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Why The Math On Your Soda Bottles & Cans Doesn’t Always Add Up
In the two years since we first covered the complicated rounding involved with soda bottle nutrition labels, some changes have been made with the goal of clearing up things like calorie count and...
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Massachusetts City Considers Ban On Large Sodas At Restaurants
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has found an ally in his battle against sugary soft drinks, as the mayor of Cambridge, Mass., announced last night that she’s also considering a ban on large sodas...
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AMA Says Money From Soda Taxes Should Be Used To Fight Obesity
While the American Medical Association isn’t going so far as to say we should institute a tax on sugary sodas so as to combat the obesity crisis, it did recommend that any such taxes should be used for...
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NYC Movie Theaters Fight Back Against Mayor’s Big Soda Ban
While hit new movies might make millionaires out of actors, directors and key grips, movie theaters often make little to no money on the actual ticket sales of high-profile, first-run movies. Instead,...
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Poll Says Almost Half Of You Are Going To Drink At Least One Soda Today
What’s that beverage in your hand? Yes, that thing you’re drinking, guzzling and otherwise enjoying. A new Gallup poll says that for 48% of you, it’s probably going to be at least one soda per day, but...
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Lawsuit Seeks To Block New York City Ban On Big Sodas
(Nabity Photos)Earlier this year, the New York City Board of Health announced that full-calorie sodas (and other sugary drinks) larger than 16 oz. would be unwelcome in restaurants, delis and other...
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Coca-Cola Taking Its Head Out Of The Sand, Addressing Obesity For The First...
(Triborough) We thought we might never see the day when Coca-Cola finally decided to join the obesity conversation, but as health advocates rail against high-calorie drinks, the company is stepping...
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Here’s Why It Never Hurts To Give Your Soda Can A Rinse
(frankieleon)If you’re the type to drink from a soda can straight out of a store cooler or right from a vending machine, you might want to consider giving it a rinse or a wipe down with a wet napkin...
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Group Calls For Limits On Sugar In Soft Drinks
(БРАТСТВО)The Center for Science in the Public Interest, which loves to ruin everyone’s day by reminding people of all the calories and fat in the foods we enjoy, are calling on the FDA to set a safe...
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Coca-Cola Says It Will Stop Marketing To Kids
(Paxton Holley)Being the nation’s largest soft-drink company, Coca-Cola has found itself the target of criticism from some lawmakers, regulators, public health advocates, and parents about sugary...
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Appeals Court Hears Arguments On NYC’s Fizzling Big-Soda Ban
(Nabity Photos)It’s been three months since a judge tossed out New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces, calling the regulation “arbitrary and capricious.”...
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Seagram’s Adds Splenda To Ginger Ale To Shave Off Calories, Assumes No One...
Many people are allergic to or just plain don’t like artificial sweeteners. Generally, they can avoid consuming them by not buying diet candy or soda. Seagram’s ginger ale pulled a cruel trick on these...
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UK Bans Coca-Cola Ad Showing You How To Burn Off Calories From Soda
Earlier this year, Coca-Cola began running TV ads here and in the UK showing you all the fun activities you could do to burn off the extra calories you consumed while chugging down a Coke. But...
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NYC’s Big Soda Ban Crushed By Appeals Court
(Great Beyond)Nearly five months after a last-minute ruling by a NY State Supreme Court judge took the fizz out of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to ban the sale of large sodas in...
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Tests Show High Level Of Possible Carcinogen In Pepsi One
(Paxton Holley) As recently as last summer,Pepsi was called out (by the Center for Environmental Health) for continuing to use a controversial caramel coloring — one that can contain a possible...
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Teen Suspended For Admitting To Teacher He Accidentally Brought Beer To School
It’s one thing for a high school to suspend a student if he’s caught drinking on campus. But a teen in Texas says he was suspended for three days and then forced to attend an “alternative” school for...
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Great Moments In Badvertising History: Save Wives From Working, Doc Loves His...
As we’ve told you before: Anyone looking through old magazine ads could only conclude that the past was pretty darn terrible… At least if that past includes a mission to save your wife from having a...
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Elementary School Decides To Stop Giving Kids A Dose Of Mountain Dew Before A...
(C x 2)If I learned anything from spying on my brothers playing Dungeons & Dragons in the basement with their friends, it’s that Mountain Dew is often the preferred fuel of choice for staying awake...
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Coke, Pepsi Now Removing Brominated Vegetable Oil From All Drinks (Yes, Even...
Perhaps this can of Mountain Dew Throwback will be a collector’s item in the BVO-free future… but not likely.Yesterday, Coca-Cola made news when it confirmed that it was phasing out the use of...
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New York City Back In Court Trying To Reinstate Ban On Big Sodas
(Great Beyond)It seems like only yesterday that New Yorkers were living under the unsweetened thumb of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, because although there’s a new mayor in town, the old fight over...
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