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Study links soft drinks and fruit drinks with risk for diabetes in African-American women

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Boston, MA—Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that regular consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fruit drinks is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes in African-American ...


High pesticide levels found in fruit-based drinks in some countries outside U. S.

High pesticide levels found in fruit-based drinks in some countries outside U. S.

Chemistry /

created Dec 15, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

In the first worldwide study of pesticides in fruit-based soft drinks, researchers in Spain are reporting relatively high levels of pesticides in drinks in some countries, especially the United Kingdom and ...


Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate

Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels ...


Sugary soft drinks linked to increased risk of gout in men

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created Feb 01, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Consumption of sugar sweetened soft drinks and fructose is strongly associated with an increased risk of gout in men, finds a study published on bmj.com today.


Researcher finds reason for weight gain

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Liwei Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, is the lead author of a research paper showing that weight gain and obesity are more linked to ...


Dietary factors appear to be associated with diabetes risk

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created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Drinking more sugar-sweetened beverages or eating fewer fruits and vegetables both may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, whereas eating a low-fat diet does not appear to be associated with any change ...


OJ worse for teeth than whitening, researchers say

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created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6

With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth ...


'Push! breathe! eat!' -- snacks OK while in labour: study

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eating while in the throes of childbirth should no longer be a medical taboo, according to a study released Wednesday.


Nutrition experts propose new class of low-sugar drinks to help stem obesity, diabetes epidemics

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created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strong evidence developed at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and elsewhere shows that sugary drinks are an important contributor to the epidemic rise of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the United States. Faced with ...


Poor diet puts teenagers' health at risk

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created Apr 11, 2007 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 0

A quarter of Australian teenagers eat fast food everyday and more than a third hardly ever eat fruit, a Deakin University study has found.


Sugary drinks, not fruit juice, may be linked to insulin

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created Sep 05, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Steady increases in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages over the last several decades, as well as rates of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, led nutritional epidemiologists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center ...


Drinking juice not associated with being overweight in children

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created Jun 03, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Children who drink 100-percent juice are no more likely to be overweight and may have a better overall nutrient intake than children who do not drink juice, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics ...


Children's consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages

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created Jun 02, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A recent study published in Pediatrics and led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are an increasingly large part of children and teens' diets. ...


Hot drinks help fight cold and flu

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created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A hot drink may help reduce the symptoms of common colds and flu, according to new research by Cardiff University's Common Cold Centre.


Drink brewed tea to avoid tooth erosion

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created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Today, the average size soft drink is 20 ounces and contains 17 teaspoons of sugar. More startling is that some citric acids found in fruit drinks are more erosive than hydrochloric or sulfuric acid—which is also known as ...