Tag: "high fructose corn syrup"
Fructose = Hypertension
According to this study, people who eat a diet high in fructose (aka 93% of America), are at an increased risk of developing hypertension (aka high blood pressure). Analyzing data collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the researchers studied 4528 adult Americans with no history of hypertension. Median fructose intake was [...]
Fatwashing is the new Greenwashing
Frank Lampard and Thierry Henry are the celebrity faces of a new anti-obesity ad campaign being launched by Pepsi. Anti-obesity & Pepsi? That’s an odd combination I always thought that soda helped to cause obesity. But, if Pepsi wants to help me lose weight and get fit, then they must be one of the good [...]
NYC Declares War on Soda
New York City’s public health officials opened a new front in their struggle against high-calorie beverages on Monday, unveiling a new ad campaign that graphically depicts globs of human fat gushing from a sideways drink bottle. Mmmmmmmm….I could rally go for a great big glass of globby liquified human body-fat.
Your Kids are being Targeted
I just read a great post by Lisa Newton (CEO of Iowa Avenue), in which she exposes the amount of marketing money spent to encourage your children to drink pop, eat cereal and get fat. Summary of Lisa’s Post Food producers spend $867,761,000 per year marketing carbonated beverages, breakfast cereals and snack foods to your [...]
