Before going through the differences, it is important to note that there are some common characteristics of glucose and fructose, exerting varied effects on the body, and undergoing different metabolic…
Metabolic syndrome is a medical condition, diagnosed when any three out of the following five risk factors occur together (1): Metabolic syndrome indicates a high risk of heart disease, type…
Many nutritional online sources fail to treat sucrose as a combination of fructose and glucose. (read more about the difference between fructose and glucose) When discussing the effects of simple…
Fructose metabolism is significantly more harmful than other sugars. Fructose and glucose are the most commonly consumed simple sugars. They have the same amount of calories per gram, but differ…
The following is a list of the most important characteristics of cholesterol in order to understand why there are so many myths about it. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,…
One misconception about cancer is that its cells are acidic and/or cancer thrives in acidic environments resulting from an acid-forming diet. The alkaline diet supporters claim that by increasing the…
Cancer encompasses more than 100 diseases. All of these diseases have one thing in common: an abnormal and uncontrollable cell growth that can lead to serious illness and eventually death.…
As with many nutrition myths, there is a core myth which is related to other myths. In this case, it started with the acid-ash hypothesis, followed by a chain reaction,…
This myth question is related to the alkaline diet’s main argument, that alkaline foods promote health while acid-forming foods cause many modern day diseases. I will answer this myth from…
People generally think that because nuts are very high in energy nutrients, especially fat, they must be adding to weight gain. To understand why there is such a widespread concern,…
The clever marketing by Himalayan salt or Celtic sea salt manufacturers makes sea salt sound almost like a super-food. Claims about the high mineral content in sea salt and the…
Prices and popularity of gourmet salts, including various types of sea salt, vary widely depending on rarity, distinct flavors and colors, but also because of many (mostly incorrect) health claims.
