Tag: glucose

Wayne Potts, University of Utah – Sugar Toxicity Tests

Mar 17, 2015

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in Biology, Chemistry, Food Science

Variables in previous tests focusing on the toxicity of both fructose and table sugar have proven inconclusive. Wayne Potts, a biologist at the University of Utah, is improving on the accuracy of sugar toxicity tests. Professor Wayne Potts specializes in the ecology and evolution of host-pathogen interactions. During these studies he discovered that house mice…
Ivan de Araujo – Yale University – Craving Calories

Aug 21, 2014

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in Food Science, Genetics, Psychology

Are humans hard-wired to crave sweet treats? Dr. Ivan de Araujo, an associate professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine, is analyzing the relationship our brain chemistry shares with the sugary snacks everyone loves. A natural of São Paulo, Brazil, Ivan de Araújo attended the University of Brasilia, from where he received his BA (Philosophy) and MA…