Carbohydrate Nutrition News


August 2, 2010 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News

Nutritively sweetened beverage consumption and body weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized experiments.

Summary: Nutritively sweetened beverages (NSBs) may play a role in the obesity epidemic....

June 15, 2010 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News

Efficacy of sweet solutions for analgesia in infants between 1 and 12 months of age: A systematic review.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of oral sweet solutions to water or no treatment in infants aged 1-12 months during immunisation....

April 1, 2010 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News

New Recipe Resources – A Taste of Sugar

The Canadian Sugar Institute (CSI) Nutrition Information Service is pleased to provide you with the latest editions of our Recipe Collection - A Taste of Sugar....

February 5, 2010 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News

Is Sugar Consumption Detrimental to Health? A Review of the Evidence 1995-2006.

Many countries set quantitative targets for added sugars, justifying this by expressing concern about the likely impact of sugar on weight control, dental health, diet quality, or metabolic syndrome....

January 22, 2010 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News

The Sweet Side of Pain Management

Just a drop or two of sugar water (sucrose) really does go a long way in reducing pain in infants, who are exposed to pricks and pokes and more during their hospital stay....

December 9, 2009 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News

Diet Composition and Obesity - a Statistics Canada Report

The contribution of specific nutrients to obesity has not been definitively established. The objective of this study was to determine if an association exists between obesity and the relative percentages of fats, carbohydrates, protein and fibre in the diets of Canadians....

October 15, 2009 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News

Nature's Sweet Mystery – An Integrated Curriculum Resource

The Canadian Sugar Institute Nutrition Information Service is pleased to announce the release of a newly updated teaching resource for grades 4-6 entitled Nature's Sweet Mystery....

August 12, 2009 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News

Exploring global consumer attitudes toward nutrition information on food labels.

In many parts of the world, food companies, consumers, and governments are re-examining the provision of nutrition information on food labels....

June 19, 2009 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News

The future of obesity reduction: beyond weight loss

Obesity increases the risk of morbidity and mortality and reduces quality of life independent of age, sex or ethnicity....

April 1, 2009 - Carbohydrate Nutrition News

Consumption of sugars and body weight

The role of dietary sugars in the current obesity epidemic is much debated and opposing views can be found in the lay as well as scientific literature....