Should sugar sweetened drinks carry obesity and health warnings?
Calls for the UK and other countries around the world to place tobacco style health warnings on sugary drinks are growing, warns Professor Simon Capewell.
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BUT ARE BEVERAGES BEING MADE AN UNFAIR SCAPEGOAT FOR US OBESITY EPIDEMIC?
46% obesity by 2030: Horrific vision drives California added-sugar soda strike
The horrifying prospect of a 46% obesity rate by 2030 has pushed California state senators to approve a bill requiring brands to slap safety warnings on sugar-sweetened beverages from July 2015.
Pork Council pushes for trade deal without Japan
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has teamed up with fellow US associations in a call to conclude current Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations without Japan.
Patent protection, robust ingredient helps Ganeden push probiotics into coffees, teas
The robust nature of its ingredient, along with a hefty helping of IP proctection, has helped Ganeden Biotech push probiotics into teas and coffees, realms rarely thought of as a good fit for probiotics.
RIBUS charts 150% sales growth as time ticks down on silicon dioxide
A year after the US Department of Agriculture gave organic food and beverage manufacturers a Nov. 3, 2014 deadline for swapping silicon dioxide for organic rice hulls, RIBUS Inc.’s Nu-Flow ingredient saw a 150% boost in sales over that same timeframe....
Obesity epidemic: Nearly one-third of the world is overweight or obese
Almost 30% of the global population are either obese or overweight, according to new trend data from 188 countries.