Corporations are no longer allowed to advertise cigarettes on TV due to the potential impact it could have on our kids. When it comes to hard liquor, the government didn't ban it, the companies did it voluntarily. So, isn't it sugary sodas' turn?
Pooja R. Mottl | Posted 11.17.2011
A decade ago, getting food behemoths to even think about supporting healthier fare was a very tough task. Yet today we're seeing a new wave both in government and business toward "healthy living policies."
Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011
Did you know that a can of soda contains 10 teaspoons of sugar? No parent would give their child a glass of water with 10 teaspoons of sugar; yet that's what you're doing each time you open a can of pop.
Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011
The New York City Health Department has stepped up its fight against soda with a new, incredibly disgusting commercial. The ad continues this past ...
Dr. Thomas Farley | Posted 05.25.2011
Sugar-sweetened beverages are not the sole cause of the obesity crisis, just one of the most egregious. That's why the NYC Health Department is using disgusting images to get people's attention.
Grist | Posted 05.25.2011
First in The New York Times last week and then on NPR this weekend, Michael Pollan made that point that if we want to fix our health-care system, we h...
Laurie David | Posted 01.23.2012