Dietary Sugar, Salt and Fat in Human Health

Harry G. Preuss, MD, MACN, CNS, received his BA and MD from Cornell University, trained for three years in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center under Dr. David E. Rogers, studied as a fellow in renal physiology at Cornell University Medical Center under Dr. Robert F. Pitts, and spent two years in clinical and research training in nephrology at Georgetown University Medical Center under Dr. George E. Schreiner. During his training years, he was a special research fellow of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Following give years as an assistant and associate (tenured) professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where he became an established investigator of the American Heart Association, he returned to Georgetown Medical Center. He subsequently performed a 6-month sabbatical in molecular biology at the NIH in the laboratories of Dr. Maurice Burg. Dr. Preuss is now a tenured Professor in 4 departments at Georgetown University Medical Center – Biochemistry, Physiology, Medicine, and Pathology. His bibliography includes over 250 peer-reviewed, original medical research papers, 215 general medical contributions (chapters, review articles, etc.), 7 patents, and more than 260 abstracts. Dr. Preuss has written, edited or co-edited 12 books and 3 symposia published in well-established journals. Dr. Bagchi is an academic, industry, and clinical-affairs leader in nutraceuticals, functional foods, toxicology, pharmacology, and nutrition science. He holds adjunct faculty appointments at Texas Southern University and Adelphi University, where he contributes to teaching in neurotoxicology and integrative neuroscience, and serves as Director of Innovation and Clinical Affairs at Dr. Herbs LLC. He previously held faculty and senior research leadership roles in pharmaceutical sciences, nutraceuticals, and scientific affairs. Dr. Bagchi has held leadership positions in professional organizations including the International Society of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, the American College of Nutrition, and the Institute of Food Technologists’ Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Division. His work includes extensive peer-reviewed publications, edited books, and patents. He serves in advisory, peer-review, and editorial roles for scientific organizations and journals, with contributions spanning functional foods, nutrition, toxicology, oxidative stress, and biomedical research.

• General Background1. Epidemiological Perspectives of Dietary Sugars, Salts and Fats2. Advancing Age, Influence of Dietary Sugars, Salts and Fats on Metabolic Disorders and Chronic Diseases3. Dietary Fat, Salt and Sugar: A clinical perspective of the social catastrophe4. Influences of Food Ingredients on Enterohepatic Circulation of Bile Acids5. Anemia: Influence of Dietary Fat, Sugar and Salt on Hemoglobin and Blood HealthFood Behavior, Food Addiction and Metabolic Syndrome6. Drivers of Food Behavior 7. Focusing the Fight Against Processed Food Addiction (PFA)8. Dietary Influences on Pediatric Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome9. An Overview of Addiction to SugarDietary Sugar And Health10. Influence of Dietary Sugars on Blood Pressure Regulation: Historical, Epidemiological, Laboratory, and Clinical Considerations11. Glycation induced protein aggregation and cellular toxicity: An insight into the disease realm of high dietary sugar intake12. Probing Various Pro and Con Health Aspects of the Glucose-Insulin System in Non-Diabetics: Focusing on Insulin Resistance and Dietary Implications13. Evaluating Proposed Surrogates to Estimate Insulin Resistance in Non-Diabetics: Emphasizing Ratio Triglycerides/HDL-Cholesterol vs. Fasting Blood Glucose14. Associations of high blood sugar with oxidative stress and inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes15. Assessing The Triglyceride/Hdl-Cholesterol Ratio As A Surrogate For Insulin Resistance And Its Link To The Metabolic Syndrome In Hispanics And African-Americans16. The benefit of Indian Jaggery over sugar on human health17. Linking Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) Quartiles of Non-Diabetic Volunteers Ages 21-84 Years to Metabolic Syndrome ComponentsOverindulgence Of Dietary Salt18. Salt-Induced Inappropriate Augmentation of Intrarenal RAAS System: Chronic Renal Diseases19. Table Salt (Sodium Chloride): Vital Aspects Of Metabolism And Blood Pressure Regulation In Health And Disease20. Nutraceuticals and functional foods in the prevention of Hypertension induced by excessive intake of dietary saltDietary Fat & Cholesterol21. Physiological Role of Cholesterol in Human Body22. Interplay between dietary sugars and fats and insulin resistance23. Erythrocyte membranes in metabolic and neurological diseases – supplementation with fatty acids and membranes remodelingDietary Fiber, Ketogenic Diets & Benefits24. Dietary Fiber: A Functional Food Ingredient with Physiological Benefits25. Ketogenic and low carbohydrate diets in health and disease26. Dietary Fat, Salt and Sugar - A Teenager’s ViewCommentary from the Editors' Desk