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• NY Proposes Taxing Non-Diet Soda

  OK Gov. Paterson: I know you've got a wicked budget hole, and we all have to "share the pain." I also know that this country has a severe health crisis with escalating rates of diabetes, heart disease, etc. and that soda and related sugar-water drinks (or, more specifically, high-fructose-corn-syrup drinks) are bad for us and our kids. But can we work through a few of the logical problems with your proposed "obesity tax" here? Read More... Posted Dec 19 2008, 02:00 PM by Miriam Axel-Lute with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: health, fat, obesity, budget, sleep, exercise, diet, soda, New York, water, fruit drinks, sugar, HFCS, milk, taxes, food desert, high-fructose corn syrup, healthy food, obesity tax, Governor Paterson, non-diet soda, deficit, fruit juice, balancing budget, sugary drinks, sin taxes

• New Coke: The New Birth Control?

  High school seniors everywhere are counting on too much Mountain Dew to help them practice safe sex. Who knew they'd be better off with Diet Coke? Turns out doin' the Dew isn't going to destroy his sperm count (you'll just have to trust me on this one . . . she's running around the living room right now). But a 23-year-old study by researchers at Boston University's School of Medicine that found Coca-Cola has the makings of a good spermicide resurfaced this week to win an Ig Nobel Award - the prize handed out by Harvard University for "research that makes people laugh and then think." Read More... Posted Oct 03 2008, 02:51 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: birth control, sperm, study, Coca-Cola, soda, Jeanne Sager, chemistry, Ig Nobel, Diet Coke, spermicide, Mountain Dew

• Which Came First -- The Salt or the Corn Syrup?

  The human body can't function without a little bit of the old NaCl. But most human bodies also have a huge -- and growing ever huger -- problem with moderation. If a little is good, then a whole lot must be better.   Read More... Posted Feb 27 2008, 02:32 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with no comments Filed under: diet, soda, high blood pressure, high fructose corn syrup, salt

• Pour Some Sugar on Me: Soda Makers Pull a Fast One

  Under pressure from parents and schools, Coke and Pepsi and Schweppes agreed to pull their sugar laden soda from schools last year and replace them with 100% juice, low-fat milk, and water. For this, the companies were lauded.... but far far too soon...   Read More... Posted Sep 17 2007, 11:06 AM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Coca-Cola, soda, pop, pepsi

• One Soda a Day Could Get You a Cardiologist

  Put down that Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper, people. A new study shows that even one soda a day -- including both diet and regular varieties -- could boost your risk for heart disease by about 50%. Although just a pop a day may have previously been seen as a moderate habit, it could up your chances for developing metabolic syndrome which could lead to heart disease and diabetes. What isn't a surprise is that the food and beverage industry is disputing the findings. Regardless, this recent warning only adds to mounting evidence against sugary soft drink consumption. The senior author of the study says increased soda drinking is linked to health epidemics such as obesity, high blood pressure and (this will make you cringe) diabetes in children in teens. The findings of this study are both fascinating and disturbing. While it may not call on you to quit the Mountain Dew or even the Diet Mountain Dew for good, it may be enough motivation to cut back. And the big gulp (not Big Gulp, come on) is what this could mean for all those kids pulling pop out of a Happy Meal box or the fridge. Posted Jul 24 2007, 08:04 AM by Jessica Ashley (Sassafrass) with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: nutrition, obesity, soda, diabetes, heart disease

• Surprise! Soda-Drinking Kids Are Fatter

  Yep, I know this is going to come s a surprise to you, but guess what? That's right, preschoolers who drink sugary drinks like sodas and fruit drinks (as opposed to 100% juice, which seems okay) are fatter than kids who don't. Earth-shattering! I know! Yet another Canadian study looked at kids ages 2.5, 3.5, and 4.5 and found that the kids who consumed 4-6 sugary drinks per week were more than twice as likely to be overweight by age 4.5. What I want to know is, how do you get a two-year-old to even drink sodas? The crappy fruit drinks I can understand, but my kids won't touch anything with bubbles in it (so all the champagne is for me, sorry kids). I guess they don't like the feeling on their tongues. And it's not an issue because I don't keep it in the house anyway, but I know tons of kids do drink it. Which is a bummer. 'Cause now they're fatter than they need to be. Posted Jun 13 2007, 09:49 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: kids, fat kids, preschoolers, soda, pop, soft drinks, fruit drinks

• How 'Bout a Refreshing, Nutritious...Soda?

  This is how dumb corporate America thinks you are: following in the footsteps of fast food chains who lately have emphasized healthier offerings alongside their classic heart-attacks-in-a-clamshell-box menu options, soft drink manufacturers Coca Cola and Pepsi are launching vitamin-enriched, sugar-free sodas to a public eager to appear health conscious. With sales of soft drinks sliding downward and even diet soft drink sales growing stagnant, the sodapop giants are betting they can win a few of us back by promoting their sugarless drinks as "health and wellness" beverages. Because nothing says healthy like an icy cold cup of artificial coloring and chemical sweeteners, right? Are we that dumb? Maybe. But 7Up's fortified "Plus" brand extension hasn't been that successful, while sales of bottled water and juice and tea drinks have steadily increased. On the other hand, some recent diet soda launches have done well, and the soft drink industry is busily trying to find a natural sweetener to replace the chemicals that many consumers object to in hopes of regaining full dominance. The scariest possible outcome is that people might really believe that a soft drink--oh, I'm sorry, they'd like me to pretend these are "sparkling beverages"--that a soft drink with added nutrients is a better bet than a glass of water without. I foresee a lot of kids toting bottles of Coke Plus or Pepsi Tava around the playground, and having to constantly explain to my kids why soda's just a treat in our house (and why we usually buy the boring kind with real cane sugar). (via MomSquawk)  Posted Mar 13 2007, 07:45 PM by Patti with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: health, nutrition, new york times, soda, Momsquawk