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Soda war activists look to tobacco as model
Soft drinks should be targeted like tobacco with consumer warning labels that spell out the risk of obesity and other maladies, American advocates of a war on soda say.
Jun 6, 2014
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Soda consumption, screen time, team sports at school influence students' weight
Soda consumption, TV and video/computer games, and the frequency of meals heavily influenced students' weight in an Indiana University study that examined the impact of a school-based obesity intervention program over an ...
Oct 30, 2012
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New Hampshire bill targets soda on kids menus
Fewer children will wash down their chicken fingers and fries with soda if a bill limiting beverage choices for restaurant children's meals gets through the New Hampshire Legislature.
Feb 14, 2018
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Court hears arguments on NYC's big soda ban
A state appeals court is considering whether to allow New York City to ban oversized sodas and other large sugary drinks at city restaurants as part of its war on diabetes and obesity.
Jun 11, 2013
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Does no-calorie mean no-worry when it comes to sodas? Not necessarily
In Laura West's household, a 24-pack of Diet Coke lasts about a week. She drinks two or three a day, her 15-year-old-son Michael at least that many.
Dec 13, 2012
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Like the flu shot, message inoculation won't last forever
Just as influenza vaccines employ a weakened virus to stimulate the immune system and produce antibodies against the real thing during flu season, message inoculation – with a weakened form of the other side's argument ...
Oct 10, 2014
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California may block new local soda taxes
California lawmakers were expected to vote Thursday to prohibit new local taxes on soda for the next 12 years—part of a last-minute deal to block a beverage industry-backed ballot measure that would make it much harder ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Future tension: Mad enough to tax soda
(Medical Xpress)—Simply reading about a future marketing campaign – a plan to pitch sugary soda to kids using NBA basketball and hip-hop music themes – makes some adults mad enough to slap a tax on soda.
Feb 12, 2014
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NYC to state top court: Review big-soda ban ruling
(AP)—New York City is asking the state's highest court to take up the city's effort to stop many eateries from selling super-sized, sugary drinks.
Aug 5, 2013
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The second stage of diet resolutions
The small changes you've made have added up to big weight loss results. Now, take a few minutes to write down and review all the positive steps you've made in the past and pick a few new ones to adopt during the year.
Jan 17, 2018
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