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05/28/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

6 More reasons NOT to drink diet soda

Sodas are known to be harmful to health. Likewise, diet sodas are still bad for you. “Diet” sodas and zero-calorie drinks are marketed as “healthier” alternatives to regular soda. But do not be fooled, they are made out of artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, cyclamates, saccharin, sucralose, and acesulfame potassium. Artificial sweeteners are said to […]

12/16/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Sweet distraction: The sugar industry has been hiding evidence of its health effects for nearly 50 years, researchers discover

It’s something everyone knows, but not everyone is willing to talk about it: Sugar kills. Consumers know it, although many prefer not to believe it so they can keep eating their favorite candies and cakes. Doctors know it, but not all of them tell their patients, whether it’s for self-serving reasons or just part of […]

01/21/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Sugar industry promotes obesity, diabetes and heart disease

Big Sugar first began its campaign against reality in 1956, shortly after President Eisenhower was photographed putting artificial sweeteners in his coffee. The President said his doctor advised he stop putting sugar in his coffee if he wanted to stay thin. In response, the sugar industry created advertisements that maintained no singular food is fattening, […]

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