News tagged with sugar substitutes

New research: Sugar substitutes help reduce caloric intake without overeating or hunger

A new study published in the August 2010 journal, Appetite, further demonstrates that people who consume low-calorie sweeteners are able to significantly reduce their caloric intake and do not overeat.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Consumption of sugar substitutes assists in long-term weight control

A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity reports that consumption of sugar-free beverages sweetened with low-calorie sweeteners increases dietary restraint, a key aspect of successful weight maintenance.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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The art of telling it like it isn't

There are certain things in life we'd rather not conjure up too vividly, and for this we have at our disposal a range of linguistic deodorisers, smokescreens and fig leaves. These are euphemisms. They are ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Synchrotron scientists and international team reveal tales told by old bones

“Reading the bones” is being given a new twist for a group of people who lived on the Caribbean island of Antigua more than 200 years ago using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron at the ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Understanding photosynthesis: How plants use catalytic reactions to split oxygen from water

Splitting hydrogen and oxygen from water using conventional electrolysis techniques requires considerable amounts of electrical energy. But green plants produce oxygen from water efficiently using a catalytic ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Modified microbes turn carbon dioxide to liquid fuel

Imagine being able to use electricity to power your car — even if it's not an electric vehicle. Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first time ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (33) | comments 46 | with audio podcast

eBay bans sorbitol sales after Italian death

US online auction giant eBay on Monday banned global sales of sorbitol following the death of a 28-year-old Italian woman who consumed a phial of the sugar substitute as part of a food allergy test.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Green fuel versus black gold: Is bioethanol more environmentally benign option to petroleum-derived fuels?

A life cycle assessment of growing crops for fuel as opposed to refining and using fossil fuels has revealed that substitution of gasoline by bioethanol converted from energy crops has considerable potential for rendering ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Writing a new code for life?

On "Star Trek, the aliens often look so human that crew members fall in love with them. But in real life, scientists in the field known as astrobiology can't be sure alien life would even be carbon-based like us, or use DNA ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Molecular celebrations for your taste buds

Not another turkey, caviar or Yule Log! What if the traditional end-of-year feast was left up to scientists? The menu might surprise a few...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Marzipan Santas, elves and stollen: Real deal or cheap fakes?

With the December holidays a peak season for indulging in marzipan, scientists are reporting development of a new test that can tell the difference between the real thing — a pricey but luscious paste made from ground ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

E. coli bacteria engineered to eat switchgrass and make transportation fuels

A milestone has been reached on the road to developing advanced biofuels that can replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels with a domestically-produced clean, green, renewable alternative.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast


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