The Saccharine Disease
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Matt M.Posted
Mon 17 Nov 2008 9:10pm
Here's a link to a great online book about refined carbohydrates. At first glance, it may look like some crazy, outdated manuscript, but it is well-researched and has many valuable insights.
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Healthiest Diet Sugar substitute- Aspartame and Saccharin
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FithoPosted
Tue 17 Feb 2009 12:00am
Diet sugars are fast gaining popularity, so we decided to find out which is the best sugar substitute for your health. Here we are considering Saccharin and Aspartame.
Saccharin is perhaps the oldest popular sugar substitute. It was originally synthesized in 1879 and its sweet taste was discovered by accident. It is much sweeter than sugar, but has
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Company That Brought Us Saccharin, rBGH, PCBs & Dioxins is Now Taking Over Food Supply
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VibrantGlowPosted
Tue 13 May 2008 12:33pm
Yesterday, I received a disturbing email from a local farmer, who recently sold me organic beef from grass-fed cows, about a must-see documentary on how one chemical company is trying to take control of the world's food supply.
If you haven't heard of Monsanto, you've surely heard of their product Roundup--an herbicide. Well, the company, a ...
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Not So Sweet
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eatnormalnowPosted
Sun 14 Sep 2008 3:01pm
Proving once again that what seems too good to be true probably is, a recent LA Times article sheds new light on the use of saccharin for weight loss. A study in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience found that saccharin appeared to drive rats to overeat by “breaking the physiological connection between sweet tastes and calories.” In experiments
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Sometimes a Girl Just Wants a Pat on the Back
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Naomi D.Posted
Sun 11 Jan 2009 5:24pm
I know you're out there reading, but I don't hear from you anymore. Remember people, I'm just a girl, standing in front of my readers asking them to comment once in a while. (For anyone not familiar with the saccharine Valium for the eyes that is the film, Notting Hill - that was a reference right there).
Go on, make my day! (no, not a film reference
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When signing hands must sleep
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CatherinePosted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:57pm
Aware that no sounds of rolly pollies were emanating from the playroom, nor the thrills and saccharin melodies from the primary-coloured toys, I go in search of my little boy and find him fast asleep on the alphabet mat, exhausted after a morning of signing, swallowing and therapy. A soft breeze is floating in through the three windows
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Potato Skins
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Matt M.Posted
Mon 17 Nov 2008 9:10pm
One thing I got from reading " The Saccharine Disease" is the importance of potato skins. Eating the skins with potatoes apparently has a few benefits. First, it adds fiber which lowers the glycemic index. Second, the skin appears to be a source of additional vitamins.
Honestly, I had never thought about this before. But I have been eating
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If you're trying to lose weight,...
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Jeff C.Posted
Mon 29 Sep 2008 10:36pm
If you're trying to lose weight, you may want to phase out artificial sweeteners in your diet.
A new study out of Purdue University found that rats placed on diets specifically containing the artificial sweetener saccharin gained more weight than rats given food containing natural sugar.
Scientists say for some reason, ingesting saccharin tricks
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Artificial Sweeteners Not Removed from Waste Water
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DiseaseProofPosted
Mon 22 Jun 2009 11:14am
Appearing in the journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, German researchers determined sewage treatment plants fail to remove artificial sweeteners—such as saccharin and aspartame—from waste water. Water samples were collected from two treatment facilities, turning up four different chemicals: acesulfame, saccharin, cyclamate
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