"Sugar Intake: Risks and Benefits and the Global Diabetes Epidemic" ed. by Ian James Martins

Written by experts from around the globe, this book examines the risks and benefits of sugar intake and the critical role of functional foods in treating diabetes. The chapters provide information to control sugar intake and to prevent the induction of organ disease in diabetic individuals.

Rates of diabetes are increasing worldwide with cases spreading to various regions of both developing and developed countries, increasing the risk of various organ diseases. Nutritional interventions such as low-calorie, low-sugar diets have now become critical for combatting the disease.

Contents
1. Introductory Chapter: Sugar Intake and Global Chronic Disease
2. The Sugars with the Potential to Prolong Human Life
3. Impact of Sugar on Vision
4. Biological Responses to the Consumption of Non-Nutritional Sweeteners
5. Hyperglycemia- and Hyperlipidemia-Induced Inflammation and Oxidative Stress through Human T Lymphocytes and Human Aortic Endothelial Cells (HAEC)
6. Gain or Loss? The Effect of Ad Framing on the Intention to Control Sugar Intake
7. Fructose Intake: Metabolism and Role in Diseases
8. Main Organs Involved in Glucose Metabolism
9. Application of a Pedometer for the Management of Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Pregnant Women


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