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Soda Consumption Linked to Heart Disease

2/4/2008 - (NaturalNews) Drinking one or more carbonated beverages per day may increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study published in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association. "We were struck by the fact...

Animals are smarter than humans when it comes to feeding their children (opinion)

4/6/2007 - Humans are the only species on the planet who actually go out of their way to feed their children crap. All other animals instinctly seek out the best nutrition they can find. Birds find grubs, worms and insects to feed their young, honeybees painstakingly...

Phosphoric acid in sodas nearly as damaging to teeth as battery acid

4/5/2007 - According to a report published in the March / April edition of General Dentistry, phosphoric acid in soda causes tooth enamel erosion, even with minimal exposure. While some consumers may believe that sugar is the only culprit of soda's adverse effects...

New negative calorie 'Enviga' soda falsely advertised and may actually make some people fatter, charges CSPI

3/9/2007 - (NaturalNews) A new soda claiming it reduces calories was doubted to be effective upon its official release in October 2006, and now a public nutrition and health advocacy group is suing over false advertising. The soda is called Enviga, a caffeinated...

Nutritionally unaware consumers guzzle down soda pop for breakfast

1/21/2007 - (NaturalNews) Consumption of carbonated soft drinks with breakfast has soared among U.S. consumers in the past 20 years, according to data from the New York-based consumer research firm NPD Group. Coffee consumption appears to have fallen accordingly. According...

7UP drops "all natural" claim after CSPI threatens lawsuit

1/17/2007 - (NaturalNews) Cadbury-Schweppes announced last week that it would stop marketing its lemon-lime 7UP soda -- which contains high-fructose corn syrup -- as "All Natural," after consumer watchdog Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) threatened...

Industry-sponsored beverage studies yield frequent positive results; raise conflicts of interest

1/16/2007 - (NaturalNews) Studies of beverages such as juice, soda and milk that are sponsored by the beverage industry are four to eight times more likely return favorable results than studies funded by non-industry sponsors, according to new research appearing...

AMA sides with beverage association against tax on sugary sodas

11/15/2006 - (NaturalNews) Increasing evidence suggests soda plays a large part in the obesity epidemic and the related type 2 diabetes epidemic running rampant across the globe, but a recent proposal to tax the sugary beverages and make them less attractive has been...

Child-centered marketing causing kids to carry unhealthy food habits into adulthood

10/30/2006 - The next time you get up early on a Saturday morning, turn on your television to any one of the major broadcast stations or child-oriented cable networks. In between Saturday morning cartoons, you'll suddenly find yourself bombarded by commercials advertising...

Dentists, Pediatricians Advise Parents on Children and Soft Drinks (press release)

10/11/2006 - The nation’s children are consuming ever-greater amounts of soft drinks that could increase their risk for obesity and dental disease, caution the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In their annual back-to-school...

Restrict soda vending machines in public schools, says American Dietetic Association

10/4/2006 - (NaturalNews) A study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association suggests that limiting the use or availability of vending machines in schools is vital to stemming the United States' soda-related obesity epidemic. The researchers...

Coca-Cola pays doctor who claims soda has no link to obesity, diabetes

9/5/2006 - (NaturalNews) The effect of soft drinks on the world's growing obesity epidemic is a hot-button issue among scientists and the industry itself, and that link was the main subject of a world congress that met Monday in Sydney, Australia. According to...

Coca-Cola banned at UK university as awareness of pesticide content spreads

8/21/2006 - (NaturalNews) The U.K. Students Against Coca-Cola group called for a nationwide student boycott of Coca-Cola in Britain Saturday, according to the Independent. The University of Sussex is the first to adopt the ban. Other British campuses are expected...

Bush administration pressures India to reinstate Coke, Pepsi sales regardless of pesticide content

8/17/2006 - (NaturalNews) -- Amitabh Pal, a writer for social justice publication The Progressive, says the Bush administration is pressuring the Indian government to reinstate sales of Coke and Pepsi, which have been restricted or banned in many Indian states for...

Benzene in Some Soft Drinks Prompts Call for Halt on Sales in Schools (press release)

8/15/2006 - In response to recent findings by scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and elsewhere that certain soft drinks may contain amounts of the carcinogen benzene above the U.S. legal limit for drinking water, Commercial Alert and public health...

India threatened by business interests: Sell Coke and Pepsi, or your economy will suffer

8/11/2006 - (NaturalNews) After a Center for Science and Environment study found 24 times the acceptable level of pesticides in soda sold in India, a few state governments acted quickly to ban the big name soft drinks -- Coca-Cola and PepsiCo -- but the country's...

