog, the recent study demonstrating a remarkably increased risk for stroke, as well as Alzheimer’s disease, in relation to consumption of artificially-sweetened beverages shoul...
Sugar- and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and the Risks of Incident Stroke and Dementia

Sugar- and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and the Risks of Incident Stroke and Dementia

How “Sugar-Free” Spells Danger

How “Sugar-Free” Spells Danger

Diet books, as a category, are among the most popular titles sold in bookstores, and with good reason. With soaring rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic conditions, and an overall lack of any...
The “Right” Kind of Sugar

The “Right” Kind of Sugar

Whether it's questions about organic maple syrup, or honey from organic bees, there's a big push to understand the "right" kind of sugar in the diet. Just know this: at the end of the day, sugar is sugar. O...
Chronic Low-Calorie Sweetener Use and Risk of Abdominal Obesity among Older Adults: A Cohort Study

Chronic Low-Calorie Sweetener Use and Risk of Abdominal Obesity among Older Adults: A Cohort Study

Bears and the Human Microbiome

Bears and the Human Microbiome

As many of you know,  I have written extensively over the past several years about the important role of the microbiome. Those 100 trillion organisms that live within the gut, as well as their genetic materi...
It’s Never Nice To Fool Mother Nature

It’s Never Nice To Fool Mother Nature

By now, pretty much everyone is dialed in to the message that sugar threatens health. No doubt, this is a powerful and motivating bit of information for people to adopt dietary strategies that limit sugar ex...