soda
Not so ‘Innocent’ smoothie has staggering calorie count
Some of the worst sugary drinks in Britain have been named, with Innocent – the fruit smoothies brand – containing as much sugar as three and a half doughnuts. If that wasn’t enough to put you off that ‘innocent’ morning drink, it’s also been revealed that one Starbucks coffee has as much sugar as 10 …
Shock news: Is that flame retardant in your soda?
We couldn’t believe our eyes when we stumbled across this article by Treehugger.com. Why? The piece states that brominated vegetable oil – a patented flame retardant banned in Europe and Japan – can be found in the ingredients list of around 10 per cent of sodas in the US. The ingredient is not in Coca-Cola, according …
About time, too! Full fat soda now with natural sweetener
Good news for Sprite drinkers in the UK! The once full fat soda will now be made using a natural sweetener, slashing calories by a whopping 30%! Interestingly, following the bold move, the company is still exploring whether the reformulated product – which now contains stevia – will be brought to the US. As part of parent …
Tax soda, and ban junk food ads, say doctors
Soda should be heavily taxed, while adverts promoting junk food may be banished until after the watershed, doctors have said, in a recent call for action over obesity rates in the UK. Representing nearly every doctor in the UK, The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, said increasing waistlines already constituted a “huge crisis”. A report by …
Aspartame Special Report – Coming soon!
Last month we brought you a hugely popular blog post about aspartame, sharing with you just some of a 92-strong list of reasons why you should avoid the artificial sweetener. Today, we’re bringing you news of a brand new no-holds barred expose about the dangerous ingredient, which is added to everything from soda to chewing …
Diet soda more likely to bring on diabetes, say researchers
People who drink diet soda are 60% more likely to get diabetes than those who consume regular, ‘full fat’ versions, it has been revealed. Drinking just one can of soda a week increases your risk of diabetes by a third, according to a new study. The surprising news, which comes as a result of a recent study …
Need Another Reason to Avoid Aspartame? Here’s 92…
If your health practitioner prescribed a medicine with 92 (or more) side-effects – some of them serious – you’d no doubt be wary of taking it. And we wouldn’t blame you. But millions of people choose to drink soda containing aspartame – a dangerous sweetener with as many side-effects – on a regular basis, some of …
