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Tag: soft drinks

  • Caffeine in Food

Can You Get a Caffeine Buzz from Chocolate and Cocoa?

  • Posted on February 17, 2016
  • by David Schardt

Soft drinks, coffee, and tea aren’t the only sources of caffeine. The attention-boosting chemical is also found in chocolate drinks and candy, too. But the amounts can be pretty small.…

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  • What Not to Eat

What Not to Eat: Avoid Foods with Caramel Coloring

  • Posted on February 24, 2015
  • by Michael F. Jacobson

CARAMEL COLORING Coloring: colas, baked goods, pre-cooked meats, soy and Worcestershire sauces, chocolate-flavored products, beer. [text_ad] Caramel coloring is made by heating a sugar compound (usually high-dextrose corn syrup), often…

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  • Food Safety

What are the Most Important Food Safety and Nutrition Concerns Regarding Various Beverages?

  • Posted on January 13, 2015
  • by NAH Editorial Staff

The center aisles of a supermarket hold an enormous variety of beverages: juices, sodas, sports drinks, waters, and specialty drinks. Though those beverages are safe, most are far from healthy.…

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  • Sugar in Food

The Basics of Sugar in Food vs Sugar Substitutes

  • Posted on January 1, 2015
  • by Michael F. Jacobson

What are sugar substitutes? Sugar substitutes are sweet substances or products that have no calories or far fewer calories than regular sugar (sucrose). Some are artificial, and some are derived…

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  • Sugar in Food

Does Sugar in Food Cause Gum Disease?

  • Posted on December 8, 2014
  • by Bonnie Liebman

People who consume more sweets and soda have a higher risk of periodontal disease, which is linked to chronic inflammation, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. [text_ad] Researchers analyzed data…

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  • Sugar in Food

Sugar in Food: Sugar Substitutes that You Should Avoid

  • Posted on October 14, 2014
  • by Michael F. Jacobson

Acesulfame-Potassium Among its brand names: Equal Original, Equal Spoonful. What it is: A synthetic compound. Acesulfame-potassium is about 200 times sweeter than sugar. It is generally used together with sucralose…

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  • Sugar in Food

Sugar in Food: Sweeteners in the Changing American Diet

  • Posted on September 24, 2014
  • by Bonnie Liebman

On a diet report card, Americans would score a D+ in sugar. We’re coming down from a sugar high of 89 pounds per person in 1999. That mirrors the drop…

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  • Calories in Food

Calories in Food: How Many Calories are in These Popular Beers?

  • Posted on August 20, 2014
  • by David Schardt

Beer has a reputation for producing beer bellies, but most beers have about the same amount of calories as sugar-sweetened soft drinks. Popular brands like Budweiser or Coors, for example,…

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  • Sugar in Food

Sugar in Food: Are Sugary Beverages Contributing to the Diabetes Epidemic?

  • Posted on August 2, 2014
  • by Bonnie Liebman

“The data are pretty compelling that we should basically cut out sugar-sweetened beverages,” says Frank Sacks, professor of cardiovascular disease prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health. Sugary drinks—soft…

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  • Sugar in Food

Why Should You Avoid Sugar in Foods and Beverages?

  • Posted on June 13, 2014
  • by Bonnie Liebman

Sugar, especially in drinks, can lead to weight gain without curbing appetite. Danish researchers randomly assigned 22 overweight adults to consume beverages (like soft drinks and fruit drinks) or foods…

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