Sugar - artificial sweeteners Archives - Peter Attia Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:30:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://peterattiamd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-apple-icon-32x32.png Sugar - artificial sweeteners Archives - Peter Attia 32 32 Does xylitol increase risk of cardiovascular disease? https://peterattiamd.com/xylitol-and-cvd/ Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:00:27 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25334 Same study, different day: A recent study linking the sweetener xylitol to increased risk of cardiovascular events should ring a bell – but not an alarm.

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]]> #300 – Special episode: Peter on exercise, fasting, nutrition, stem cells, geroprotective drugs, and more — promising interventions or just noise? https://peterattiamd.com/ep-300-exercise-nutrition-fasting-more/ https://peterattiamd.com/ep-300-exercise-nutrition-fasting-more/#comments Mon, 06 May 2024 08:45:12 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=25063 “The probability that having a high VO2 max, high muscle mass, and high muscle strength are going to increase the length of your life and improve the quality of your life. . .is so high that to act in disregard of that is irresponsible.” —Peter Attia

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/ep-300-exercise-nutrition-fasting-more/feed/ 23 #286 ‒ Journal club with Andrew Huberman: the impact of light exposure on mental health and an immunotherapy breakthrough for cancer treatment https://peterattiamd.com/andrewhuberman3/ https://peterattiamd.com/andrewhuberman3/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:45:51 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=24434 “People spend 90% of their time indoors now. Their daytime environments are too dim, their nighttime environments are too bright." —Andrew Huberman

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/andrewhuberman3/feed/ 1 Sugar substitutes: deep dive into the pros, cons, available options, and impact on metabolic health https://peterattiamd.com/sugar-substitutes/ https://peterattiamd.com/sugar-substitutes/#comments Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=21805 Sugar substitutes offer sweet taste with minimal calories, yet they remain controversial. How well do they solve the problems associated with traditional sugar, and where do they fall short?

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/sugar-substitutes/feed/ 15 Silencing the alarm on aspartame and cancer https://peterattiamd.com/aspartame-and-cancer/ Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:00:18 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=21724 Last month, the International Agency for Research on Cancer designated the low-calorie sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic,” quickly leading to concern, confusion, and criticism.

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]]> More hype than substance: erythritol and cardiovascular risk https://peterattiamd.com/more-hype-than-substance-erythritol-and-cardiovascular-risk/ Sat, 04 Mar 2023 12:00:03 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=20412 A newly-published study caught public attention by reporting an association between the common sweetener erythritol and increased risk of heart attack and stroke, but there’s more to the story.

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]]> #141 – AMA #18: Deep dive: sugar and sugar substitutes https://peterattiamd.com/ama18/ https://peterattiamd.com/ama18/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:45:17 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=14630 "Is glucose a sugar? Yes. Is fructose a sugar? Yes. Are they the same? Not even close." —Peter Attia

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/ama18/feed/ 10 Replacing sugar with allulose https://peterattiamd.com/replacing-sugar-with-allulose/ https://peterattiamd.com/replacing-sugar-with-allulose/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2020 12:45:53 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=14616 Allulose is on the top of my sweetener preference list for both objective and subjective reasons.

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/replacing-sugar-with-allulose/feed/ 48 #87 – Rick Johnson, M.D.: Metabolic Effects of Fructose https://peterattiamd.com/rickjohnson/ https://peterattiamd.com/rickjohnson/#comments Mon, 06 Jan 2020 10:45:34 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=11492 “Fructose turns out to be used by animals as a mechanism to store fat.” — Rick Johnson

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]]> https://peterattiamd.com/rickjohnson/feed/ 43 Is diet soda more dangerous than sugar-sweetened beverages? https://peterattiamd.com/191020/ https://peterattiamd.com/191020/#comments Sun, 20 Oct 2019 21:18:07 +0000 https://peterattiamd.com/?p=9911 SMH

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