News tagged with fruit drinks

Polyphenol-rich diet could reduce cardiovascular risk

(Medical Xpress) -- A diet high in polyphenols could help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and associated health risks, according to a new study by the University of Glasgow.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tart cherry juice drinkers gain sleep advantage

Americans seeking a better night's sleep may need to look no further than tart cherry juice, according to a new study in the European Journal of Nutrition.1 An international team of researchers found that when adults had t ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Students 'jump into action' for better health

The National Survey of Children's Health indicates 31 percent of Missouri children are overweight or obese; yet, the state lacks physical activity requirements for students and nutritional standards for school meals beyond ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CDC: 1 in 4 high schoolers drink soda every day

A new study shows one in four high school students drink soda every day - a sign fewer teens are downing the sugary drinks.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sugar-sweetened drinks associated with higher blood pressure

Soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages such as fruit drinks are associated with higher blood pressure levels in adults, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Wal-Mart gives boost to push for healthier food

(AP) -- Attention, Walmart shoppers: The food in your cart, from fruit drinks to salad dressing, may soon get healthier.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Flow of empty calories into children's food supply must be reduced

With over 23 million children and adolescents in the US overweight or obese, the risks for many chronic diseases continue to increase. An article in the October issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association examin ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research shows gender difference in energy compensation effect

The results of a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University show that the consumption of caloric beverages has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High fructose diet may contribute to high blood pressure

People who eat a diet high in fructose, in the form of added sugar, are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American So ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mexico to ban junk food from schools to fight fat

(AP) -- Mexico is looking to battle the bulging waistlines of its children by banning the sale of junk food in its schools, including many of the traditional treats generations of kids have grown up with.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages daily linked to diabetes

More Americans now drink sugar-sweetened sodas, sport drinks and fruit drinks daily, and this increase in consumption has led to more diabetes and heart disease over the past decade, researchers reported at the American Heart ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 06, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

The 'Ene Pocket' toy car runs on sugar (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Takara Tomy, the Japanese toy makers have unveiled their "Ene Pocket", a radio-controlled toy car with a Sony bio-battery that is fuelled by sugars like those in fruit drinks and sodas.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 29, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 7 | with audio podcast weblog

Binge drinking youths find getting old a drag

Young men who believe that happiness declines with age are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as binge drinking. Their misguided negative view of the aging process may act as a disincentive to behave 'sensibly' ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CDC: Fewer schools selling candy, soda to students (Update)

(AP) -- Fewer U.S. high schools and middle schools are selling candy and salty snacks to students, the federal government said in a report released Monday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate

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 ...

Chemistry / Other

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