News tagged with sugary drinks

Taiwan mulls world's first junk food tax: report

Taiwan is planning the world's first tax on junk food in a bid to encourage the public to eat healthily and cut obesity rates, a report said Monday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Nutrition experts propose new class of low-sugar drinks to help stem obesity, diabetes epidemics

Strong evidence developed at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and elsewhere shows that sugary drinks are an important contributor to the epidemic rise of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the United States. Faced with ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Energy drinks work -- in mysterious ways

Runners clutching bottles of energy drink are a common sight, and it has long been known that sugary drinks and sweets can significantly improve athletes' performance in endurance events. The question is how?

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3


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