Tag: sugar
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Inflammation, Alcohol, and Pain
Pain is, at its core, a signal of inflammation. Understanding how the immune system generates that inflammation — and how alcohol use specifically adds fuel to the fire — makes it easier to understand how inflammation contributes to chronic pain, and what might help resolve that inflammation. How the Immune System Creates Inflammation When toll-like…
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Everyday Exposures Stacking Up: Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Many conversations about oxidative stress focus on a single cause — perhaps too much sugar, not enough antioxidants, or too much sun. But in real life, oxidative stress accumulates from many sources. A person might be exposed to vehicle exhaust on their commute, spend hours around chemical fumes at work, and enjoy a drink or…
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Sugar Sweetened Beverages
A 2021 study by Norman-Burgdolf et al. used a questionnaire to find out the types and amounts of sugar sweetened beverages that 150 adults in Martin County, KY were drinking. They found that 22-38 year olds (Millennials) were getting 329 calories from sugar sweetened beverages each day. A 2010 study by Chen, et al.…
