Published October 22, 2014

You can determine how young you feel - even when your age is getting up there

Are you old? I mean, no matter what your age is do you consider yourself "old." Back in the '50s, most people considered anyone over 50 as old. But times have changed. People don't look or act nearly as old as they used to. In fact, I was just talking with a 72-year-old man today who told me that he felt great and had just completed a 6,000 mile road trip on his Harley! So what do you think old is? 60? 70? 80? 90? A new survey has a surprising answer.

 

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Published October 20, 2014

How to protect your liver when you ingest too much fructose

On Friday, I raised a very important question about fructose and liver disease. Fructose is highly prevalent these days, as it's in just about every bottled drink, many foods, including fruits, veggies, and many processed foods. But does it cause liver disease? A new study raises the stakes in this controversy.

 

 

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Published October 17, 2014

Does high fructose corn syrup (and other fructose) cause liver disease? The answer might surprise you...

You hear it all the time. Eating high levels of fructose causes liver disease. It causes a specific form of liver disease called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD for short. Just last year New York City came out with a law putting restrictions on the amount of fructose that could be sold in soft drinks for just this reason. But is it true? Does fructose really cause NAFLD?

 

 

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