Consumption of Sugary Drinks May Be Linked to Depression, Study Finds
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BETHESDA, Md.) — Drinking a lot of soda may cost you more than calories and cavities. A new study shows heavy consumption over the long term could be linked to higher depression risk. Researchers at the National Institutes…
AMA Paper Says Fat Taxes, Soda Bans Make Dollars and Sense
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Taxing or limiting the serving sizes of high-calorie junk food may sound like the perfect weapon in the war against obesity, but it seems to have backfired in at least one instance.Last week, the Danish government announc…
Welch’s Threatened Over Heart Health Claims
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Welch’s promotes its grape juice and other products as healthy, but one group says those health benefits are actually outweighed by an overabundance of sugar and calories.“Welch’s shouldn’t be slapping a heart-…
School Snack Laws Effective in Curbing Weight Gain, Study Finds
Creatas/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — State laws that curb the sale of junk food in schools may be helping combat childhood obesity, according to the findings of a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.In the first national study to measure th…
Soft Drink Industry Fights Back, Depicting Bloomberg as Nanny
Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — The soft drink industry is fighting back against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on large sugary drinks, by running an eye-catching, full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times with …
Soft Drink Industry Fights Back, Depicting Bloomberg as Nanny
Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — The soft drink industry is fighting back against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on large sugary drinks, by running an eye-catching, full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times with …
Soft Drink Industry Fights Back, Depicting Bloomberg as Nanny
Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — The soft drink industry is fighting back against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on large sugary drinks, by running an eye-catching, full-page ad in Sunday’s New York Times with …
NYC Mayor Proposes Ban on Large Sugary Drinks
Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — A proposal to curb the sale of large sugary soft drinks in New York City is raising new complaints about big government, even among some who agree with its intent to curb obesity.If New York City Mayor Michael B…
Can a ‘Fat Tax’ Help Lower Obesity?
Fuse/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Adding a high tax on unhealthy food and drinks may help slow the rising rates of obesity, according to a new study published Tuesday in the British Medical Journal. Previous studies suggest that the sharp tax increase…