Artificial Sweeteners –- Yes Or No?

Posted by in Dr. Joel Fuhrman on 05. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments

If you’re looking to control your weight it’s more than likely you’re using some form of artificial sweetener in place of sugar. These substitutes are low in calories and, gram for gram, much sweeter than sugar so it takes a much smaller quantity to create the same sweetness. This means they’re actually negligible in calories.
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Artificial Sweeteners: a Bitter Truth?

Posted by in Dr. Joel Fuhrman on 04. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments

[Adapted from http://www.cityslim.com]

Q. Dear CitySlim,

I heard artificial sweeteners are worse for you than cigarettes. I also read somewhere that you actually consume more when using an artificial sweetener because your body does not recognize it as sugar and cannot send the proper signals to your brain that you are full. [...]

The Link Between Red Meat and Cancer Plus Other Cancer Risks

The Link Between Red Meat and Cancer Plus Other Cancer Risks

Posted by in Dr. Joel Fuhrman on 11. Nov, 2009 | 0 Comments

Colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer, is becoming an all to common form of cancer both in the United States and throughout the world.According to World Health Organization (WHO) numbers, this form of cancer accounts for 655,000 deaths worldwide each year – the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause [...]