News tagged with sugary drinks
Researcher finds surprising link between sugar in drinks and blood pressure
Research led by Liwei Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Public Health at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that there is an association between sugary drinks and blood pressure and that by cutting daily ...
May 24, 2010 |
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Research shows sugary drinks do not cause weight gain
New research from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, shows that sugary drinks, consumed in moderate quantities, do not promote weight gain, carbohydrate craving or adverse mood effects in overweight women ...
Aug 11, 2010 |
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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
Apr 15, 2009 |
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'Sugar high' is bitter-sweet for aggressive people: study
Drinking a sweet beverage may either help or hinder people with aggressive personalities depending on the social setting, a new study has found.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 19, 2010 |
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The 'Ene Pocket' toy car runs on sugar (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Takara Tomy, the Japanese toy makers have unveiled their "Ene Pocket", a radio-controlled toy car with a Sony bio-battery that is fuelled by sugars like those in fruit drinks and sodas.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Americans think their diet healthy, poll shows it's not
Nine in 10 Americans say their diet is healthy but only a quarter limit the amount of fat or sugar they eat, and two-thirds don't eat enough fruit and vegetables, a poll published Tuesday found.
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Preventing tooth decay in the youngest American Indians
A study conducted in four American Indian communities in the Pacific Northwest presents an effective strategy to convince mothers to switch young children from drinking sweetened soda to water and shows that ...
Jan 21, 2011 |
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Study examines risks, rewards of energy drinks
Popular energy drinks promise better athletic performance and weight loss, but do the claims hold up? Not always, say researchers at Nova Southeastern University in Florida.
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Decay of baby teeth may be linked to obesity, poor food choices, study suggests
A preliminary study of young children undergoing treatment for cavities in their baby teeth found that nearly 28 percent had a body mass index (BMI) above the 85th percentile, indicating overweight or obesity.
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Substantial Increase in the Price of Soda is a Successful Strategy To Decrease Purchases of Sugary Soft Drinks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imposing a bit of sticker shock may prove to be the most effective way to encourage Americans to cool off their love affair with sugary soft drinks -- possibly helping to trim the nation’s growing waistlines, ...
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Sodas, other sugary beverages linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome
A new study has found that regular consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a clear and consistently greater risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. According to the Harvard School ...
Oct 27, 2010 |
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Young people with asthma run a greater risk of developing caries
Children and adolescents with asthma have somewhat more caries and suffer more often from gingivitis (gingival inflammation) than people of similar age without asthma. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 11, 2011 |
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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.
Dec 21, 2009 |
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