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With growing concern that excessive levels of fructose may pose a great health risk – causing high blood pressure, kidney disease and diabetes – researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, along with their colleagues at the University of Florida, set out to see if two common sweeteners in western diets differ in their effects on the body in the first few hours after ingestion. The study, recently published in the journal Metabolism, took a closer look at high fructose...

UPDATE: Beverage industry responds to Health Affairs paper on sugar-sweetened beverage taxes - Download PDF A nationwide tax on sugar-sweetened beverages would help prevent heart disease and stroke and could prevent as many as 26,000 deaths per year, according to new data from universities and hospitals in the United States. Americans consume 13.8 billions of gallons of soda, sports drinks, sweet tea, and sugary beverages every year, which is fueling obesity and diabetes rates across...

ATLANTA, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For many people, losing weight will become a high priority this January. Refrigerators will be stripped of holiday leftovers, gym memberships will increase and new weight loss goals will be made. Fortunately, more than 186 million American adults - or eight out of ten men and women - say they already have been "weight conscious" during the past year, according to a national survey conducted by the Calorie Control Council (CCC). More than...

New research from the University of Michigan suggests obesity can be seen as one of the unintended side effects of free market policies. A study of 26 wealthy nations shows that countries with a higher density of fast food restaurants per capita had much higher obesity rates compared to countries with a lower density of fast food restaurants per capita. "It's not by chance that countries with the highest obesity rates and fast food restaurants are those in the forefront of market...

DALLAS, Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, the holiday season brings good tidings and cheer along with an abundance of sweet treats, from tasty eggnog to candy canes. The holiday food frenzy actually begins with Halloween candy and lingers all the way until the big game, offering a steady stream of tempting goodies that can be a real hazard for the millions of people living with diabetes or at risk for diabetes. Currently about 26 million Americans have the disease...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Clear and visible caloric information about sugar sweetened beverages such as soda and fruit juice may reduce the likelihood of adolescents purchasing these drinks by as much as half. "People generally underestimate the number of calories in the foods and beverages they consume," Sara Bleich, PhD, assistant professor with the Bloomberg School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was quoted as saying. "Providing easily understandable caloric...

Researchers attempting to find methods to keep teens from reaching for sugary sodas averaging 250 calories each, posted three different kinds of signs outside convenience stores recently. The most effective at dissuading the kids stated how many hours of exercise would be necessary to burn off the calories of those drinks. A 250-calorie soda would require roughly 40 minutes of jogging to burn off, stated the signage. This and similar facts were largely unknown to teens and while all the...

Thirsty? You may be more inclined to reach for plain old H2O if you knew how many calories are in sugar-sweetened beverages; this is according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They examined the effect of providing clear and visible caloric information about sugar-sweetened beverages such as soda and fruit juice on the number of sugar-sweetened beverage purchases at neighborhood stores, and found that providing easily understandable...

LUXEMBOURG, December 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday 14 December, Alain Robert climbed one of the tallest buildings in the Paris business district, La Defense, to highlight his successful partnership with the Mecca World Group. Both Alain Robert and Mecca World Group share the same spirit of freedom and courage. They both want to be an inspiration to other people. The message Alain Robert wants to let the rest of the world know is that you need to be courageous to...

A 'sin tax' applied to sweetened goods on store shelves is not the most efficient, effective method of lowering caloric intake from sweet food and would be more disruptive to consumers than necessary, according to Iowa State University research. With a national debate taking shape about the possibility of a national tax on foods with high sweetener content, ISU economists have examined how such a tax would best be applied. Rather than assessing a tax on these sugary goods as they are...