Processed Food and Sweet Beverages Mean Too Much Sugar for Kids

According to a new report from the CDC, kids are consuming way too much sugar from processed food and sweetened beverages that could raise their risk for obesity and chronic diseases. (more…)

Consuming Soda and Other Sugary Beverages Can Increase Heart Risk

A new study has linked soda and other sweetened beverage consumption with increased risk of heart attacks in men. Harvard researchers found that men who drank one sugar-sweetened beverage per day had a 20 percent increased risk of heart attack compared to those who stayed away from sugary drinks, according to the study published in the journal Circulation. (more…)

Drinking Soda Could Have a Bigger Health Impact Than Smoking

Recently, on the Care2.com website, Dr. Mercola makes the compelling argument that drinking soda potentially has a greater impact on individual and collective health in our society than smoking and that the big soda companies employ many of the same manipulative marketing tactics as Big Tobacco. (more…)

Concern Over Chemicals in Apple Juice

A study by the Empire State Consumer Project, a partner to the Food and Water Watch Organization, has shown an alarming high level of arsenic and heavy metals in apple juice, especially apple juice imported from China. The tests commissioned by the project revealed levels of arsenic contamination in one sample that was five times higher than what the Environmental Protection Agency allows in drinking water.
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MyPlate Replaces the Food Pyramid

The food pyramid that we’ve known for years as a dietary guide has been replaced by MyPlate, which may be a more practical and easier-to-understand illustration of a good diet. Instead of the pyramid diagram, the types of foods needed to achieve a balanced diet will be represented on a plate as an example of a healthy meal.
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