Tag: carbohydrate

• Sugar and How It’s Linked to Cancer

  

  It’s well known that sugar, in the form of glucose, is the main source of energy for every cell in our body. The same is true for cancer cells. However, cancer cells use glucose faster than many normal cells and absorb 10-12 times more sugar than healthy cells. Glucose in the growth of cancer cells…

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  4 November 2025

  Carbohydrates, Foods, Vegan/Vegetarian

  added sugars, baked goods, blood glucose, cancer, cancer cells, carbohydrate, cellular energy, fiber, fruits, genes, glucose, grains, hydration, insulin, lactate, legumes, natural carbohydrates, nausea, nuts, processed foods, seeds, sugar, sugary drinks, vegetables

• Red Meat Consumption in Higher Healthy Eating Index (HEI) Diets Improves Brain Health

  

  New research published on September 29, 2025 in the journal Nature and titled Red meat consumption in higher healthy eating index diets is associated with brain health critical nutritional adequacy, and fecal microbial diversity, showed that red meat consumption in a high HEI (Healthy Eating Index) diet improves the adequacy of micronutrients that support brain…

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  16 October 2025

  Foods, Protein

  brain health, calcium, carbohydrate, choline, fat, fiber, HEI, Nature Journal, red meat, Selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin D3, zinc

• Carbohydrate Quality for Healthy Aging

  

  It is known that carbohydrates can affect health differently depending on their quality. Our weight, our energy, and the fluctuations in our blood sugar levels are related to the quality and quantity of carbohydrates we consume with our diet. It is also known that starchy carbohydrates, such as potatoes, white bread, and processed white pasta,…

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  27 August 2025

  Carbohydrates, Foods, Vegan/Vegetarian

  carbohydrate, carbohydrate quality, cardiovascular disease, cohort study, diabetes, fiber, obesity, processed foods, sugar level