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soda stories: 22 news summaries

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 Diet Soda May Hurt Kidneys 

Researcher: 'They're likely not good for you'

Nov 4, 09 1:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Hang on before opening that second diet soda. A survey has found significant reductions in blood filtering capabilities in the kidneys of older women who drank two or more artificially sweetened sodas a day. The study doesn't show a definitive link, but the lead researcher tells NPR that she avoids... More »

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research • kidney • soda • Diet Coke

OPINION

Tiny Coke Can
Is the New
'Light' Cigarette

Sneaky 'portion control' advertising blitz a cynical ploy: Saletan

Oct 19, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The advertising blitz accompanying the release of Coca-Cola’s new 7.5 ounce “mini can” sounds suspiciously like the original pitch for light cigarettes, William Saletan writes. A company exec says the innovation “supports the idea of moderation and offers people yet another way to enjoy their favorite... More »

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soda • calories • soft drinks • Coca-Cola • packaging • Coke • portion control • light cigarettes

'Functional Foods' Worry Health Experts

'Nutritious' junk food grabs growing
US market share

Aug 21, 09 8:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once dubbed junk, certain snacks are enjoying a second life as so-called “functional foods”—candy bars or sugary cereals spruced up with added nutrients, the AP reports. Despite warnings by health experts, functional foods now account for $27 billion in sales, or 5% of the US food market,... More »

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food • nutrition • VitaminWater • soda • junk food • health food • functional foods

(Newser) - In the boom times, people quaffed energy drinks and the industry bloomed to its current $896 million in sales. Naturally, the Washington Post reports, the recession has produced a new star: “relaxation beverages.” Loaded with a somewhat questionable “calming” ingredient also in green tea, the drinks... More »

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recession • energy drink • beverages • soda • relaxation • boom economy

OPINION

 The Worst Soft Drinks Ever 

Coke's Vio is only the latest in ill-conceived beverages

Aug 1, 09 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coke is currently testing Vio, a carbonated-milk drink it hopes will capture the US market—but Time is a little skeptical. Here are some other misbegotten beverage ideas:
  • Coors Rocky Mountain Sparkling Water. Prominent placement of the Coors logo made the company’s spring water look a lot
... More »

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cocaine • list • beverages • soda • Thanksgiving • Molson Coors Brewing Co. • soft drinks • Coca-Cola • New Coke • Vio

 Coke Tests Milk Soft Drink in NY 

Trial period for 'Vio' will assess whether US is ready for carbonated milk beverages

Jul 27, 09 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coca-Cola has launched a consumer trial of Vio, a “vibrancy” soft drink that combines skimmed milk with a carbonated fruit soda, the Guardian reports. Vio is available only in New York as Coke measures demand for the beverage. Milk-based soft drinks are popular in Asia but have yet to... More »

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New York • Coca Cola • beverages • soda • soft drinks • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola Co • Vio

OPINION

 Soda Tax Makes Good Sense 


May 20, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The soda tax is a great idea, and its probable death at the hands of lobbyists serves to highlight all the problems with our tax system, writes David Leonhardt in the New York Times. The current system doesn’t raise enough money, and it’s “complex in all the... More »

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obesity • health care costs • taxes • diabetes • public health • soda • sugar • lobbyists • corn syrup • soda tax

 Congress Weighs Soda Tax 

A few cents on every can could improve health

May 12, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - With health care reform expected to run the government around $1.2 trillion, Congress is looking for ways to pay for it. A new idea bouncing around Capitol Hill is a soda tax, reports the Wall Street Journal. “Soda is clearly one of the most harmful products in the... More »

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obesity • Congress • health care costs • taxes • soda • sugar • Jay-ZTV • soda tax

Stevia Sets Sights on Sweetener Market

'Natural' substitute
an advertiser's dream

Apr 15, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The arrival of stevia, a new artificial sweetener approved by the FDA in December, will likely upend the fake-sugar market, the New York Times reports. Sweet ’N Low, Equal, and Splenda have fought to stalemate of sorts, but stevia brings a huge advantage: Because it comes from a plant,... More »

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food • Coca Cola • stevia • sweetener • soda • sugar • soft drinks

 Utah Considers Caffeine Tax 

Legislators consider tithing both soda and coffee

Mar 13, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - After seeing multiple proposals to raise the tax on cigarettes fail, one Utah legislator has set his sights on another addictive substance: caffeine. Rep. Craig Frank has initiated a yearlong study on the impact of such a tax, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. If it can fly anywhere, Utah might... More »

