Soda News
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New York -
For months, Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to limit the size of sodas that are sold within the boundaries of New York City. Just one day before the ban was to take effect, Justice Milton Tingling halted what was to take place.
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Toronto -
Perhaps it's the libertarian in me, but I am just about sick and tired with government issuing bans, prohibitions and mandates. Whether it's my neighbours to the south or in the igloos of the north, politicians want to tell me how to live.
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Jackson -
In response to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempt to prohibit large sugary beverages, Mississippi lawmakers passed bipartisan legislation that allows consumers to make the choice whether or not to consume unhealthy food items.
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A new report urges the British government to levy a tax on sugar laden soft drinks in the 2013 budget, to raise £1 billion to pay for free school meals and promote healthier eating amongst children.
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A new ad from Coca-Cola is defending itself against criticisms and promoting its low sugar and sugar free beverages as ways to combat obesity. The ads are being launched this week.
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A new Pepsi drink, called 'Pepsi Special,' is now available in Japan, claiming to contain a special 'fat blocking' ingredient to assist with weight loss.
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New Bern -
A North Carolina woman has admitted she intentionally lit a soda vending machine at a grocery store on fire after it kept her money.
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In response to growing criticism of 'sugary drinks', several companies in the soda industry will be posting calorie content and other nutritional information on vending machines in the near future.
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New York -
The New York City Board of Health approved a controversial motion today to ban large-sized sugary drinks in restaurants, movie theatres and other public venues.
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As Filipinos suffer the effects of floods caused by torrential rains across their country, a lawmaker there has raised another problem: he wants pass a bill that aims to limit the size of soda drinks.
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Coca Cola slammed France's tax on sugary, fizzy soft drinks as an "unjust, unfair" way to reduce obesity, and Northwestern University researchers concluded taxing drinks with added sugar is an ineffective obesity prevention measure because overweight people predominantly drink artificially sweetened "diet" beverages.
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Soda Blogs
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A study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine suggests that drinking diet sodas daily increases your...
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