Wednesday, January 7, 2015

1/7/15 Health News: Can Sugar Make You Sick? ♦ Poor sleep causes weight gain ♦ Cold virus replicates better at cooler temperatures

Studies show like between sugar and disease
Is sugar making us sick? A team of scientists at the University of California in San Francisco believes so, and they’re doing something about it. They launched an initiative to bring information on food and drink and added sugar to the public by reviewing more than 8,000 scientific papers that show a strong link between the consumption of added sugar and chronic diseases. The … Continue Reading
Poor sleep causes weight gain, susceptibility to diabetes
People who suffer breathing and heart rate abnormalities, called obstructive sleep apnea, are likely to develop diabetes, and the risk increases if they have a hereditary proclivity, scientists report Continue Reading
Cold virus replicates better at cooler temperatures
The common cold virus can reproduce itself more efficiently in the cooler temperatures found inside the nose than at core body temperature, according to a new study. This finding may confirm the popular yet contested notion that people are more likely to catch a cold in cool-weather conditions. Continue Reading

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