Sound Bites A Nutrition Podcast
Health & Fitness:Nutrition
The topic of sweet taste and the relationship to diet and health is one that has been of interest to food and nutrition scientists for many years. To assist in reducing sugar consumption, some authoritative bodies currently recommend reducing the consumption of sweet-tasting foods and beverages, regardless of the source of the sweet taste (i.e., caloric or low-calorie sweeteners). These recommendations stem from concerns that human attraction to sweetness may be a potential risk for developing less healthy eating patterns. Despite the need to measure sweetness of the diet to help us further understand the relationship between nutrition and health and sweetness, currently there is no consensus method to measure the total sweetness of the diet. There are well-established sensory techniques in laboratory settings for individual foods, but agreement on the optimal approach for measuring the sweetness of the total diet is lacking, particularly for large-scale population-based studies.
Recently a practical approach for estimating sweetness of the diet was built onto a sweet taste database to evaluate trends in the sweetness of the diet in U.S. children and adults. This method can also be used to better understand the impact of dietary sweetness on diet quality and health outcomes.
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118: Culture, Food & Faith – Zach Cordell
117: Snacking: Trends, Threats & Opportunities – Dr. Shelley Balanko
116: DNA & Your Weight – Courtney McCormick
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115: Is Your Diet ‘Good Enough’? – Monica Reinagel
114: Decreasing the Cultural Distance in Diabetes – Constance Brown-Riggs
113: The Art & Science of MSG & Umami – Chef Chris Koetke & Dr. Tia Rains
112: MSG & Umami: Heritage, Health & Headaches? – Mary Lee Chin
111: The Untold History of MSG & Umami – Sarah Lohman
110: The Sweet Life: Diabetes, Sweeteners & Culinary Applications – Amy Myrdal Miller
109: What Truly Matters: A Closer Look at 10 Health Behaviors – Dr. Vineet Nair
108: Critical Thinking & Behavior Change - Dr. Jason Riis
107: Industry Funding, Sci Comm & Dr. Oz - Dr. Taylor Wallace
106: Meal Planning & Prep - Toby Amidor & Jessica Levinson
105: Alcohol & Your Health - Ginger Hultin
104: Cow Gas, Upcycling & Beef Sustainability - Dr. Sara Place
103: Talking Trash (Food Waste) – Dr. Joan Salge Blake
102: Stevia, Umami & The Cowboy Ninja – Dr. Keith Ayoob
101: Seafood & Sustainable Aquaculture – Egil Sundheim
100: Communicating Science in a Modern Media Environment – Dietram Scheufele
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