Sugar and sugars: Myths and realities

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 351-353

  Coulston, Ann M ^a,c   Johnson, Rachel K ^b  

^a University of Vermont ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c Hattner Coulston Nutr Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; SUCROSE; SUGAR; SWEETENING AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED STATES;

BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; SWEETENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036514903     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(02)90082-9     Document Type: Article

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