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Time to Replace Calorie Counts With Exercise Warnings

One cola requires hour's run to work off

(Newser) - If we want kids to understand the health impact of soda, we should drop the calorie counts from the cans and replace them with exercise notices, a study suggests. The cans should warn potential buyers, for example, that they'll need to run for 50 minutes to work off that... More »

Half of America Downs One Sugary Drink Daily

And 1 in 20 of us drinks the equivalent of more than four cans of soda daily

(Newser) - Well, this could have something to do with why we’re fat : Half of Americans drink at least one soda or other sugary beverage per day, and one in 20 drinks the equivalent of four-plus cans. The alarming CDC report follows interviews conducted between 2005 and 2008 with more than... More »

Diet Soda Doesn't Boost Diabetes Risk After All

But regular soda sure does: Study

(Newser) - A new Harvard study debunks the idea that diet sodas and other artificially sweetened drinks carry an increased risk of diabetes. Researchers followed a big group of men for 20 years, and discovered that while those who drank regular soda and other sugary drinks were significantly more likely to develop... More »

Boston Bans Soda From City Property

To reduce obesity, sugary drinks banned from all city property

(Newser) - No more soda on Boston city property, or sports drinks or sweetened ice teas, for that matter. In an effort to reduce the city's rising obesity rates—and the soaring health costs associated with obesity— Slashfood reports that Mayor Thomas Menino has banned all sugary beverages from vending machines, cafeterias,... More »

Diet Coke and Coke Now Top Pepsi

Coke now makes top 2 sodas in US

(Newser) - It's not just Coke vs. Pepsi anymore: Diet Coke's sales beat out Pepsi’s for the first time in history last year, crowning it America’s No. 2 soda, the Wall Street Journal reports. In 2009, both Diet Coke and Pepsi held just under 10% of the market. But while... More »

Is Cola's Coloring Giving Us Cancer?

Health lobby wants caramel coloring banned

(Newser) - You already know soda can make you fat —but it could also give you cancer. A DC health lobby group claims the caramel coloring used by Coca-Cola and Pepsi includes two cancer-causing chemicals and should be banned, the Daily Mail reports. While the caramel one might make at home... More »

Diet Soda's Dark Side: Heart Attacks, Strokes

But more research needed, some caution

(Newser) - The well-documented evils of soda have led many people to switch to diet—but even that could be bad for your health, a new study suggests. About 2,500 adults in the New York area were studied for almost 10 years, and those who drank diet soda every day had... More »

Pot Soda Bubbles Into Mainstream

Canna Cola looks for 'Snapple market' of THC snacks

(Newser) - Sure, there are marijuana soft drinks out there. But the world of "medibles"—snack products made with psychoactive doses of THC—is not that different from any other market in that it's not who does it first, but who does it best. And according to Clay Butler, the... More »

Coming Soon: Bacon-Flavored Soda

Sounds, uh ... good?

(Newser) - Bacon makes everything better—so it goes without saying that bacon-flavored soda will be a hit, right? Two companies with a penchant for weird stuff are coming together to create the savory beverage: J&D Foods, a company that also makes bacon-flavored envelopes and bacon beauty products, and Jones Soda,... More »

NYC Seeks to Bar Soda for Food Stamp Users

Mayor to city's poor: Drop weight

(Newser) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to add sodas to the list of items New York City's 1.7 million food stamp users can't buy with the stamps. The mayor, as part of an aggressive anti-obesity campaign, has asked federal authorities for permission to ban food-stamp purchases of sugared drinks, the New ... More »

Murder Suspect: Excessive Caffeine Made Me Kill Wife

Kentucky man uses 'caffeine intoxication' defense

(Newser) - A Kentucky man charged with killing his wife has come up with a creative defense: excessive caffeination. Woody Will Smith, 33, is accused of strangling his 28-year-old wife with an extension cord last May, but his lawyer says Smith ingested enough caffeine (in the form of soda, energy drinks, and... More »

Why the US Isn't on the Fanta Bandwagon

It's big abroad, not so much in the States

(Newser) - People in Africa, Europe, and Latin America love Fanta; in Africa, its sales are second only to Coca-Cola's. So why is the soda languishing in the No. 8 spot in the United States? Partially because it was introduced in Europe years earlier and wasn’t pushed in the US for... More »

US Falls Back in Love With Soda

Americans ditch healthy drinks for cheap sweets

(Newser) - Recession-strapped Americans threw away their healthy (and expensive) drinks and reached for good old Coke and Pepsi, Time magazine reports. Soda sales jumped 2.5% in 2009—the first bump in 5 years—while milk, yogurt, fruit, and vegetable drinks all fell. "People stopped drinking the more expensive stuff... More »

New Coke Machine Pours 104 Drink Combos

'Freestyle' soda fountains let customers mix and match

(Newser) - Remember the good old days of mixing Coke, root beer, and Sprite at the soda fountain? Coca-Cola is putting a high-tech spin on that concept with its new “Freestyle” fountains, the Wall Street Journal reports. Diners will be able to whip up 104 different drinks—say Sprite with grape,... More »

Soda Linked to Cancer: Study

2 soft drinks a week could raise pancreatic cancer risk by 87%

(Newser) - Soda drinkers could face a sharply higher risk of developing cancer than those who abstain from soft drinks. A study looking at 60,000 Chinese Singaporeans over 14 years found that those who drank more than two sodas a week were 87% more likely to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer... More »

Calls Brew for Labeling Sneaky Caffeine

Lack of info makes it tough to reduce consumption

(Newser) - The popularity of ice creams, yogurts, and even jelly beans with high caffeine levels is causing experts to call for labels listing how much a product contains. Manufacturers aren't currently required to disclose caffeine levels, and advocates for stricter labeling say this makes it difficult for people to cut back... More »

NYC Takes on Soda in Nasty PSA

New York wants you to really think about what's in that soda

(Newser) - New York is serious about getting healthy—so serious that the Department of Health has produced what is possibly the most disgusting PSA of all time. The Frisky questions the “seriously stomach-turning” ad warning of the dangers of soda-drinking, asking, "Do these ads have a point, or do... More »

Diet Soda May Hurt Kidneys

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

(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 »

Tiny Coke Can Is the New 'Light' Cigarette

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

(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 »

'Functional Foods' Worry Health Experts

'Nutritious' junk food grabs growing US market share

(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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