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SFSU students battle campus sugary drink contract
2015-11-15 23:47:12| Beverages - Topix.net
Students at a San Francisco university are objecting to plans to give "pouring rights" to Coca -Cola, Pepsi or another sugary drink company. The rights would allow the chosen company to sell all the fountain drinks at San Francisco State University residence halls and sporting events, as well as stock vending machines and campus stores, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
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San Francisco Students Battle Campus Sugary Drink Contract
2015-11-15 23:47:11| Beverages - Topix.net
Students at a San Francisco university are objecting to plans to give "pouring rights" to Coca -Cola, Pepsi or another sugary drink company. The rights would allow the chosen company to sell all the fountain drinks at San Francisco State University residence halls and sporting events, as well as stock vending machines and campus stores, the San Francisco Chronicle reported .
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Mexican Senate committees eliminate cut in sugary drink tax
2015-10-29 21:41:05| Beverages - Topix.net
Oct 28 Mexican Senate committees on Wednesday agreed to eliminate a proposed tax cut on sugar-sweetened drinks which critics had said would hinder the fight against obesity in Latin America's second-largest economy. Mexicans are among the world's biggest drinkers of sodas made by companies like Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo Inc , and in 2013, the country became the first major market to tax high-calorie soft drinks, by 1 peso per liter.
Sugary Drinks: How Bad is Sugar for You?
2015-10-29 03:05:10| Beverages - Topix.net
Americans have consumed more sugar-laden drinks such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Mountain Dew in the last three decades. the National Center for Health statistics study says it has caused people's weight and health to spiral out of control.
No sugary drinks for children, says UK health body
2015-07-17 13:58:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
A major UK government health agency has called on parents to remove all sugar-sweetened soft drinks from their children's diets.