Recent action by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may smooth the path for food manufacturers to continue to declare sweeteners derived from cane syrup (such as sugar)
Sugary drinks were again the target of anti-obesity efforts this week as the American Medical Association threw its support behind a tax on these beverages. At the AMA annual meeting
Alcohol and tobacco have both been the subject of a social-political war in the United States. We went from one extreme to another on the spectrum of alcohol regulation, even
Sugar is the toxin responsible for most of today’s health problems, a California endocrinologist who conducts research for the American Heart Association, told the television magazine program 60 Minutes
A coalition of 14 public health organizations is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to require that food labels provide full information on added sugars.
The coalition explained in
Yesterday the Environmental Working Group (best known for its “Dirty Dozen” list of pesticide-laden produce) released a not very surprising report detailing the insane amounts of sugar in children’s
Few parents make a habit of feeding their kids Twinkies for breakfast. But children who eat some of the leading brands of cereal are getting just as much or more
Diamond Crystal Brands of Savannah, Ga. has issued an allergen alert because of undeclared milk in 12-ounce GFS sugar canisters that were filled in error with non-dairy coffee creamer.
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As added sugar intake has increased over the past 27 years, so has body weight, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota.
Researchers examined trends in the
Thailand is a country well known for its cuisine. Globally extolled as sophisticated and spiritual, the country has long produced some of the World’s most flavorful and, with its
Just like Coke and Pepsi, the soda tax formula was a fairly simple fix. At one penny per gram of sugar, it could raise almost $15 billion a year.
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Last week, in an address to the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association, First Lady Michelle Obama asked the nation’s largest food makers to reduce the amount of salt, sugar, and