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Sugary Drinks Health

8 Sugary Drink Myths, Busted

The Huffington Post | Sarah Klein and Meredith Melnick | Posted 03.13.2013 | Healthy Living
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Do sugary drinks cause obesity? State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling, who dismissed New York City's proposed "soda ban," isn't convinced. As...

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American Cancer Society Urges Study Of Sugary Drinks, Obesity

Reuters | Posted 09.04.2012 | Healthy Living
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By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - A leading U.S. cancer lobby group is urging the Surgeon General to conduct a sweeping s...

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New York City to Add Soft Drinks to List of Health Hazards

Michele Simon | Posted 08.05.2012 | Home
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Michele Simon

Banning trans fats was fine, but don't take away my right to guzzle a gallon of Coke, is the lazy reaction of some pundits. But let's take a more rational look at what New York is proposing.

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Banning Big Gulps Won't Fix Our Big Obesity Problem

Abdulrahman El-Sayed | Posted 08.04.2012 | Home
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Abdulrahman El-Sayed

The real issue with sugary beverages isn't that some people drink large amounts, it's that many people drink relatively small amounts. And banning large-sized drinks does little to address that issue.

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School Soda Bans Don't Actually Keep Kids From Sugary Drinks

Posted 01.08.2012 | Home
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Just banning soda from schools doesn't actually curb student consumption of sugary drinks, according to new research. Access to and student purchas...

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'Life's Sweeter With Fewer Sugary Drinks'

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.08.2011 | Healthy Living
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Michael F. Jacobson

Many factors contribute to our obesity epidemic, and a comprehensive effort to overcome it is absolutely necessary. But there's more than enough reason to single out sugary drinks as a place to start.

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Sugary Drinks Dull Tastebuds, Increase Cravings

The Huf | Catherine Pearson | Posted 08.09.2011 | Healthy Living
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away, and just two sugary drinks can have the opposite effect. According to the Guardian, UK researchers are sugges...

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