Tag: sugar
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Americans’ sweet tooth blamed for increases in obesity and diabetes; new website explains the dangers of too much sugar
A new website called SugarScience is now available to help consumers understand the health dangers of sugar in our lives, Lisa Aliferis reports for NPR. This University of California, San...
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Study: Banning sugary drinks from SNAP would reduce obesity and Type 2 diabetes; subsidy would boost fruit consumption
A measure preventing people from purchasing sugar-sweetened beverages through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, would significantly reduce obesity and Type 2 diabetes in adults under 65, and...
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Students in 2 Appalachian Ohio high schools help reduce classmates’ consumption of sugary drinks, a bane in the region
In a region where sweet-tea and soda is more popular than water, student-led groups in Appalachian Ohio were successful in reducing the amount of sugary drinks students consumed, reports The Ohio...
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Halloween candy hikes risk of cavities, not just from more sugar, but from more frequent eating of it; here are tooth-friendly tips
Photo from EnviroDad.com Halloween candy can rot your teeth. At Halloween, the issue is not just sugar, it’s how often you eat it. Often, kids bring enough candy home from...
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Mayors and AMA say food stamps shouldn’t pay for soft drinks
Louisville’s Greg Fischer is among 18 mayors asking Congress to ban sugary drinks from purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly called food stamps. One day after their June...
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Many Ky. parents don’t realize children are overweight, or won’t acknowledge it, but many report kids’ poor health behavior
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Many Kentucky parents don’t realize that their children are obese or overweight, or at least aren’t willing to acknowledge it. That is the obvious...
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One S.C. county serves as incubator for state’s efforts to battle weight problems, with some good results
PE teacher Sharon Williams, right, leads morning exercises before classes start at Bells Elementary.(The State photo by Tim Dominick) With nearly two-thirds of South Carolina deemed overweight or worse, lucky...
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Health coalition asks Nickelodeon to stop marketing sugary and fatty snacks to children
A coalition of health groups thinks maybe it’s time to enlist SpongeBob in the childhood obesity fight. Earlier this week, the groups asked the Nickelodeon Channel to stop airing commercials...
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Japan approves a high-fiber version of Pepsi as a fat blocker
Let’s start here: Way too much of Kentucky is way too fat. And, let’s add this, we drink lotsa sugary beverages. Why, our intake of Mountain Dew alone is legendary....
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Study finds kids get more fat and calories when they eat out
Nobody’s surprised to hear what researchers have now quantified: When children eat out, they take in more calories and fat than they would have at home. It doesn’t matter if...