Sugary drinks lead to weight gain, obesity, say researchers

8/9/2006 - (NaturalNews) A study published in Tuesday's issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that increased consumption of soft drinks and other sugary beverages over the last 40 years has significantly contributed to America's weight problem. Harvard...

Coke, Pepsi banned in India over harmful levels of aspartame, pesticides and other chemicals

8/7/2006 - (NaturalNews) A spokesman for the administration of the largest state in India announced Friday that Rajasthan would be banning the sale of PepsiCo and Coca-Cola products after the Indian Supreme Court gave the companies one month to reveal their products'...

Dairy industry ridiculously claims milk prevents type 2 diabetes based on distorted study (opinion)

7/6/2006 - Earlier this year, the dairy industry was once again caught hyping a distorted study to claim that milk prevents diabetes. Based on research conducted by the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, milk proponents...

The Honest Food Guide empowers consumers with independent information about foods and health

5/25/2006 - Mike: Hello everyone, this is Mike Adams, the Health Ranger. I'm here with Ben Kage, and we're going to have a discussion and Q&A session about the Honest Food Guide. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it is available for free downloading...

NaturalNews survey results, part 1: Huge percentage of readers make healthy changes

4/11/2006 - The results are in, folks, and they are astounding. Readers are reporting major, significant, positive life changes after reading NaturalNews articles and commentary. The degree of these positive changes is revealed here in these survey results. More...

American Diabetes Association peddling nutritional nonsense while accepting money from manufacturer of candy and sodas

6/1/2005 - The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently announced a three-year, multi-million dollar alliance with Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) to help combat obesity and diabetes in America by stressing the importance of making smart nutritional...

Changing food choice and dietary habits requires breaking old behavior patterns

3/7/2005 - It's quite interesting being a health nut, especially when you try to eat at a restaurant with family or friends. People always look at the food I'm eating, and they say "What is that?" And I'm often bringing something with me that looks like a green...

How to (not!) get fat in five easy steps

2/7/2005 - You may think it's strange to find a "How-To" article focusing on five easy steps for adding fat to your body. You might say that we already know how to do that: two thirds of the people in the United States are overweight and one third are considered...

The unauthorized history of Coca-Cola (satire)

1/14/2005 - Coca-cola was originally promoted as a drink "offering the virtues of coca without the vices of alcohol." Until 1903, a typical serving contained 60mg of cocaine. Today, it still contains an extract of coca leaves. The Coca-Cola Company imports eight...

The health effects of drinking soda - quotes from the experts

1/8/2005 - This is a compilation of quotes about the destructive health effects of soft drinks from some of the leading authors on health, nutrition and junk food. This full list, and much more information, is included in The Five Soft Drink Monsters downloadable...

Soft drink company marketing tactics: the experts sound off

1/8/2005 - This is a compilation of quotes about soft drink company marketing tactics from some of the leading authors on health, food marketing and food politics. This full list, and much more information, is included in The Five Soft Drink Monsters downloadable...

Healing with water: the work of "water cure" pioneer Dr. Batmanghelidj

1/6/2005 - Those of you who are familiar with the work of the late Dr B. may own his book called "The Water Cure," or "Water for health, for Healing, for Life: You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty." He's also the author of "Your Body's Many Cries for Water." Essentially,...

Consumption of soft drinks and high-fructose corn syrup linked to obesity and diabetes

12/26/2004 - New research published in the United States that followed 50,000 U.S. nurses reveals those who drank just one serving of soda or fruit punch a day gained weight more quickly than those who drank less than one soda a month. Those who drank more also had...

How to slash national health care costs by 90% through education, nutrition, and a ban on junk food marketing

12/5/2004 - Want a real solution to skyrocketing health care costs? Forget about all the so-called "cost saving" schemes dreamed up by politicians, drug companies and HMOs. All they do is create new levels of bureaucracy that don't address the real problems of why...

Opinion: Ensure is primarily sugar water, marketed with misleading statements that deceive consumers

12/5/2004 - When I'm out shopping for groceries, I see lots of people purchasing bottles of Ensure. Typically they are older people, and they are buying it by the cartload, it seems. The front label of the product says 'Complete, balanced nutrition to help stay...

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      This downloadable ebooks reveals how to easily and permanently break the soft drink habit for good. This guide will show you, in clear understandable terms, how to recognize each of the five addictive elements of soft drinks -- and then beat them with a clever strategy that's already worked for thousands.
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