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The Startling Link Between Sugar and Alzheimer's

1. A high-carb diet, and the attendant high blood sugar, are associated with cognitive decline.

2. ... people with high blood sugar had a faster rate of cognitive decline than those with normal blood sugar—whether or not their blood-sugar level technically made them diabetic. In other words, the higher the blood sugar, the faster the cognitive decline.

www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/...d-alzheimers/551528/

Can Drinking Alcohol Raise Your Cancer Risk?


Imbibing too much and too frequently increases the risk of some cancers over others. For example, your risk of developing cancer in the upper digestive tract—in the larynx (voice box), esophagus, throat and oral cavity—are the highest. That makes sense: when you drink, alcohol comes in direct contact with these organs. It also makes sense that the more you drink, the higher your cancer risk.


www.sharecare.com/health/alcohol-and-hea...ol-raise-cancer-risk

Nationwide ban, tax on high-sugar drinks among measures proposed by Govt; public consultation kicks off

www.todayonline.com/singapore/nationwide...-public-consultation


Wow, great idea to ban sale of soft drinks in Singapore. One big move and a dramatic impact on diabetic risks.

Singapore has the second-highest proportion of diabetics among developed nations, a report in 2015, by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) revealed.


And the disease afflicts the Malays & Indians most, by proportion.

The sweetest varieties of bubble tea could contain more sugar than some soft drinks - for instance, a cup of brown sugar boba milk tea has about 3 times more sugar than a can of Coca Cola. Read more about our findings: cna.asia/2TtcQqv