Richard Johnson and colleagues hypothesize in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that excess fructose raises the risk of hypertension, obesity, diabetes, kidney and heart disease through its metabolite uric acid, and that rodent studies may mislead.
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Fatty red meat, lean red meat and obesity
Zhihong Wang and colleagues analyzed 16,822 Chinese adults in the China Health and Nutrition Survey from 1993 to 2011 and linked total and fatty red meat intake, but not lean red meat, to obesity risk in men. They observed no such association in women.
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Better Brain Health with Less Saturated Fat
A review in Neurobiology of Aging covering 19,792 participants found higher saturated fat consumption was linked to greater risk of Alzheimer's disease, dementia and cognitive decline. Trans fat intake also showed risk, but the data on it were mixed.
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Petco and Petsmart Phasing Out Sales of Chinese Pet Treats Commendable, But Not Enough
Food & Water Watch calls Petco's and PetSmart's decisions to drop Chinese-made pet treats commendable but too slow, noting PetSmart's ban waits until March 2015, and urges the FDA to ban the imports outright after reports of 1,000 dog deaths.
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AMC DIRECT introduces kid-friendly citrus packaging
AMC Direct launched navel orange and Clementine bags decorated with cartoon characters and bright colors, pitched at children and at grab-and-go summer snacking, and aimed at back-to-school promotions for retail partners.
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Total fructose linked to high premature death risk
Among 353,751 adults aged 50 to 71 followed up to 13 years, women eating the most total sugar, total fructose and added fructose faced 13, 10 and 7 percent higher all-cause death risk; men in the top fructose group faced 6 percent higher risk. The link held for beverage sugars, not solid foods.
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Red meat like beef ups stomach cancer risk
A meta-analysis of 18 studies found people in the highest category of red meat intake were 37 percent more likely to develop stomach cancer than those in the lowest, with each extra 100 grams a day tied to a 17 percent rise. None were trials, so red meat cannot be named as the cause.
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Snacking Organically: GoOrganic Adds Fruit Chews to Flavorful, Certified Organic Confectionery Line – Now Non-GMO Project Verified!
Hillside Candy's GoOrganic line adds Ginger and Fruit Chews to its certified organic, Non-GMO Project Verified candies, on show at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago. The release cites Mintel data putting non-chocolate confectionery growth at 34 percent since 2007.
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Even light alcohol drinking boosts breast cancer risk - study
Following 85,089 women in Hawaii and California for 12.4 years, researchers linked 5 to 9.9 grams of alcohol a day to a 23% higher breast cancer risk, rising to 53% above 30 grams. The pattern held in most ethnic groups but not Native Hawaiian women.
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MetaBrand Debuts Three New Beverage Brands at BevNET Live 2014
MetaBrand will launch three beverage brands at BevNET Live in New York: ULIV Java, a ready-to-drink organic coffee line; GRE3N Energy, a kale-based energy drink from Hawaii; and LIVE!, an organic juice line made with apple cider vinegar.
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Freshway Foods Introduces New Summer Salad Line
Freshway Foods introduced a summer salad line at the IDDBA Dairy-Deli-Bake Conference, built around kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, beets and mangos. The in-store assembly kits include Kale Pear, Asian Powerhouse and Curried Cauliflower salads.
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Don’t Take the Bait-Fish is Not a Health Food
A PCRM report argues fish's heart-healthy reputation is unfounded: some fish and shellfish rival red meat for saturated fat and cholesterol, a JAMA analysis of 20 studies found no link between fish oil and heart health, and most fish carry mercury and other toxins.
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Alcohol-Attributable Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost — 11 States, 2006–2010
Eleven states applied CDC's Alcohol-Related Disease Impact tool to 2006-2010 data. The median age-adjusted alcohol-attributable death rate was 28.5 per 100,000, from 22.4 in Utah to 50.9 in New Mexico, and most deaths and years of life lost fell among adults aged 20-64.
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Is Venison in the U.S. Safe to Eat? Not Necessarily
More than a decade after Wisconsin's chronic wasting disease cull, the piece notes prions survive cooking, bleach, heat and radiation and persist in soil. Hunters were told to wear gloves, and officials called venison safe if brain, eyes, spinal cord, spleen and lymph nodes were avoided.
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Plant-Based Foods Prevent Hip Fractures
Following 63,257 people in the Singapore Chinese Health Study for about 10 years, researchers reported in the Journal of Nutrition that those eating the most vegetables, fruits and soy had a 34% lower hip fracture risk. Meat- and refined-starch-rich diets showed no protection.
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Drinking poses greater risk for advanced liver disease in HIV/hep C patients (PR)
A study in Clinical Infectious Diseases found people co-infected with HIV and chronic hepatitis C faced a much greater risk of advanced liver fibrosis at every level of drinking, including light "nonhazardous" drinking. Vincent Lo Re says clinicians should counsel patients to cut back.
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Investigators find something fishy with classical evidence for dietary fish recommendation
Reviewing 40 years of later research, investigators reported in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology that Bang and Dyerberg never measured coronary artery disease among Greenland Eskimos, and that the group had the disease at rates similar to Caucasian populations.
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Fiber Extends Life After a Heart Attack
A BMJ study of 4,098 heart attack survivors linked a high-fiber diet to a 31 percent lower risk of dying and a 35 percent lower risk of death from heart disease. Fiber, especially from grains, cuts inflammation, lowers bad cholesterol and improves insulin sensitivity.
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