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Sugar substitutes add sweetness with little effect on blood sugar, helping manage blood sugar levels. Natural options like stevia, monk fruit and allulose are low-calorie and gentle on blood sugar. Artificial sweeteners like sucralose and aspartame can be safe in moderation but may affect gut health. Blood sugar is a hot topic in the nutrition world—and for good reason. About …

Start with the laundry. Of the many times Bob Mould‘s band Sugar unexpectedly found itself at the center of pop culture in the Nineties, one in particular springs to mind for him: a 1992 festival in Belgium where Sugar were on the same bill as Metallica, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Lenny Kravitz, and the Black Crowes. For Mould, who …

Sugar, the alt-rock band Bob Mould formed after Hüsker Dü’s split, have reunited. Back with their first music and shows in more than three decades, the band is gearing up for dates in May 2026 in London and New York, with Mould alongside original bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis. The new single, “House of Dead Memories,” is “a …

Well, as per the findings published in Nature Metabolism the fiber not only aids in digestion but also in how the body handles sugar at a molecular level. Lead researcher Cholsoon Jang, PhD, of UCI’s Nutrient Metabolism & Disease Lab and his team discovered that when people eat fructose, gut bacteria in the small intestine metabolizes it before it reaches …

Fenugreek seeds water, also known as methi water, has a host of health benefits. Drinking methi water every day for a month can be extremely powerful due to the rich nutrients and bioactive compounds, present in fenugreek seeds. Here are 5 important changes that can occur in the body with regular methi water consumption.1. Better digestion and gut healthThe soluble …

Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photos Getty Images If you were interested in receiving a seemingly endless stream of data about your bodily functions, it used to be enough to buy an Oura ring. Now, wellness obsessives are tracking their blood sugar around the clock, too. While continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) were initially intended to help people with diabetes manage their blood …

In 2024, scientists stumbled upon a potential new treatment for hereditary-patterned baldness, the most common cause of hair loss in both men and women worldwide. It began with research on a naturally occurring sugar that helps form DNA: the ‘deoxyribose‘ part of deoxyribonucleic acid. While studying how these sugars aid wound healing in mice when applied topically, scientists at the …

Updated on: Oct 07, 2025 07:21 am IST Most of us don’t realise how much sugar we eat daily. Cancer specialist Dr Tarang Krishna reveals 5 common everyday foods that are secretly loaded with sugar. Sugar is everywhere in our diets, from obvious sweets to everyday foods we think are healthy. Most of us have no idea how much sugar …

Summary: Scientists have discovered that depression can be driven by abnormal sugar modifications on proteins in the brain, offering a new molecular pathway for understanding the disorder. Chronic stress was shown to reduce sialylation—a stabilizing sugar process—in the prefrontal cortex, impairing neural circuit stability and triggering depressive symptoms. Manipulating the enzyme St3gal1 revealed its central role: reducing it induced depressive-like …

Key Takeaways Apple cider vinegar and cinnamon might help control blood sugar, but the effects are modest.   Too much apple cider vinegar can harm your teeth and digestion, and too much cinnamon can stress the liver.   It’s important not to replace medical treatments with apple cider vinegar and cinnamon.   Apple cider vinegar and cinnamon contain antioxidants and may help lower …