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08/20/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Proposed California law would make it illegal for restaurants to serve soda as the default beverage with kids’ meals

If you’ve ever dined out with children, you’re probably aware that kids’ menus in restaurants leave a lot to be desired. In fact, the choices usually go something like this: burgers made with questionable meat and fillers, deep-fried chicken nuggets, or perhaps pizza served with a side of French fries and your choice of soft […]

08/14/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

That coke could be ruining your chance of getting pregnant: Study concludes that drinking sugary fizzy drinks affect fertility

Drinking soft drinks regularly could affect fertility, an observational study published in the journal Epidemiology suggested. The study revealed that drinking even one sugary drink each day could be enough to lower the chances of having a baby, for both men and women. For the study, researchers from Boston University School of Public Health in […]

05/04/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Want to look younger? Cut back on sugar…it makes you look old and feel terrible

If you want to look younger, reduce your sugar intake. Not only does it make you fat, but it also makes you look old. In a study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, it was found that people who ate more meat, butter, high-fat dairy, and sugar were more likely to […]

04/25/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

NOT created equally: Composition of sugar used in soft drinks varies around the globe

You may have wined and dined in restaurants around the world, but have you thought anything about the sodas you drink in-between stops on your global itinerary? But did you know that even if you drink the same brand of soda in California and Australia, there’s bound to be some differences in content? That’s because not all […]

04/18/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Two sodas a day DOUBLE the risk of heart disease, study warns

The sun is bearing down on you so strongly on a hot summer day that you just have to quench your thirst. You’ve been running around that oval track for so long you can’t wait to reach out for something to drink. But let that drink be filtered water, and other healthier alternatives, not soda. Scientists […]

02/09/2018 / By Zoey Sky

European consumer’s group calls for a crackdown on “bogus” health claims on sugared-up food products marketed to children

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) is urging the European Commission (EC) to look into the misleading labels of “unhealthy food and beverage products” that claim to be good for its target markets. The BEUC’s recently launched campaign aims to boycott the EC’s “long-standing failure” to put an end to the “bogus food claims” reportedly made […]

01/15/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Sugar sticker shock in Seattle: New tax on sweetened beverages more than DOUBLES the price on some items

A new tax on sugary drinks that went into effect in Seattle at the beginning of the month has caused the price of some products there to double, and residents are voicing their unhappiness with the new rule. Seattle joined several other American cities in taxing sodas and other beverages sweetened with sugar. The city’s […]

01/04/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Sparkling or flat? Doctor explains how fizzy water contributes to overeating, weight gain

Sparkling or carbonated water is a delight to drink, no doubt, but did you know that it can add inches to your waistline? This is a fact that Palestinian researchers first put out in a study, wherein rats who were given sugary water with added bubbles became fatter and hungrier than rats who had flat, […]

08/04/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Combining sugary drinks with protein found to accelerate the body’s storage of fat

As if we needed another reason to change our diet. Scientists are now saying that washing down that cheeseburger with a cold soda changes the way your body burns fat. In analyzing the direct impact that sugary drinks have on body metabolism when paired with a high-protein meal, researchers observed an amplified effect in weight […]

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