A new study showed that most children consume caffeine on a daily basis and this affects them in a very negative way, being responsible for their poor sleep quality and even for bed wetting.The major problem for parents and pediatricians is that there is not enough information on childhood caffeine consumption, and m... |
16 December 2010
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Millions of people around the world drink soft drinks instead of water or, if not, at the very least on a regular basis, despite repeated warnings from health specialists about the dangers inherent in such habits. Aside from being damaging for our figure and our bones, it turns out that fizzy drinks are also bad for ... |
28 April 2010
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Nutritionists and health experts have been lobbying for a so-called soda tax for years, with arguments piling up on each side. One that tips the scales in favor of the tax is a recent study that shows that people would be able to lose an average of five pounds a year if soda was more expensive by 18%, because they wo... |
10 March 2010
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Thanksgiving is over but, without a doubt, many of us will continue feeling the effects of the holiday (and of the traditional meal in particular) for many days to come. One way to cut down on calories these days without actually feeling like it is by replacing diet with flavored water that we can prepare ourselves, ... |
30 November 2009
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Coca Cola might be a bit late on the healthy approach to carbonated drinks game, but at least it is marking its arrival with a bang, namely, by releasing a green tea flavored Cola, as The Nightly Business Report says. Starting Monday, Japan will be the first country to get the new type of Cola, aimed at young women w... |
6 June 2009
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Sodas of any kind are the most popular beverages in the world, especially among teens and children in the developed world. But the problem with these drinks is that they are laden with sugar, which, if consumed in excess, can cause a range of severe medical conditions, including diabetes and obesity. New medical rese... |
15 April 2009
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The alarming rates of obesity with all segments of the population have lawmakers at a loss as regards the methods they should approve and promote to bring them down again and prevent the epidemic from further spreading. One such method is putting a tax on soda and all sweetened beverages, much in the manner that alco... |
9 April 2009
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On March 5, Pepsi announced that it would be launching a revolutionizing soft drink that would replace high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) with natural sugar. Because of the sugar addition, the natural caramel and kola nut extract, the new beverage is being labeled as an all-natural drink that, somehow, would deter soda ... |
25 March 2009
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What is the taste of Windows Vista? What does Windows XP smell like? How does Windows 98 feel against your hand? What aromas are there hidden under the hood of the Windows operating system, lost between the multitude of code lines? I am sure that these perfectly legitimate questions have more than once come to your m... |
2 November 2007
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A trauma caused by a rape is severe, but in this case the trauma is double: a raped woman in Meru (Kenya) had a 300-ml soda bottle stuffed in her vagina. Doctors at Meru General Hospital were shocked by the incident after the 20-year-old victim turned back for treatment, two weeks after the ordeal.The bottle had been... |
2 August 2007
14:06 GMT |
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For a self conscious couch potato, light variant of the sodas (the so-called sugar-free types) would be the solution against the sumo belly and all its accompanying metabolic syndrome issues, like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, elevated levels of the blood triglycerides (saturated fats) and... |
24 July 2007
02:55 GMT |
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