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Sugar Defined

A class of carbohydrates that taste sweet. Sugar is a quick and easy fuel for the body to use. Types of sugar are lactose, glucose, fructose, and sucrose.See also: Glucose, fructose.

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TV chef shows her cooking sense

Published August 21, 2008, 7:01 pm, Miami Herald

Celia Chacon has been cooking and baking since she was 6, so when she lost her vision in 1996 to diabetic retinopathy, she was determined to adapt in the kitchen. It took time, but eventually she learned to feel, smell and even hear the ingredients.

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New drinks review: monkeying around with coffee

Published August 21, 2008, 6:47 pm, Drinks Business Review

As the coffee market is highly competitive, manufacturers are constantly looking for new ways to make their coffee stand out. The recently launched RMiguel coffee must take the prize as the most innovative development for a while, being made from coffee beans chewed by monkeys. Meanwhile, an array of health drinks has hit the market, showing that health is still the main focus for many companies.

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Australian scientist finds the key to overeating as we age

Published August 21, 2008, 5:27 pm, News-Medical-Net

A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older.

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Parents Accused In Baby's Vodka Cocktail Death In Court

Published August 21, 2008, 1:59 pm, Local 10 Miami

The trial for two parents accused of giving their infant daughter fatal doses of vodka is under way. INSIDE: Video

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SFC Cancer Awareness Expo to be on Saturday

Published August 21, 2008, 1:11 pm, Forrest City Times-Herald

The East Arkansas Enterprise Community is making plans for its sixth annual St. Francis County Cancer Awareness Expo. The name of the event may have changed this year, but its focus on health care and preventative measures is still the same.

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Michael Phelps' Frosted Flakes and McDonald's Endorsements Denounced by Child Obesity Advocates

Published August 21, 2008, 12:55 pm, PRWeb via Yahoo! News

Children's International Obesity Foundation, "Killer at Large", and National Action Against Obesity Implore Olympians, Professional Athletes, and Celebrities to Reject Offers to Promote Processed Junk Food Harming the Health of Today's Youth and Escalating the Child Obesity and Diabetes Public Health Crises

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Jindal stops in Jeanerette

Published August 21, 2008, 12:17 pm, The Daily Iberian

Health care, economic growth and education were among the many concerns Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addressed before a group of more than 275 constituents during a town hall meeting Monday.

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Spoonful of Sugar Really Might Help Medicine Go Down

Published August 21, 2008, 12:04 pm, HealthCentral.com

Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- If your child won't take medicine and shuns broccoli at the dinner table, his body may just be hard-wired to respond that way.

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GN launches "healthy stores" pilot project

Published August 21, 2008, 11:54 am, Nunatsiaq News

When you see chocolate bars, sweetened fruit juice bottles and potato chip packages at eye level in a store, it's hard to resist temptation, especially when there are no healthier snack foods around.

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Study links diabetes in black women to sugary drinks

Published August 21, 2008, 11:38 am, Lansing State Journal

Sylvia Johnson, 70, is an active, retired Detroit school teacher who rides her exercise bike and uses an abdominal machine to strengthen her bones and muscles. She eats well, too, having cereal and fruit for breakfast and sometimes fish in the afternoon. But Johnson has one bad habit that researchers at Boston University now have linked to diabetes in black women. "I'm a Pepsi addict. I don't ...

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