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Public Policy and Obesity

Lora Rosenblum | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Soda Tax, Obesity, Junk Food, Legislation, Soda, Public Policy, Obamacare, Mandated Health Care, Public Health, Thesis Project, Thesis-Project, College News

What was it that calorie labeling had that the soda tax did not -- or vice versa -- and more generally, what does this say about the current opportunity for obesity related legislation?

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Coca-Cola Sees Success In Energy Drinks, Bottled Water

AP | CANDICE CHOI | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Energy Drinks, Coca Cola Bottled Water, Video, Coca Cola Profits, Coca Cola Energy Drinks, Soda, Coca Cola, Bottled Water, Food News

NEW YORK — The Coca-Cola Co. is continuing to expand its reach worldwide and turning to a variety of smaller drink sizes to boost profits and ke...

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Which Root Beer Is The Best?

Kitchen Daily | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Johnnie Ryan, A&W, Taste Test, Video, Root Beer, Soda, Stewart's, Jones, Slidepollajax, Mug, Barq's, KitchenDaily News

Root beer is a mysterious thing. Even most who adore it can't identify which "roots" go into the concoction, or how exactly it gets its sweet, spicy a...

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Pepsi Next: The Last Thing America Needs

Andy Bellatti | Posted 05.19.2012

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"Health and wellness" may be cited as motivators behind Pepsi NEXT, but America needs mid-calorie soda as much as the Gulf of Mexico needs another oil spill. May I suggest drinking more water? What a concept!

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Just How Bad Is Soda For Your Health?

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Soda Obesity, Diet Soda Research, Soda Health, Soda, Diet Soda, Soda Diabetes, Soda Research, Diet Soda Health Risks, Slidepollajax, Soda Health Risks, Diet Soda Health, Healthy Living News

It seems like a new study linking soda consumption to poor health makes headlines each week. And whether you're choosing the full-sugar or diet variet...

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Kick the Can

Laurie David | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Soft Drinks, Blood Sugar, Sugar Addiction, Soda Industry, Celebrity Endorsements, Kick the Can, Obesity Epidemic, Soda, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, Obesity, Coke, Childhood Obesity, Sugar, Food News

In the midst of an epidemic that threatens to kill far too many of our kids, we appeal to the common sense and decency of our celebrities and ask them -- no, beg them -- to stop accepting soda and sugary drink endorsements.

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People Still Crave This Even At High Prices

Reuters | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Video, Commodity Prices, Reuters, Soda, Business News, Bottled Water Industry, Bottled Water Prices, Beverages, Nestle, Bottled Water, Business News

(Adds details, comments on tea) By Martinne Geller and Carey Gillam CHICAGO, March 12 (Reuters) - Consumers are shunning...

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Battle To Become The Top Soda Is Bubbling Up

Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Pepsi Next, Top Soda Brands, Soda, Diet Soda, Business News, Coca Cola, Soda Brands, Pepsi, Diet Coke, Business News

The battle to be the world's favorite beverage is bubbling up. To cope in part with a loss in market share, Pepsi is cutting 8,700 jobs worldwide ...

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Pepsi Preps For Its Biggest Product Launch In Years

AP | By CANDICE CHOI | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Video, Pepsi Soda, Pepsi Next Mid-Calorie, Pepsi Next, Soda, Pepsi Mid-Calorie Soda, Pepsi, Pepsico, Food News

NEW YORK -- Pepsi is hoping to win back soda drinkers with a compromise. Some people don't like the calories in regular soda, but loathe the taste of...

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The Strangest Packaged Foods Of All Time

The Daily Meal | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Chicken, Beef Jerky, Bacon, Soda, Buffalo Wings, Alligator, Pork, Rattlesnakes, Chewing Gum, Mint, Jerky, Slidepollajax, Food News

Ironic as it sounds, there can be an immense feeling of relief that comes along with eating a bag of peanut M&Ms washed down with an ice cold Coca-C...

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SNAP: the Other Corporate Subsidy in the Farm Bill?

Michele Simon | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Walmart, Usda, Food Stamps, Snap, Soda, Food Assistance, Food Politics, Food News

This week Congress begins hearings on the 2012 farm bill, the massive piece of legislation that gets updated about every five years and undergirds America's entire food supply.

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Major Soft Drink Company To Cut Thousands Of Jobs

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Layoffs, Tropicana, Soft Drinks, PepsiCo Inc, Video, Profits, Coca-Cola Co., Soda, Reuters, Gatorade, Jobs, Sierra Mist, Global Workforce, Business News

* Q4 adj EPS $1.15 tops Wall St view of $1.13/share * Targets incremental savings of $1.5 bln over 3 years ...

