Healthy Resolution Ideas: Cut Down on Sugar

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6. High fructose consumption combined with low dietary magnesium intake may increase the incidence of the metabolic syndrome by inducing inflammation, Magnes Res. 2006 Dec;19(4):237-43. Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17402291?dopt=Abstract

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8. A sweet problem: Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain. Princeton University. Web. 29 December 2011.
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Reviewed December 29, 2011
by Michele Blacksberg RN
Edited by Jody Smith

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