A new study demonstrates that just one hour of exposure to blue light at night—the kind of light produced by the screens of our many devices—may raise blood sugar levels and increase sugar consumption in male rats. This study, led by researchers from the University of Strasbourg and University of Amsterdam, was presented at the […]
A new study published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nutrients confirmed the short-term (post-prandial) blood sugar and insulin response of VERSAFIBE 1490 dietary fiber from Ingredion Incorporated, Westchester, IL. This is the first study to establish the short-term health effect of the ingredient in a food, according to the company. The clinical study, conducted by […]
How stevia controls blood sugar levels has remained a mystery until now as researchers think they have unravelled the natural, nocalorie sweetener’s action that results in its observed health benefits. Writing in the Nature Communications journal, the research team have identified a protein called TRPM5 that is activated by stevia. This protein plays a role […]