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Can Soda Lead To Lung Disease?

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 02.08.2012

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If obesity and heart disease haven't stopped you from over-consuming soda, the increased risk of developing a chronic breathing condition just might d...

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Super Bowl Sunday and the Elixir of Fat

Joel Epstein | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Soda, Pepsi, Giants, Coke, Diabetes, Fitness, Super Bowl Commercials, Patriots, Public Health, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, Obesity, Super Bowl, Health News, Kick the Can, Healthy Living News

This Super Bowl Sunday both on and off the field viewers watched the Giants and the Patriots. Between plays and at halftime, the off-the-field giants were Big Soda, with their ads for their elixir of obesity and diabetes.

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5 Things Never To Feed Your Child

Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D., L.D. | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Sodium Intake Daily, Kids Food, Nitrates, Soda, Food, Adhd, Fda, Natural Foods, Processed Foods, Slidepollajax, Parents News

Today, I often get questions from parents regarding the healthiest foods to give their children. More often than not, they don't like my answers. Do you ever wonder about how the foods you're giving your child today may affect him or her tomorrow? Here are five to steer clear of.

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Save Lives, Tax Soda

Maria Rodale | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Maria Rodale, Nrdc, Tax on Soda, Maria Rodale's Blog, Wendy Gordon, Sugar Consumption, Soda, Soda Tax, Soft Drink, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Obesity, Fat Tax, Healthy Living News

by guest blogger Wendy Gordon, pioneer in the green consumer movement Forty-five can be a sizeable number. Especially when it's the number of gal...

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WATCH: Vending Machine WIN

Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Video, Viral Videos, Vending Machines, Funny Videos, Soda, Urlesque, Vending Machine Winner, Vending Machine Win, Soda Vending Machine, Comedy News

While waiting to catch the ferry at the British seaside town of Ryde, Isle of Wright, YouTuber JoannaEHarris91 and her friends noticed an incredible o...

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Ben Quit Drinking Soda And Lost 170 Pounds

Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Ben Dempsey Weight Loss Success, Weight Loss Success Stories, Weight Loss, Ben Dempsey Weight Loss, Personal Health Stories, Weight Loss Success, Soda, Video, Healthy Living News

Got a success story of your own? Send it to us at success.stories@huffingtonpost.com and you could be featured on the site! Name: Ben Dempsey Age:...

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Coca-Cola Buys Half Of Middle East Beverage Company

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Aujan Soda, Coca Cola Buys Aujan, Video, Aujan, Coca Cola, Coke, Middle East, Soda, Food News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Coca-Cola Co. is buying roughly half of Saudi Arabia's Aujan Industries for $980 million, pairing the U.S. sod...

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WATCH: Car Powered On Soda, Candy Travels Over 200 Feet

AP | Posted 12.09.2011

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BUCKFIELD, Maine -- The Maine guys known for creating colorful geysers from Diet Coke and Mentos candies say they've set a distance record for a vehic...

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Top Secret Coke Formula On The Move

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 02.07.2012

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ATLANTA — The Coca-Cola Co. has made its secret formula the centerpiece of a new exhibit at its corporate museum, ditching the confines of the b...

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The Dorm Room Bar: Pumpkin Latte

Small Kitchen College | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Holidays, Latte, Kitchens, Vending Machines, Recipes, Soda, Starbucks, Pumpkins, Coffee, Vodka, College News

You know it's the holiday season when Starbucks unveils their red holiday cups and pumpkin lattes. Instead of running out to the nearest coffee shop, let's make this pick-me-up ourselves.

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Family Of Former Soda Executive Found Guilty Of Money Laundering

AP | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Soft Drinks, Karla S. Podlucky, Video, Money Laundering, Jesse Podlucky, Le Nature, Le Nature CEO, Soda, Food News

PITTSBURGH -- The wife and son of the former head of bankrupt soft drink maker Le-Nature's were found guilty Tuesday of laundering millions of dollars...

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Flattening the Fizz on Kids, Excess Sugary Sodas

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Sugary Beverages, Calories, Energy Drinks, Soda, Caffeine, Phosphoric Acid, Diabetes, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Cedars Sinai, Obesity, Sugar, Los Angeles News

Being overweight in childhood has become epidemic, and now is the most common medical condition of children. As New York City's anti-soda campaign asks, are kids "Pouring on the Pounds?"

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Sugary Beverages and Their Bitter Effects

Eric Ding, Ph.D. | Posted 01.23.2012

I'm often asked the question, "What is the single most harmful food in our diet today?" The evidence is mounting that it is the excess consumption of sugary beverages in our diet.

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