I will never understand why people continue consuming sugary drinks. Especially when you consider they’ve been linked to premature deaths, heart disease, obesity, and more. Plus, there [...]
Category: Soda
These drinks are deadly—drink water instead
As you might imagine, I don’t have too many patients who drink soda. In fact, most of them drink nothing but water—sometimes coffee and tea, too. So I feel certain that my message has been [...]
There’s more than one way to drink yourself to death
In case you’ve forgotten, sugar kills—and sugary drinks are its most lethal form. Soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages contribute to diabetes, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, and [...]
Coca-Cola controls their own research—and buries any unfavorable finding
You’re going to love this little exposé as much as I did when I first read it… Five different health research funding contracts, which Coca-Cola issued to four different universities, would have [...]
Soda and sports drinks lead to premature deaths
For the umpteenth time, you know how I feel about spending precious research dollars on things we already know. My only exception is for research focused on things we should already know…but that [...]
Big Soda strikes back against the sugar tax
As goes California, so goes the nation. That’s why I love the Golden State: They’re almost always on the right side of the argument. And I often look to them to lead us in the right direction — [...]
How one Maryland county flipped public perception of sugary drinks on its head
Our relationship with sugar is deeply ingrained in our culture in all the ways that unhealthy relationships usually are: we’re dependent, despite the fact that we know it’s bad for us. And even [...]
More results are in on the Mexican soda tax — and they’re striking
Remember that Mexican soda tax I told you about a couple months ago? The one that was poised to cut soda consumption significantly while also generating revenue for the country? Well the results [...]
Coca-Cola sued for misleading consumers
This news truly brings joy to my heart…sort of in the same way that the Grinch’s heart grew in size in Whoville. The soda industry is facing legal action for its deceitful practices. Coca-Cola [...]
The “diet” swap that won’t help you lose weight
I’ve talked a lot this week about the health risks of sugary drinks. I take a hardline stance on sugar-sweetened beverages. If you ask me, they’re as risky as cigarettes. And just as with [...]