Category: Soda

No Purveyor of Unhealthy Products Wants the Public to Know the Truth

alcohol, animal products, Children, Denmark, fat, french fries, fruit, industry influence, junk food, Marketing, meat, News, Nutrition, nutrition myths, obesity, processed food, saturated fat, smoking, Soda, taxes, tobacco, vegetables / October 27, 2020 October 27, 2020

In 2011, Denmark introduced the world’s first tax on saturated fat. “After only 15 months, however, the fat tax was abolished,” due to massive pressure from farming and food company interests. “Public health advocates are weak in tackling the issues of corporate power…A well-used approach for alcohol, tobacco, and, more recently, food-related corporate interests is …

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The Crowding Out Strategy to Eating Healthier

alcohol, cancer, candy, Children, cookies, dietary guidelines, Europe, fruit, junk food, Lifestyle medicine, medical profession, mortality, News, Norway, Nutrition, obesity, processed foods, skin health, smoothies, Soda, Standard American Diet, sugar, USDA, vegetables, World Health Organization / July 28, 2020 July 28, 2020

It may be more expedient politically to promote an increase in consumption of healthy items rather than a decrease in consumption of unhealthy items, but it may be far less effective. The World Health Organization has estimated that more than a million deaths “worldwide are linked to low fruit and vegetable consumption.” What can be …

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Should employers ban soda?

public health, Soda / July 8, 2020 July 8, 2020

A paper by Basu et al. (2020) argue that banning soda sales would be cost effective for employers. Employers largely bear the cost of adverse health impacts of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB, aka soda); they also may lose revenue if drinks that are sold on site (e.g., at their cafeteria) decrease. The researchers create a simulation …

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Does Aspartame Cause Lymphoma?

alcohol, animal studies, artificial sweeteners, aspartame, brain health, brain tumors, cancer, carcinogens, FDA, formaldehyde, Harvard, hormones, lactose, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, News, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Nutrition, pancreatic cancer, processed foods, saccharin, Soda, sugar, sweeteners / May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020

The approval of aspartame has a controversial history. The Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded that “there is a reasonable certainty that human consumption of aspartame: (1) …will not pose a risk of brain damage resulting in mental retardation, endocrine [hormonal] dysfunction, or both; and (2) will not cause brain tumors.” …

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The Role of Meat and Dairy in Triggering Type 1 Diabetes

adolescence, Advanced Glycation End-products, animal products, autoimmune diseases, beef, blood sugar, bread, breastfeeding, breastmilk, cheese, chicken, Children, Crohn’s disease, dairy, diabetes, eggs, farm animals, fecal contamination, glycotoxins, ice cream, infant formula, insulin, Italy, meat, milk, News, Nutrition, pancreas health, paratuberculosis, pasteurization, plant-based diets, pork, prediabetes, protein, Sardinia, sheep, Soda, sugar, type 1 diabetes, vegans, vegetarians, viral infections, womens health, zoonotic disease / April 7, 2020 April 7, 2020

Type 1 diabetes “arises following the autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing pancreatic β [beta] cells…[and] is most often diagnosed in children and adolescents, usually presenting with a classic trio of symptoms” as their blood sugars spike: excessive thirst, hunger, and urination. They need to go on insulin for the rest of their lives, since their …

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