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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Sugar consumption"”.
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A Brief Intervention to Reduce Sugar Consumption on College Campuses
Background: Research suggests that high sugar consumption is linked to a variety of health complications, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Previous research also suggests that adolescents and young adults (ages 16-19) are the highest consumers of sugar and SSB's. Previous …
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Engineering diverse yeast species for optimal sugar consumption and enhanced product formation
DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #9570 on 2016-07-07 at 14:18:10
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Sugar-sweetened beverages and household sugar consumption patterns among adults living in Southgate, Phoenix
Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Applied Science in Food and Nutrition, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2024.
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Urinary ascorbic acid excretion and sugar consumption as indices of enzyme induction and hypoglycemia in recovering alcoholic rats
… and analyzed for L-ascorbic acid. The mean consumption of sucrose was highest for rats still receiving alcohol and declined in all groups during the 10 days. The mean consumption of sucrose (% kcal as sucrose) for the first 4 days was 33.2, 19.5, 19.0, and 13.8% for groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 …
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Influence of changing patterns of sucrose consumption on industrial users. Response by manufacturers of soft drinks, biscuits, cereals, cakes confectionery, ice-cream, jams, canned products and other sugar-containing foods to the U. K. dietary guidelines that relate to sucrose consumption.
Sugar is intrinsically linked with the modern food system. Large sections of the U. K. food industry are dependent on its use and functional qualities. Supplies of sucrose entering the food chain have declined 25% between the 1950's and 1980's and currently stand around 37 kg/person/year. …
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Cukraus ir sudėtyje cukraus turinčių produktų vartojimo tarp studentų tyrimas ir vertinimas /
Reasoning: Every year, the increasing consumption of sugar is increasingly highlighted public health problem that is causing a concern among professionals. One of the social groups whose consumption is under the spotlight is students. Their changed lifestyle and many other factors influence the …
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Demographic Factors and Beverage Consumption Patterns: Health Literacy, Education, and Income Level
… same time period, there has been an increase in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. This increase in added sugar consumption, particularly from sugar-sweetened beverages, has been theorized as a possible contributor to the obesity epidemic2,3,4. Sugar-sweetened beverages are the number one …
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Efekt konzumace jednoduchých cukrů na kognitivní funkce potkaních samic
… Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: Effect of simple sugar consumption on cognitive functions in female rats The consumption of simple sugars, especially fructose, increased in the past few decades. Excessive sugar intake has been associated with the development of insulin resistance, …
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Factors Influencing Sugar Feeding in Invasive Mosquitoes
… examine the effect of temperature on Ae. aegypti sugar-feeding behavior as well as overall locomotive activity and survival, using total carbohydrate assays and actometer experiments. An optimum temperature range for mosquito activity is proposed and discussed in the context of global warming. We …
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The Effects of Dietary Fructose and Fat on the Reproductive Parameters of Prepubertal and Pregnant Gilts
… tract development may be altered by dietary sugar consumption. Two experiments were conducted to delineate the direct effects of fructose on the maturation of the pre-pubertal reproductive tract and fertility. At three weeks of age, forty gilts were placed on one of five dietary treatments …
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A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Sugar Tax Policy in Public Health: France (Developed Nation) and Chile (Developing Nation)
… prompted governments to enact policies to target sugar-sweetened beverages. This dissertation aims to address the varied policy designs in France, a developed nation and Chile, a developing nation on the impact of the tax on their consumption, obesity prevalence, social determinants of health and …
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An evaluation of dietary behaviors among West African immigrants in Chicago, IL: Understanding social, cultural, and environmental barriers
… (e.g., fruit, vegetable, whole grain, and added sugar consumption) among West African immigrants living in Chicago, IL. Aim 2 identified social, cultural, and environmental barriers to healthy eating (e.g., perceived cost, access to food, discrimination) and their relationship with dietary …
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Changes to marketing in response to sugary beverage taxation: the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in the United Kingdom
Background: Overall sugar intake in the United Kingdom (UK) continues to exceed recommended levels. As high sugar consumption contributes to multiple non-communicable diseases, the World Health Organization recommends the implementation of sugary beverage taxes (SBT). To this end, the UK government …
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Characterization of an ethanologenic yeast inhibiting atypical galactose metabolism
… significant amounts of the recalcitrant hexose sugar galactose. The consumption of galactose in hexose sugar-fermenting yeasts is often delayed with respect to other sugars, such as glucose and mannose, because of an intrinsic preference for carbon sources requiring less energy in the …
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Understanding the role of emotion, reward and food preference on the perception of sweet-tasting food using a novel classification task
… the rising concerns surrounding excessive sugar intake, understanding these cognitive biases is of growing importance. Current knowledge about the cognitive and emotional influences on eating preferences is also inconsistent. This study aimed to explore implicit cognitive biases toward …
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Evaluating and informing reformulation strategies to achieve healthier Australian diets
… released reformulation targets for sodium, sugar and saturated fat across a range of foods. This body of work aimed to evaluate and inform Australia’s reformulation program and explore the impact of advocacy on food industry voluntary reformulation. Chapter 2 and 3 evaluated the …
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Determining the effect of gradual sugar reduction on liking of sweetened iced tea
Overconsumption of sugar has been of great concern because of its association with health risks like obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Surveys conducted by the National Institute of Health show sugar-sweetened beverages as a primary contributor to increased sugar consumption. The …
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Design of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain capable of simultaneously utilizing cellobiose and xylose
… hydrolysates inhibits xylose and other sugars’ utilization. As a result, it is attractive to construct a glucose derepressed S. cerevisiae strain for efficient utilization of lignocellulosic sugars. In this thesis, we proposed and constructed an artificial cellobiose assimilating pathway …
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Evaluation of the role of plant-derived chemicals in mosquito ecology and control
… caffeine, p-coumaric acid and quercetin on sugar-feeding behavior, La Crosse virus (LACV) infection, and key life-history traits such as longevity and fecundity of the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus. Dietary p-coumaric acid, and quercetin resulted in extended female Ae. albopictus …
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Anorexigenic effects of naltrexone in rats
… role in the rise in the prevalence of obesity. Sugary and fatty foods are among the most preferred and, therefore, overconsumed tastants. Opioids are key neuropeptides that propel feeding for reward. Importantly, blocking the opioid receptors in laboratory animals and humans decreases intake of …
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