sugar

The Shocking Truth Behind Sugar Substitutes

The team at Lean on Life recently sent us an interesting article on Sugar Substitutes. Lean on Life is a team of committed health, nutrition and fitness experts with a website that combines the skill set of several doctors, nutritionists, fitness trainers, health coaches, chefs and passionate foodies. They aim help you look and feel ...click here to read more

A Chocolate Drought Set for 2014

Chocolate is arguably the world’s favorite ‘junk food’- with 9 out 10 people reporting that they love it and 50 % of the population confessing that they can’t go a day without it. Although some may argue that chocolate is not a junk food at all (because it is made with cocoa which is high ...click here to read more

Real Dangers of Aspartame and Sugar

It has been the subject of a lot of debate in health and scientific circles over the last 20 years…is aspartame too dangerous for consumer consumption? What about the dangers of sugar; are we forgetting about that in all the fuss over artificial sweeteners? We eat sugar daily to sweeten our drinks and our food. ...click here to read more

This is Your Brain on Sugar

The average American consumes 130 pounds of added sugar per year and before you deny falling into this category, consider the fact that much of the sugar is unwittingly consumed, due to the insidious nature of sugar in our food. This exceptionally high consumption should concern you because some of America’s most respected institutions are ...click here to read more