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taxes • coffee • caffeine • Utah • soda • cigarette tax • cigarette • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Pepsi may love President Obama—witness its Hope campaign—but the feeling doesn’t appear to be mutual, writes Michael Scherer in Time. In the White House, Diet Coke looks to be the drink of choice, with staffers such as Larry Summers and Robert Gibbs just two notable examples. For... More »

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Pepsi • soda • Coca-Cola • Obama administration


 India to Sell 
 Cow Pee Soda 

Nationalists push drink as Coke, Pepsi rival

Feb 12, 09 11:56 AM CST
(Newser) - India's largest Hindu nationalist group is taking on Coke and Pepsi with a native brew that's a little, uh, earthier: a soft drink made from cow urine. "Don't worry, it won't smell like urine and will be tasty, too," its maker assures the Times. The so-called cow water—... More »

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India • globalization • cows • soda • nationalism

OPINION

 Tax Soda: It's the New Tobacco 

Less obese, less diabetic America just a couple of laws away

Dec 18, 08 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The cigarette tax "was the biggest health care breakthrough in the last 40 years in the United States," and its successor may be the 18% tax on non-diet soda New York Gov. David Patterson is pitching, writes Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times. Not only... More »

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obesity • taxes • tobacco • soda • cigarette tax • David Paterson • Nicholas Kristof • soda tax

Doctors See Rise in Kids With Kidney Stones

Salty foods, lack of water, and obesity
may be at fault

Oct 28, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once associated with middle age, kidney stones are growing more common among US children, the New York Times reports. A few decades ago, physicians would “see a kid with a stone once every few months,” says one doctor. “Now we see kids once a week or less.... More »

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health • melamine • children • soda • children's health care • drinking water • salt • sodium • kidney stones

Opinion

Italian Sodas Sparkle With Real Sugar

Latest trend brings gourmet tonic water to American bars

Aug 9, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - If your local bar pours tonic water from a gun—that plastic gizmo that dispenses sodas—it's time to seek a new watering hole, writes drink-maven Eric Felten in the Wall Street Journal. Good bartenders are hip to tonics' latest trend: Italian soda. Made with real cane sugar... More »

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alcohol • soda • bars

Shoppers No Longer Sweet on Corn Syrup

Consumers rebel against chemical sweeteners

Aug 2, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - High-fructose corn syrup still sweetens everything from soda to sauces, but its makers fear that sour days lie ahead. The Corn Refiners Association has launched a marketing campaign to win back consumers who claim the sweetener is less healthy than cane sugar and just as caloric. Corn syrup's detractors even... More »

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soda • sugar • sugar substitutes • sugar cane • corn syrup

Dr Pepper Ads
Want You to Sip, Not Guzzle

New campaign says the soda tastes better when consumed slowly

Jul 28, 08 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Facing flagging sales, 123-year-old Dr Pepper is capitalizing on “scientific” research that suggests it tastes better when you drink it slowly, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dr Pepper’s marketers are launching a campaign using “fake doctors to deliver this quasi science,” says an ad exec. Basketballer... More »

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beverages • soda • Dr Pepper • market-research • Kelsey Grammer

 New Soda Sizes
 Aim to Cap 
 Fizzling Sales 

Coke, Pepsi try out alternatives to 20-ounce bottle

May 2, 08 3:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coke and Pepsi are testing new bottle sizes in an effort to boost deflating soda sales, reports the Wall Street Journal. Coke pulled 20-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke and other drinks from Virginia convenience store shelves this week and re-stocked them with 16-ounce and 24-ounce bottles. Pepsi plans... More »

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obesity • Coca Cola • Pepsi • soda • soft drink bottles

Stay Heart Healthy at Work

Forbes suggests ways to keep workplace calm, healthy

Mar 1, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Stressing out at work can negate the effects of that heart-healthy oatmeal you had for breakfast, Forbes reports. To avoid being that one of every three Americans with cardiovascular disease, adopt these work-day habits:
  1. Drink water instead of cola, coffee, or tea.
  2. Take the stairs; walk a few
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cardiovascular disease • water • work • coffee • list • fruits and vegetables • soda • donut • vending machine • heart health • health tips • stretch

Additives Do Make Kids Hyper

British study links chemicals to disruptive behavior; government issues warning 

Sep 6, 07 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adding fuel to a long-simmering debate, a British study has found that additives in sweets and soft drinks can indeed produce hyperactivity and disruptive behavior in children. The findings were so dramatic that the British government is issuing guidelines warning parents of kids with behavioral problems to avoid foods containing... More »

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food • health • science • children • behavior • soda • junk food • candy

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