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The Soft Drinks Industry Responds to Pressure to Become Healthier

Public policy makers and consumers have putting pressure on the soft drinks industry to take responsibility for their role in public health issues.

What Are the Negative Effects of Soft Drinks?

Soft drink consumption is a growing health concern. If you are a habitual soda drinker, consider that one 32-ounce soda contains about 26 teaspoons of sugar, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The excess calories and sugar that soft drinks contain are linked to a number of adverse health effects. Try replacing sodas with healthier...

Fruit Juice. Just as Unhealthy as a Soft Drink?

Fruit juice is often perceived as healthy. That’s understandable, given that it is natural and has the word “fruit” in it. However… what many people fail to realize is that fruit juice is also loaded with sugar. In fact, fruit juice contains just...

The 9 Liqueurs You Should Be Adding To Your Soft Drink

Spike up your afternoon soft drink with a liqueur - a flavored spirit.

Why Your Smile Prefers Water Over Soft Drinks

WHEN IT COMES TO SOFT DRINKS, even if you remove sugar from the equation, the acid is very hard on your teeth…

Salty, sour, spicy, bitter: Will soft drinks ever go beyond sweet?

Will ‘sweet’ always be superior in the soft drink category? Or will consumers embrace the whole world of senses and suss out alternative tastes?

‘Diet’ soft drinks associated with increased risk of Type 2 diabetes

Numerous scientific studies and just a pinch of common sense tells us that over-consumption of full-sugar soft drinks increases our odds of insulin resistance, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Because …

Do Soft Drinks Cause Cancer?

The latest research on health, wellness, nutrition, dietary supplements and healthy aging.

Can Discouraging Soft Drinks Encourage Happier Workers?

Mounting evidence shows regular consumption of both the sugar containing and diet varieties of these drinks are linked to significant health problems.

Diet soft drink increases diabetic eye disease risk

A joint Australian-Singaporean study has found regular diet soft drink consumption is associated with increased odds of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).A joint Australian-Singaporean study has found regular diet soft drink consumption is associated with increased odds of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).

Diet Soft Drinks and Improved Colon Cancer Outcome?

Drinking artificially sweetened beverages was associated with significantly improved survival in patients with stage III colon cancer, but the effect may be due to displacing sugar-sweetened drinks.

Saved By A Straw? Sipping Soft Drinks And Other Beverages Reduces Risk Of Decay

Americans drink roughly 576 soft drinks every year - about one and a half cans a day for everyone in the United States. Drinking these beverages places the people who may not follow proper oral hygiene techniques at a higher risk for cavities and other oral health problems.

4 things to know about soft drinks

Vending machines, the world over are full of a multitude of soft drinks so we thought we’d give you some interesting facts about soft drinks. What soft drink was named after a digestive enzyme? Sou…

For The Full Flavor Of Dr Pepper Or Root Beer, 2 Little-Known Soft-Drink Museums Are Waiting For You

Soft-drink lovers and parents looking for unique places to bring the kids may enjoy these two museums celebrating the wonderful world of soda pop.

Study: Soft drinks, exercise, hot temps increase risk for kidney disease

Drinking soda and other sugary drinks during workouts in hot temperatures could increase a person's chances of developing kidney disease, a new study says.

This Cancer Risk Lurks in Many Soft Drinks—and May Be Bending the Law

Independent tests find high levels of carcinogens in sodas, despite state laws.

Do diet soft drinks actually make you gain weight?

"Is Diet Coke making you fat? People who drink at least one can a day have larger waist measurements," the Mail Online reports. A US study found an association between the daily consumption of diet fizzy drinks and expanded waist size…

Can you guess the names of the classic soft drink mascots?

What happens to your body when you consume a soft drink? 

As a study links sugary drinks to bowel cancer, we take a look at some of the ways they can affect our body