Whole Grains: Managing Weight and Blood Pressure

Add This Superfood To Your Diet To Help Manage Weight And Lower Blood Pressure by Sandeeps LaMotte.  CNN. July 13, 2021.   

Reasons Sugar Is Bad For You

5 Reasons Why Sugar Is Bad For You by Aaron Kandola.  Medical News Today.  April 2019. 

Rising Global Obesity Problem Focuses On Food Indsutry Sway Over Public Health

Food Industry Sway Over Public Health Gets New Scrutiny by Chandice Choi.  AP.  January 29, 2019. 

Columbia's Public Health Efforts To Tax Sugary Drinks Leads To Intimidation And Censorship

She Took On Colombia's Soda Industry. They She Was Silenced by Andrew Jacobs and Matt Richel.  The New York Times.  November 13, 2017. 

11 Facts About Sugar

Sugar, Explained by Julia Belluz and Xavier Zarracina.  Vox  January 13, 2017. 

Creating A "Second Truth" About Health Issues And More

Trump's Outrageous Lies Come Straight From Big Businesses' Playbook by Ari Rabin-Havt.  The Washington Post.  December 16, 2016.

Cutting Sugar Rapidly Improves Heart Health Markers

Cutting Sugar Rapidly Improves Heart Health Markers by Rachel Rabkin Peachman.  The New York Times.  July 19, 2016

American Breakfast Is Really A Sugary Dessert

We Need To Call American Breakfast What It Often Is:  Dessert by Julia Belluz And Javier Zarracina.  Vox.  July 11, 2016. 

How Sugar Might Fuel The Growth Of Cancer

Here's How Sugar Might Fuel The Growth Of Cancer by Maggie Fox.  NBC News/Today.  January 1, 2016. 

Single Largest change In The American diet In the Last Decade: Decline Of 'Big Soda'

The Decline Of 'Big Soda' by Margot Sanger-Katz.  The New York Times.  October 4, 2015. 

Sugar, Carbs Behind Obesity Surge; Diet Responsible for More Illness than Physical Inactivity, Alcohol, And Smoking Combined

Sugar And Carbs, Not Physical Inactivity, Behind Surge In Obesity, Say Experts.  British Journal Of Sports Medicine.  April 22, 2015. 

Link Between Sugar And Stress Reduction Found; Could Stress Be A Reason For Overconsumption of Sugar?

Sugar Suppresses Body's Stress Response by Parker Brown.  Medpage Today.  April 17, 2015. 

Historical Documents Show How Sugar Industry Shaped Government Prevention Strategies Away From Decreased Consumption

Sugar Industry Influenced Research On Cavity Prevention by Liz Szabo.  USA TODAY.  March 10, 2015. 

Sugar Vs. Salt: Which One Is The More Harmful For Blood Pressure?

Blood Pressure:  Sugar Worse Than Salt by Salynn Boyles.  Medpage Today.  December 12, 2014.

How Much Sugar Is Too Much? The Average American Consumes 19.5 Teaspoons Of Added Sugar A Day

How Much Sugar Is Too Much?  A New Tool Sheds Some Light by Lisa Aliferis.  NPR.  November 10, 2014.

Effort to Label The "Added Sugar" in Food Provokes Comment And Controversy

Food Fight Builds As U.S. Regulators Weight 'Added Sugar' Label by Chris Prentice.  Reuters.  August 4, 2014.

Sugar Makes You Want More Sugar Study Seems To Indicate

In Food Cravings, Sugar Trumps Fat by Anahad O'Connor.  The New York Times. Well blog. December 13, 2013.

(1)  The pleasure centers of the brain lit up more effectively in responce to  _________ than ________ in the study recounted in this article.

(2)  Dr Eric Stice citing research says in the article that "the more sugar you eat, ___________________________.

(3)  Low fat, low sugar milkshakes used in this study were shown to activate regions of the brain associated with ___________________, but they had no impact on _________.

(4)  According to Dr. Stice addressing societal problems with overeating should start with __________.

(5)  According to Dr. Avena from Columbia University when sugar is suddenly taken away opiate receptors should signs of ___________.

(6)  Dr. David Ludwig found that sugar milkshakes stimulate reward regions but also cause ___________________ which leads to cravings for foods that can quickly restore _____________-.

Report On The American Diet: Not Great News

The Changing American Diet:  A Report Card by Bonnie Liebman.  Center for Science In The Public Interest.

(1)  Red meat consumption per person is ___________ per year.

(2)  Poultry plus seafood totals __________ pounds per person per year.

(3)  Cheese consumption has grown from ___________ pounds per person per year to ________.

(4)  ____________ is booming up to 9 pounds per person.

(5)  Americans eat _________ pounds of flour per year.  There is a need to switch to __________ and cut back on ________.

(6)  Americans eat _________ more calories per day than they did in 1970.

(7)  Americans in 2010 78 pounds of mostly _________________ in 2010.

(8)  Consumption of fruit is still pretty much where it was in _________.

Benefits Of Diet Soda Questioned In Study Prompting Beverage Industry Response

Study:  Diet Soda Doesn't Help You Lose Weight by Shari Rudavsky.  USA TODAY/The Indianapolis Star.  July 10, 2013.

(1)  The study is a review of __________ not new research.

(2)  According to the Purdue University study, diet sodas may be linked to problems such as ___________________________________ just like their sugary counterparts.

(3)  According to the researcher the basic question is "What ________________________"

(4)  The beverage industry characterized the study as an _____________ not a ________________.

(5)  How may "cognitive distortion" play a role in weight gain and consumption of diet soda?

(6)  When a person consumes something sweet the body expects ______________.

(7)  When calories do not follow the sweet taste ______________________________.

Our 10,000 Year Journey To Low Nutrient Food

Breeding The Nutrition Out Of Our Food by Jo Robinson.  The New York Times.  May 25, 2013.

Read this important article and test your retention with the following questions.

(1)  Studies within the past 15 years have shown that our produce is relatively low in ______________ which has the potential to reduce risk for __________________________________.

(2)  Wild dandelions have __________ times more ____________ than spinach.

(3)  The people who foraged for wild foods, the data suggest, were much less likely to ____________________________________.

(4) Fruit and vegetable nutrient loss stems from farming ancestors choice to avoid _____________
taste and select foods low in _______ and high in _______.

(5)  The ancestor of the corn we eat today has _____ times more protein than the corn we eat today.

(6)  Explain how our sweet corn is a direct descendent to the spoils of a war.

(7)  How was supersweet corn born in a cloud of radiation.

(8)  What are  the steps the author suggests to regain lost nutritional value in our food?