Traditional soft drinks, juice boxes, and energy and sports drinks are loaded with high fructose corn syrup, an ingredient also found in many processed foods. The body processes fructose differently than other sugars, and fructose can lead to weight gain …
Podcast – Wisdom Wednesdays: Practical Nutritional Advice From The Podcast With Professor Richard Johnson
Some practical advice on how to stay healthy- focusing on both unhealthy and healthy foods. At the core is to avoid sugary beverages, ultra-processed foods, and foods rich in both sugar and salt. Listen to the podcast here.
Article – The Mysterious Kidney Illness Rising Among Sri Lankan Farmers
Are pesticides in drinking water to blame for kidney disease among young farmers? An interesting article in Think Global Health. Dehydration not only causes reversible kidney damage, but also could actually activate a process that might cause chronic kidney disease, …
Article – Pegloticase-Methotrexate Combo May Improve Blood Pressure in Uncontrolled Gout
An article in Renal & Urology News showing again that treatment of uric acid (this time with an agent called pegloticase) is associated with a significant reduction in blood pressure. Read the article here.
Article – Fructose may be the ultimate driver of obesity
An article in Big Think about the new hypothesis accuses the simple sugar of wrecking energy metabolism. Read the article here.
Paper – A New Clue to the Cause of the Mysterious Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease in Central America
Silica Nanoparticles and Mesoamerican Nephropathy: A Case Series An epidemic of kidney disease has ravaged the Pacific coast of Central America, where it typically affects men working in the sugarcane fields as well as local farmers. A role for heat …
Article – The New York Post – This is why you’re fat — study finds possible major root cause of obesity
All-too-common fructose — found in table sugar and high fructose corn syrup, used widely in everyday foods like ketchup — has long been considered a major reason why Americans pack on the pounds. Now, scientists say they’re closer to figuring …
Article – Newsweek – Scientists Reveal a ‘health’ Food That Leads to Weight Gain
A key component of fruit juice may be behind our current obesity epidemic. This common sugar has been shown to flick a metabolic switch in our bodies that increases our hunger, thirst and fat accumulation, as well as insulin resistance, …
Article – Unifying the Different Theories on how Diet Causes Hypertension
While most people think that poor diet is ultimately the cause of the obesity and diabetes epidemics, there remains great debate on what is the critical part of the diet that is responsible. Is it just too many calories in …