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Gatorade Removes Flame Retardant From Ingredients

  • Spence Cooper
  • January 28, 2013

Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is banned in food throughout Europe and Japan, yet BVO has been added to 10 percent of sodas in North America for decades. Now BVO will no longer be included in Gatorade sports drinks. Molly Carter, a spokeswoman for Gatorade owner PepsiCo Inc., said the company has b... Read More »

Coca-Cola’s New Ad: Damage Control 101

  • Spence Cooper
  • January 16, 2013

Public awareness of the link between soft drinks and obesity has reached critical mass, and that means trouble for the soft drink industry, which according to Beverage Digest, has been in decline since 1998. The growth in Coca-Cola's soda business over the past 15 years has been exclusively derived... Read More »

Junk Food Tied to Asthma

  • Spence Cooper
  • January 15, 2013

According to a study published in the journal Thorax, eating fast food three or more times a week is linked with severe asthma, eczema and rhinoconjunctivitis in children and teens. NBC News reported the findings are based on answers from questionnaires taken by 400,000 children, ages 6 to 7 or age... Read More »

Study: Fructose Triggers Brain Changes Leading to Obesity

  • Spence Cooper
  • January 3, 2013

Scientists have used magnetic resonance imaging to show for the first time that fructose can trigger brain changes that may lead to overeating. Researchers found that after drinking a beverage containing fructose, the brain doesn't record the feeling of being full as it does when simple glucose is ... Read More »

Foods That May Trigger Headaches and Why

  • Spence Cooper
  • December 21, 2012

An estimated 10% to 15% of the population suffers from repeated migraines, mostly women, while as many as 40% of people regularly get common headaches. The Wall Street Journal's Sumathi Reddy points out that headaches can be triggered by a range of things, from stress to lack of sleep to a change i... Read More »

Cancer Risk Linked to Food Dyes and Food Packaging

  • Spence Cooper
  • December 11, 2012

In addition to the various foods that may contribute to cancer -- alcohol, red and/or processed meats, and soft drinks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi -- another cancer risk often overlooked comes from chemical additives used in food colorants and packaging in commercially prepared foods. Bisphenol A (BPA... Read More »

What You Eat May Increase Your Cancer Risk

  • Spence Cooper
  • December 7, 2012

According to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF), there are more than 200 types of cancer. A review of how lifestyle affects your risk of developing cancer was published in 2011, and included diet. It found that around 1 out of 10 cancers (10%) may be linked to diet. Over half of these were c... Read More »

10 Reasons To Avoid High-Fructose Corn Syrup

  • Spence Cooper
  • December 4, 2012

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is the most common sweetener used today, and is incorporated in virtually everything on grocery store shelves, including soft drinks, cereal, bread, ketchup, pancake syrups, unnatural fruit juices, fruit-flavored and frozen yogurts, and barbecue sauces. (Click "Next... Read More »

Spanish Chef Ferran Adrià Plastered on Pepsi Cans

  • Spence Cooper
  • November 12, 2012

Civilizations in Spain use to erect monuments to their celebrated cultural icons -- Queen Isabella of Castile in Madrid, or the Monument a Colom, the Christopher Columbus Monument located in Barcelona's Old City district. But in a world now ruled by global corporate empires, the faces of legends ar... Read More »

Pepsi Special: Japan’s New Fat-Blocking Soda

  • Spence Cooper
  • November 8, 2012

A curious variety of Pepsi has been released in Japan called "Pepsi Special," a beverage that contains the fiber molecule known as "dextrin," which has been sanctioned by the Japanese government as a health food. Some claim dextrin prevents the digestive system from absorbing fat. Pepsi Special rep... Read More »

NY Attorney General Investigates Energy Drink Makers

  • Spence Cooper
  • September 11, 2012

The New York State Attorney General has issued subpoenas to three firms that make energy drinks, requesting information on company marketing and advertising practices. Reuters reports that besides Pepsi, maker of AMP, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman also sent subpoenas to Monster Beverage Corp a... Read More »

Bolivia Kicks Out Coca-Cola

  • Spence Cooper
  • August 7, 2012

Bolivia's Minister of External Affairs, David Choquehuanca, recently announced that Coca-Cola will be expelled from Bolivia on the same day that the Mayan calendar enters a new cycle"December 21. According to Choquehuanca, the date marks the end of capitalism and the start of a culture of life in c... Read More »

Olympics: Turning Junk Food Into Gold?

  • Spence Cooper
  • August 2, 2012

In one of the most imbecilic articles I've ever read in The Wall Street Journal, Rachel Bachman devoted her entire piece to explaining how Olympic athletes can endlessly devour junk food "everyone else is nagged to avoid" without suffering any of the usual consequences. Bachman essentially uses her... Read More »

Why is Flame-Retardant in Your Soda?

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 19, 2012

The always informative Jane Lear, former senior editor at Gourmet and author of several cookbooks, (who recently had some interesting things to say about coconut oil), was asked why brominated vegetable oil can be found in some citrus drinks like Orange Crush and Mountain Dew. Jane disclosed that b... Read More »

Coke and Pepsi Contain ALCOHOL?

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 2, 2012

Based on a French study conducted by France's National Institute of Consumption, published in the French consumer magazine "60 Millions de Consommateurs," about half of all colas, including Coca-Cola, Pepsi Cola, Coca-Cola Classic Light and Coke Zero, contain approximately 10 mg of ethyl alcohol per... Read More »

Cambridge, MA Considers Soda Ban in Restaurants

  • Spence Cooper
  • June 20, 2012

Henrietta Davis, the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is contemplating a ban on soda and sugar-sweetened beverages, and has requested that city health officials provide recommendations on adopting regulations for the size of sugary sodas served in the city. Davis, who also serves on a community c... Read More »

NYC Soda Ban May Widen to Popcorn and Milk

  • Spence Cooper
  • June 14, 2012

Virtually everyone knows by now of a proposed soft drink ban by New York City's Mayor Bloomberg. The Mayor's ban would prohibit the sale of large sugared drinks over 16-ounces at most public venues. Reactions have been swift and spirited. Officials representing New York's 7-Eleven stores effectivel... Read More »

New York Soda Ban Loophole

  • Spence Cooper
  • June 12, 2012

Officials with 7-Eleven stores across New York city made it clear that Bloomberg's New York city soda ban won't stop 7-Eleven's from selling its 44-ounce Super Big Gulp. The chain correctly claims Bloomberg's ban doesn't apply to bodegas and convenience stores. Bloomberg's proposed amendment to th... Read More »

Bloomberg to Outlaw Large Soft Drinks

  • Spence Cooper
  • June 1, 2012

New York's food fascist Mayor is making the headlines once again. In 2010, Bloomberg demanded food manufacturers and restaurants cut salt in packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent, then he prohibited trans fats in New York restaurant food. Now Bloomberg has proposed an amendment to the city's ... Read More »

High Fructose Corn Syrup Makes You Stupid

  • Spence Cooper
  • May 22, 2012

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) revealed that a steady diet of high fructose corn syrup slows the brain, and impairs memory and learning. The study also showed how omega-3 fatty acids can counteract the memory and learning disruption caused by... Read More »

Could a Fat Tax Really Battle Obesity?

  • Spence Cooper
  • May 21, 2012

A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests adding a high tax on unhealthy food and beverages may diminish the rising rates of obesity. According to the study, a 20 percent tax placed on sugar-sweetened drinks could drop obesity rates by 3.5 percent and prevent 2,700 heart-related... Read More »

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