Perspective: A historical and scientific perspective of sugar and its relation with obesity and diabetes

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 412-422

  Johnson, Richard J ^a   Sánchez Lozada, Laura G ^b   Andrews, Peter ^c,d   Lanaspa, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Laboratory of Renal Physiopathology and Department of Nephrology   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Added sugar; Diabetes; Fructose; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Sucrose; Thrifty gene; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; SUCROSE; URATE OXIDASE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OBESITY; SUGAR INTAKE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DIETARY SUGARS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLAVORING AGENTS; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; OBESITY; SUCROSE; URATE OXIDASE;

EID: 85020175124     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.116.014654     Document Type: Article

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