Sugar

What's the Difference Between Sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup?

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How well do you know the sweet stuff?

Ask the Dietitian: What's the Difference Between Added and Natural Sugar?

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What’s the deal with all they types of sugar out there? Are all sugars created equal? And are all sugars bad?

This Week's Nutrition News Feed

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In this week's news: The World Health Organization doesn't sugarcoat its advice; fruits and vegetables feel the love -- even in school cafeterias; and food labels get ready for their makeover.

How to Make Meringue: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Follow these step-by-step tips to learn how to make two styles of meringue: French (as used on a pie) and Swiss (which is cooked and used, for example, in buttercream); then see more in a how-to video.

Another Reason to Pass on Artificial Sweeteners

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New research is giving us another reason to question the safety of artificial sweeteners. Researchers concluded that artificial sweeteners may be contributing to diseases like obesity and diabetes. It may be another reason you should swap the pink or blue packet of the artificial stuff for something more natural.

5 Surprisingly Sugary Foods

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It may not surprise anyone that a 20-ounce bottle of soda can contain anywhere from 15 to 22 teaspoons of sugar per serving, but sugar is also lurking in less obvious places.

Natural-Sugar Dessert Recipes

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Sweet Alternatives to Sugar

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Looking for a creative replacement for processed table sugar? These four natural sweeteners can bring new flavors and different levels of sweetness to your favorite recipes.

Baking With Sugar Alternatives

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Sugar helps make baked goodies puffy, golden brown and moist, but plain granulated sugar isn’t your only option. Whether you’re looking to cut calories, use less processed ingredients or simply change up the flavor, here are some options.

News Feed: Fish and Brains, Sugar in Fruit, Pomegranate Healthfulness

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Eating fish may aid your brain, sugar in fruit beats sugar in soda — plus, parsing pomegranates and health.

This Week's Nutrition News Feed

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In this week's news: Mondays get even more meatless; the world learns what happens when a household bans sugar (hint: a book deal); and coupon-clipping takes a healthier turn.

5 Ways to Curb Sugar Cravings

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Trying to reach for healthy snacks but the sugary treats are calling you? Use these strategies to help douse that sugar-fueled fire.

This Week's Nutrition News Feed

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This week's Nutrition News Feed covers sugar, working out and all those vitamin drinks.

5 Bad Dieting Tips To Ignore

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Don't eat fruit, avoid dairy . . . some dieting tips are just bad. Find out 5 of the most common misconceptions so you can tune them out.

Searching for a Sugar Substitute? Five Alternatives to Classic Sugar

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Alternative sweeteners lend a different flavor to foods and can have a few health benefits, too.

Nutrition News: Healthy Food Choices, Fructose and Trans Fat Under Fire, Top Produce Picks in June

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Researchers urge focus on healthy food benefits, fructose study has startling results, the FDA may ban trans fats, and get the top produce pick for June.

Nutrition News: FDA Sets Sugar Cap, Pros Offer Pantry Tips, Junk Food Gets an Out

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Junk food alone isn’t driving the obesity epidemic, one study indicates. The FDA recommends a sugar limit, and nutrition pros offer pantry tips.

5 Pieces of Diet Advice You're Better Off Skipping

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When the New Year comes and weight loss promises made, diet advice soon follows – and lots of it. Wade through the sea of dieting advice by ignoring these 5 suggestions.