Sugary drinks, fruit juices linked to higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes among boys

According to a 2022 American Heart Association fact sheet about sugary drinks, nearly two-thirds of children and adolescents in the U.S. consume at least one sugary drink, such as soda ... Read More

Scots children 'consuming 600,000 sugary soft drinks a day'

There were 93,845 tooth extractions among under-18s in Scotland last year, and in extreme cases some young children ... part by sugary drinks. “The sugar tax is progress, but it’s vital ... Read More

Denver City Council bans sugary drinks on children's menus

DENVER — The Denver City Council on Tuesday moved to prohibit restaurants within city limits from including sugary drinks on children ... s set our kids up for success,” he said. “Let’s ... Read More

Children's Health News

Discovery Into How Chronic Lung Conditions Affect Children's Immune System Apr. 4, 2024 — Researchers have made a breakthrough ... 2024 — Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks in the first few ... Read More

With ‘functional’ beverages, brands rush to quench a thirst for drinks that do more than taste good

Supermarket beverage aisles are starting to look a lot more like a pharmacy. There are sodas made with mushrooms that supposedly improve mental clarity and juices packed with bacteria that claim ... Read More

Consumer confidence stalls as gains made since last year ‘vanish’

Consumer confidence stalled in negative territory in March as the steady improvements seen since early last year vanished, figures show. GfK’s long-running ... situation over the next 12 months ... Read More

Poorest Americans drink a lot more sugary drinks than the richest – which is why soda taxes could help reduce gaping health inequalities

Many countries such as the U.K. and Mexico and a handful of U.S. cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco have imposed soda taxes in an effort to fight rising obesity. Many countries such as ... Read More

Health News

An independent experts commission has recommended that abortion in Germany should no longer fall under the country’s penal code and be made legal ... autonomy Debate over a bill that would ... Read More

Food and Drinks

Consumer Reports wants the U.S. Department of ... at free burritos for a year. Sebastian Maniscalco slammed two fees he encountered while eating at a restaurant last week. They were a COVID ... Read More

Health Advocates, Soda Magnates Battle Over Sugary Drink Tax

Just months after the city of Seattle passed a tax on sugary drinks, health advocates and soda magnates are firing up efforts to influence Washington ... adopting soda taxes similar to Seattle’s." ... Read More

Viewership for The Finals up 41 percent from last year

Viewership for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on ABC was up 41 percent from last year’s Game 2, according to Nielsen ... The Phoenix Suns victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 (July 8) propelled ... Read More