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Why Should West Virginia Help Coca-Cola Peddle Obesity?
2015-09-07 17:40:03| Beverages - Topix.net
West Virginia is in a dead heat with Mississippi. That's according to the most recent ranking from the Trust for America's Health - up from number four in 2012.
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Cause for hope in teen obesity?
2015-08-23 21:09:25| Chemicals - Topix.net
But according to the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight, obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the last 30 years. These children are at increased risk for adult diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.
Coke funds health group that aims to shift obesity blame away from soda
2015-08-11 08:37:18| Beverages - Topix.net
Coke is funding a health research organization that shifts blame away from sugary soda drinks as a cause of obesity. Coca-Cola donated $1.5 million last year to start a nonprofit research organization that questions the role soda and fast food play in weight gain, according to the New York Times.
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A big, sweet paradox: is sugar really to blame for obesity?
2015-07-27 09:06:36| Sugar Industry News
Our sugar consumption is significantly declining, a controversial new paper shows. "Sugar consumption in Australia appears to have been relatively stable in the three decades following the end of World War II but since the late 1970s, there has been a substantial decline," author Bill Shrapnel said. "To put the decline in consumption into context, by 2011, Australians were each consuming 8.3 kilograms or 39.5 cups of sugar less per year compared to 1970."
High Soda Intake May Boost Diabetes Risk, Even Without Obesity
2015-07-22 10:09:52| Beverages - Topix.net
Whether you are slim or obese, if you drink lots of sugary soda or other sweetened drinks you are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a new analysis reveals. Until now, health experts have thought that sugary drinks and type 2 diabetes are linked because sugar promotes weight gain, and body fat contributes to insulin resistance, which precedes diabetes.
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