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Soda Health Facts: Are Soft Drinks Really Bad for You?
Just about every week, it seems, a new study warns of another potential health risk linked to soft drinks.
The most recent headlines have raised concerns that diet sodas boost stroke risk. Diet and regular sodas have both been linked to obesity, kidney damage, and certain cancers. Regular soft drinks have been linked to elevated blood pressure.
Several hundred soda studies have been published over the last two decades, but most of the ones done in humans (as opposed to mice or rats) relied on people’s memories of what they drank.
Observational studies like these can point to possible concerns, but they can’t prove that sodas do, or don’t, pose a health risk.
If you drink sodas — especially if you drink a lot of them — what are you to make of all the headlines? Do
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Review: Sensible Portions
10 Mar 2011 09:08 AM
I love snacking. Snacking can be a good if you make the right choice. Bad choices in this area can blow your diet or cause you to gain excess weight. Sure we can always grab an apple or a celery stick but sometimes the craving calls for a bit of fun and a different kind of crunch. We can compromise and eat two potato chips but stopping at two may not happen and we run into the excess weight problem. There are plenty of 100 calorie snack packs on the market but many contain high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oil, and/or fake sugars. I try my best to stay away from all three.
Nutella: Chocolate for Breakfast?
Fact: The most important meal of the day is breakfast. Nutella in the proper portion of 1-2 tablespoons can make this meal nutritious and fun.
Fact: There are 50 hazelnuts in a 13 ounce jar of Nutella hazelnut spread.
Fact: Nutella hazelnut spread does not come into contact with peanuts during the manufacturing process nor does it contain peanuts.
Fact: Nutella hazelnut spread is a Kosher product. In addition, it does not contain wheat, barley rye oats or triticale.
Fact: Nutella hazelnut spread does not contain preservatives, hydrogenated oil, trans fat, or artificial colors.