The Science of How Diet Can Change the Way Sugar Tastes
Learning and tasting are controlled by the same molecules, animal studies show
sugar
Study May Help Resolve Bitter Debate over Low-Cal Sweeteners
Do low-calorie sweeteners promote the development of diabetes and obesity? New research may help resolve the conflicting findings of recent studies
Sugar Changes the Chemistry of Your Brain
Anyone who has desperately searched their kitchen cabinets for a piece of forgotten chocolate knows that the desire for palatable food can be hard to control. But is it really addiction?
Researchers Compare Nutritional Value of Infant and Toddler Foods
New study shows that such foods sold in pouches have lower nutritional value than products sold in jars and other packaging
Sugar Delivered to Earth from Space
First evidence of bio-essential sugars in meteorites
Too Much Sugar Doesn't Put the Brakes on Turbocharged Crops
Recent research into highly productive crops such as maize and sorghum show the secret to their productivity could lie in their sugar sensing responses
Searching for the Characteristics of Award-Winning Wine
Researchers' analysis shows large wine challenges tend to favor wines with high ethanol and sugar levels
Sugar Alters Compounds That Impact Brain Health in Fruit Flies
This finding could tell researchers why behaviors that change with the internal energy state, such as food intake, learning and memory, and sleep change on high-nutrient diets
Higher Consumption of Soft Drinks Linked with an Increased Risk of Mortality
This is the main highlight of a study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine, based on a population of about 452,000 people of both genders from 10 European countries followed over a period of 16 years
Vanilla Makes Milk Beverages Seem Sweeter
Research subjects' responses indicate that with the addition of vanilla, the added sugar content in flavored milk could potentially be reduced by 20 to 50 percent