Men in the highest quartile of sugar-sweetened beverage intake were 20 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease than those in the lowest, in a 22-year study of 42,883 men. Artificially sweetened drinks showed no association with heart disease or the biomarkers measured.
Section archive
Sodas
- All desks
- Abortion
- Accutane
- Acetaminophen
- Acid Reflux
- Acidic Foods
- Acne
- Acrylamide
- Acupuncture
- Additives
- ADHD
- Adiposity
- Advisories
- Aerobic Exercise
- Aflatoxin
- Agave
- Agent Orange
- Aging
- Agriculture
- AIDS
- Air Pollution
- Airline Passengers
- Airport
- ALA
- Alcohol
- Alcoholic Beverage
- Alerts
- Allergy
- Alli
- Aloe Vera
- ALS
- Alternative Medicine
- Aluminum
- Alzheimer's
- Amalgam
- AMD
- Ampyra
- Amygdala
- Anal Cancer
- And
- Anemia
- Angiogenesis
- Animal Protein
- Animals
- Anorexia
- Anthocyanins
- Anthrax
- Anti-Angiogenesis
- Anti-Obesity
- Antibacterial
- Antibiotic
Food
Fructose-rich sodas, orange juice boost gout risk in women too
Among 78,906 women followed 22 years, those drinking one serving a day of a fructose-rich beverage were 41% more likely to develop gout, and those having two or more servings 2.4 times more likely. Orange juice showed the same pattern; diet soft drinks showed no link.
Politics
Food Stamps Should Not Be Used For Sodas - NYC
New York City plans to ask the USDA for a two-year experiment barring its 1.7 million food stamp recipients from buying soda and other sugar-added drinks. Policy experts doubt approval, since federal law spells out eligible purchases in detail and only Congress can change it.
4 stories