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A sweet tooth can be taxing
A tax on sweetened drinks would save $666 million in oral health costs over a decade, a study by The University of Queensland has found.
May 31, 2018
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U.S. high school kids abandoning sweetened sodas
(HealthDay)—There's good news when it comes to American teens' diets, with more high school kids saying no to sodas and other sweetened beverages, researchers say.
Feb 3, 2017
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Carbonation alters the mind's perception of sweetness
Carbonation, an essential component of popular soft drinks, alters the brain's perception of sweetness and makes it difficult for the brain to determine the difference between sugar and artificial sweeteners, according to ...
Sep 17, 2013
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Consumption of low-calorie sweeteners jumps by 200 percent in US children
About 25 percent of children and more than 41 percent of adults in the United States reported consuming foods and beverages containing low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) such as aspartame, sucralose, and saccharin in a recent nationwide ...
Jan 10, 2017
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Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity, study suggests
Children born to women who had gestational diabetes and drank at least one artificially sweetened beverage per day during pregnancy were more likely to be overweight or obese at age 7, compared to children born to women who ...
Jun 6, 2017
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Diet drinks study to tackle obesity
The University of Liverpool is running the largest ever investigation into artificially sweetened drinks and their effect on weight loss and weight maintenance.
Aug 9, 2016
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Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages increase stigma for low-income groups, Aboriginal peoples
When considering taxing sugar-sweetened beverages in Canada, policy-makers should look at lessons learned from tobacco taxation, especially how taxation could increase inequalities and stigma, argues an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian ...
Mar 19, 2018
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Medications
FDA approves new artificial sweetener
(HealthDay)—A new sugar substitute called advantame was approved on Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
May 20, 2014
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Just how much sugar do Americans consume? It's complicated
Sugar has become the nutritional villain du jour, but just how bad is our addiction? The answer is tricky.
Sep 20, 2016
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Addiction
Some e-cigarette chemicals mimic nicotine, possibly bypassing regulation
In what appears to be an effort to bypass public health regulations covering vaping products, some tobacco companies have begun replacing nicotine in e-cigarettes with related chemicals that have similar properties but unknown ...
Aug 7, 2024
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