Diabetes and Nutrition News, Conferences and Events

NEWS

SPLENDA^® ESSENTIALS^TM No Calorie Sweetener Products debut

McNeil Nutritionals, LLC recently launched SPLENDA® ESSENTIALS^TM No Calorie Sweeteners, a line of products featuring a small boost of fiber, select B vitamins, and antioxidants. Read the press release

Report of correlation between dyslipidemia and caloric sweetener consumption

A cross-sectional study (n=6,113), recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, demonstrated a statistically significant correlation between dietary added sugars and blood lipid levels among US adults—an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease in this population. Read the study

Sugar-sweetened beverages investigated for possible tie to several comorbidities

A recent study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation established a correlation between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and obesity, type-2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.Read the study

CONFERENCES and EVENTS

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

May 5-9, 2012
San Diego, CA

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

June 8-13, 2012
Philadelphia, PA

American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)

August 1-4, 2012
Indianapolis, IN

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE)

October 6-9, 2012
Philadelphia, PA