About Low Carb Diets: Can Soda Shorten Our Lives?

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Low Carb Diets Low Carb Diets Getting Started Health and Nutrition Recipes From Laura Dolson, your Guide to Low Carb Diets  There is so much fascinating new research coming out now about how environment can change our genetics in various ways.  I've been diving into it lately, and will be passing my findings along to you!  These week I look at a recent study about soda and cell aging, and tell you more about why we should stay away from sugar.  Have a healthy week!  Laura Can Soda Shorten Our Lives?  Have you ever heard of a telomere?  It's a little endcap on our chromosomes that protects them from damage.  It turns out that as we age they get shorter, and then eventually can't protect the chromosomes any more.  But there are things we can do to slow down or speed up this process!  I talk about some of them, and delve into a recent study about soda consumption and telomeres that has been in the news.  See also: Stop Drinking Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Search Related Topics:  low carb science  sugar  carbohydrates How to Cut Down on Sugar  Food manufacturers have found out that one of the most reliable ways to get people to like a food is to add sugar, so processed foods in general have been getting sweeter and sweeter.  Here's the page about sugar from my Guide to Cutting Carbs. (Or start at the beginning of the Guide) A Low-Carb Guide to Nutrition Labels A step-by-step guide through nutrition labels -- what you need to know when following a low-carb way of eating.  Search Related Topics:  low carb nutrition  low carb foods  LDL Cholesterol a Low-Carb Diet  Although many things tend to change for the better when people cut down on carbs, sometimes the LDL cholesterol number doesn't, or even goes up. There are (at least) three reasons not to panic about this. Search Related Topics:  low carb and cholesterol  low carb health  Related Searches Carbs Low Carb Diet Low Carb Meal Plan Low Carb Weight Loss No Carb Diet Menu Atkins Diet Featured Articles Low-Carb Nutrition Low-Carb Food Lists Menu Help Top Ten Low-Carb Diet Mistakes Low-Carb Snacks All Laura's Low-Carb Recipes   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Laura Dolson Low Carb Diets Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Low Carb Diets newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads How to Cut Carbs 6 Steps for the Beginner Top 10 Low Carb Mistakes Low-Carb Food Pyramid Sugar-Free Halloween   Follow me on: Advertisement