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- Energy Drink Truth Revealed- The Dangers Every Parent Needs To Know
Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:00:06 -0700
- Squeezing Truth Out of Juice Myths - CBS News
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:00:04 -0700
Myth: It is less fattening to drink juice than skim milk. If we're talking about skim milk, Ashton said, it has very little fat in it while most juices have no fat. However, milk has less sugar, which can pack on the pounds, and more protein. So, for dieters, Ashton said, the higher protein in milk may help satisfy hunger better than fruit juices. Some juices might be more caloric -- grape juice has more calories than even two-percent milk, which has about 30 fewer calories than a cup of grape juice. Fortified juices can give you the same calcium as milk, but they lack protein that you can get from milk. However, if you have juice-junkies at home, Ashton cited the health Web site WebMD, and reccommended avoiding anything described as a juice cocktail, juice-flavored beverage, or juice drink. Most of these products contain only small amounts of real juice, she said. The main ingredients are usually water and some type of sugar, such as high-fructose corn syrup. Nutritionally, these drinks are similar to most soft drinks -- rich in sugar and calories, but low in nutrients. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, to be labeled as a fruit juice, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandates that a product be 100 percent fruit juice. For juices reconstituted from concentrate, the label must state that the product is reconstituted from concentrate. Any beverage that is less than 100 percent fruit juice must list the percentage of the product that is fruit juice, and the beverage must include a descriptive term, such as "drink," "beverage," or "cocktail." In general, juice drinks contain between 10 percent and 99 percent juice and added sweeteners, flavors, and sometimes fortifiers, such as vitamin C or calcium. These ingredients must be listed on the label, according to FDA regulations. Children are the single largest group of juice consumers, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Children younger than 12 consume 28 percent of all juice and juice drinks. By 1 year of age, almost 90 percent of infants consume juice. So how much juice should children be allowed to drink? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends juice be introduced into the diet of infants not before 6 months of age. Infants should not be given juice from bottles or easily transportable covered cups that allow them to consume juice easily throughout the day. Infants should not be given juice at bedtime. Intake of fruit juice should be limited to 4 to 6 oz. for children 1 to 6 years old. For children 7 to 18 years old, juice intake should be limited to 8 to 12 oz. or two servings per day.
- Fredericksburg.com - Obesity in a can: Sugary sodas are nutritionally indefensible
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:00:04 -0700
- Tax fizzy drinks to cut obesity and help NHS, says doctor | Society | The Observer
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:00:04 -0700
Sugary soft drinks should be taxed to raise money for hospitals and to tackle obesity, a leading doctor has urged. Dr Kailash Chand, who chairs an NHS trust in the north-west, said a small charge on fattening drinks would reduce consumption while raising billions for the health service over the next decade. He also called for tax breaks for healthy behaviour, while warning that the cost of tackling obesity could "cripple" the NHS. Chand said drinks that contained up to 17 teaspoons of sugar were fuelling the UK's obesity epidemic: "The amount of sugar that goes into some of these drinks is staggering and it has a double whammy, increasing obesity and rotting teeth. They are often very cheap and promote expensive and debilitating diseases, which in turn run up health care costs at all levels of government." Chand said he was talking about fizzy drinks such as high calorie colas and lemonades, as well as fruit squashes and energy drinks. Many of these contained "empty calories" that people took in without feeling any fuller, he added. "Many NHS trusts have seen spending on obesity increase more than sevenfold in just three years," said Chand. "It is estimated that the cost of obesity to the NHS in England in 2007 was £4.2bn and could rise to £6.3bn in 2015. I fear this kind of spending cannot be sustained and could go on to cripple the NHS." The soft drinks industry said it took the issue of obesity very seriously but it was wrong to blame weight gain on rising demand for its products. "The increase in soft drinks consumption in the UK over the last decade has been in diet, low calorie and no-added-sugar drinks. Such drinks now make up more than 60% of the soft drinks market %u2013 this is an increase from around 30% 20 years ago," said Richard Laming of the British Soft Drinks Association.
- Less soft drink helps stave off diabetes | Brunei NEWS, Brunei HEADLINES from Brunei fm
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:00:05 -0700
Less soft drink helps stave off diabetes
- It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say -- latimes.com
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:07 -0700
- It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say -- latimes.com
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:07 -0700
- TRUTH ABOUT PASTEURIZATION
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0700
- EFFECTS OF CAFFEINE
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0700
- DANGERS OF PRESERVATIVES
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0700
- FRUIT JUICE TRUTH REVEALED
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0700
- YOLI BLAST CAP SOLUTION
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0700
- YOLI DRINK BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0700
- Energy Drink and Fruit Juice Truth Revealed » Crusade against %u201Cwide-awake drunks%u201D
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0700
- Energy Drink and Fruit Juice Truth Revealed » The Dangers of %u201CEnergy%u201C Drinks
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0700
- Energy Drink and Fruit Juice Truth Revealed
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:00:06 -0700
Truth about the dangers of energy drinks
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