A range of chemical substances containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen which induce sweet taste and are important in living organisms storage and transport of energy.
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When eating carbs, do sugary drinks reduce calorie consumption compared to diet drinks?
This recent report on Yahoo! Style claims that diet drinks may reduce the digestive system’s response to calorie intake leading to higher levels of snacking and higher calorie intake when diet drinks are taken with meals.
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Do sugary drinks make you fat?
The question of whether sugary drinks contribute to obesity is controversial, not least because the large manufacturers of the drinks would most likely suffer if the contribution to obesity were proved.
Michael Bloomberg, the recent Mayor of New…
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Can rebaudioside M (Reb M) be made through fermenting natural sugarcane?
According to Forbes, the new Amryis's Purecane product is produced is by fermenting sugarcane,
But the Amyris scientists developed a unique method of making Reb-M using fermentation, the basic process we use to make beer, wine, and bread. By using…
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