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Soda - even when it's banned, kids find a way

Kids + soda = bad combination. It's a formula that's accepted pretty much worldwide, considering that soda is made up of everything that is bad for ... Read More »

Portions - how they size up now

We know portion sizes have grown. They've grown a lot -- and many of us have grown right along with them. But DietBlog is providing some fairly ... Read More »

San Francisco's mayor wants fee on soft drinks

Not too long ago, San Francisco's mayor banned bottled water in City Hall. Now he's taking things a giant step further, proposing that the city charge ... Read More »

Dew or Dew not ... there is no try

Want to lose weight? Maybe you do, maybe you don't. Maybe you don't even need to. Or maybe you do, and you just don't feel like putting forth the ... Read More »

Soda's contribution to your waistline

The next time you pick up a can of soda, look at the amount of sugar inside a standard 12-ounce can. Once you do that, you might put the can down and ... Read More »

Another reason to can the soda completely

Soft drinks are very tasty on a hot summer's day -- that is, unless you prefer mounds of sugar filled with empty calories. Advice: drink ice-cold ... Read More »

Preschoolers plumping up on sugary drinks

In what should come as no surprise to most, a new study shows that sweet drinks (aka, soft drinks and more) at snack time and right before bedtime are ... Read More »

Fructose-sweetened drinks are not a good choice

It takes diligent effort to find beverages these days that are not sweetened with some form of sugar -- whether it's real or fake. Fructose, glucose, ... Read More »

Drink soda, damage your DNA?

Read many processed food nutrition labels, and chances are you'll see the ingredient "sodium benzoate" listed. Just like "sodium nitrite" and ... Read More »

You might be getting more caffeine than you think

Someone tried to tell me the other day that the tea I was drinking had more caffeine than coffee. I dismissed this statement because although I know ... Read More »