Word: sugar
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...then, do we like these foods so much? For answers, researchers are once again turning to laboratory animals, which exhibit many of the same dietary proclivities we do. Rats, for example, will labor mightily to obtain a sugar pellet even after they have dined on rat chow and aren't particularly hungry. The reason, thinks Allen Levine, director of the University of Minnesota's obesity center, has a lot to do with sugar's impact on mood-enhancing circuits in the brain. Sugar gives rats--and by extension humans--a buzz...
...particular food releases in the bloodstream as its glycemic load. And there is growing evidence that we can manipulate it somewhat to control our hunger. Broccoli and peanuts, for example, have a low glycemic load, while instant rice and baked potatoes have an extremely high one. Avoiding sugar-laden processed foods and increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables is a first step toward sensible eating, says Dr. David Ludwig, director of the Optimal Weight for Life Program at Children's Hospital Boston. Choosing small portions of pasta and bread made from coarsely ground wheat is a good second step...
...Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB) last fall to help prop up the ailing airlines with $10 billion in loan guarantees, many credit-strapped CEOs licked their chops in anticipation of yet another big, fat government handout. But this time, at least so far, Uncle Sam hasn't turned into Uncle Sugar. Trying to impose some much needed discipline on the free-spending flyers, the Stabilization Board has required stringent cost-cutting measures as a condition for its help--and hasn't been shy about turning down such requests, as it did with National and Spirit airlines last week and may soon...
...water be bad for your waistline? America's increasing thirst for fortified waters, which have added vitamins, minerals, herbal supplements and, yes, lots of sugar, has made products like Glaceau's vitamin waters huge sellers. Now, big guns like Pepsi and Snapple, trying to raise their share of the $6.9 billion bottled-water market, have launched their own concoctions. But drinking more water may not always be good for you. "The sugar levels in these drinks can actually inhibit the body's water- and vitamin-absorption and cause stomach cramping," warns Shan James, physiologist at Duke Health and Fitness Center...
...artificial ingredients, but what's blessed as "natural" can seem arbitrary. The chain is phasing out all goods with hydrogenated fats, meaning no more Pepperidge Farm Goldfish and Carr's crackers. But it sells its own chocolates and cheese puffs. Rationale: the chocolates contain organic cocoa and raw cane sugar, and the cheddar puffs contain real cheese and no artificial colors...