by Brenda Watson | Sep 12, 2014 | Children, Diet, Mental Health
Sugar-sweetened beverages, most notably soft drinks and sweetened juices, are a regular part of the diets of many adolescents. Sugar-sweetened beverages make up 48 percent of added sugars in the diet, most coming from soft drinks. Adolescents enjoy more freedom than...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 15, 2014 | Menopause, Obesity, Preventable Issues, Sugar
Postmenopausal women who have a high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages may be at increased risk of developing the most common type of endometrial cancer compared to women who do not drink sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a recent study published in the...
by Brenda Watson | Dec 27, 2013 | Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity
The New York City Health Department is taking a new angle on addressing the obesity epidemic by creating ads and television commercials that state, “Sugary drinks can bring on obesity, which can lead to diabetes and risk factors for heart disease” with the headline,...
by Brenda Watson | Nov 8, 2013 | General, Inflammation, Sugar
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages increased from the late 1970s through the following two decades, reaching a peak intake of 100 grams per day in 1999 to 2000. A recent study published in the journal Nutrition Research that analyzed data from the National...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 27, 2013 | General
The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has long been associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, weight gain, obesity, metabolic syndrome, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, and heart disease. There are three main ways in which sugary drinks are...
