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sugar

[shoog-er] / ˈʃʊg ər /


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Researchers believe that excessive amounts of this protein may interfere with how muscles respond to insulin, making it more difficult for the body to regulate blood sugar effectively.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Insulin resistance occurs when the body's cells become less responsive to insulin, making it harder to regulate blood sugar and increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Tea, coffee and sugar over here; canned meat, porridge and other food over there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Researchers think this could be because such foods cause bigger swings in blood sugar levels and may alter some of the hormonal signals involved in regulating sleep and appetite.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

I’d watched it dissolve like sugar in water, no trace.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

There is some evidence that foods high in refined carbohydrates and added sugars, from white bread and white rice to biscuits and cakes, may be linked to poorer sleep.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Refined carbohydrates include foods made with heavily processed grains and sugars, such as white bread, pastries, and many sugary snacks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Behind the bar, yeast busily converted sugars into alcohol inside giant stainless steel fermentation tanks.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Means demanded stricter limits on added sugars, protein in breakfasts and 100% whole grain products, changes that roughly quadrupled the cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

All the while, little cytoplasmic factories work 24/7, cranking out sugars, fats, proteins, and energy to keep the whole thing running and feed the nucleus—the brains of the operation.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

"Nah, nah, nah. I used to use sugared hot water, before the days of hair lacquer. And I couldn't afford hair lacquer, anyway."

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

The sugared cranberries on top, of course, stole the show.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024

Takeout: The Much Ado About Stuffing pickup feast includes a 14-pound natural turkey ready to roast in your oven, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, brown sugared yams, roasted Brussels sprouts and roasted delicata squash.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

Dip each in the turbinado sugar to coat one side; set sugared side up on the prepared baking sheet, nine per sheet.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

It was when I had gone to find her a Coke that I saw Mrs. Baker, standing alone beside a pile of sugared strawberries.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

"The sugaring season has come early this year and is still underway," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024

But she soon found that before she could provide services for clients, and earn more, she was required to attend trainings on such things as sugaring to remove unwanted hair and lash and brow maintenance.

From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2022

The profitability of maple sugaring depends heavily on yields of actual syrup, which certainly hinges on the actual number of days that hover at the cusp of freezing temperatures.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2022

Peter Gregg, the founder of The Maple News and the maple sugaring classifieds, The Maple Trader, isn’t surprised that sugaring supplies have been selling out.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2021

Nokomis said all of these things while stirring syrup, sugaring, constantly checking and rechecking the fires, making extra makuks and cones of birchbark to hold the sugar they would have that year.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich


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