Tag: soda/soft drink
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NYT “Room for Debate” Contributors Urge CVS to Drop Soda, Energy Drinks
Contributors to a recent New York Times “Room for Debate” column have urged CVS Caremark Corp. to stop selling soda, energy drinks and high-calorie snacks in the wake of its decision to discontinue the sale of tobacco products. Noting in her debate response that “food is not tobacco,” New York University Nutrition Professor Marion Nestle…
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Bittman Condemns Beyoncé’s Marketing Deal with Pepsi
According to New York Times food commentator Mark Bittman, Beyoncé Knowles has joined a list of celebrities who have entered endorsement deals for products “that may one day be ranked with cigarettes as a killer.” The singer has apparently agreed to “have the Pepsi logo painted on her lips and have a limited-edition Pepsi can…
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Soft Drink Consumption Allegedly Linked to Global Weight Gain
A recent study has allegedly concluded that soft drink consumption “is significantly linked to overweight, obesity and diabetes worldwide, including in low- and middle-income countries.” Sanjay Basu, et al., “Relationship of Soft Drink Consumption to Global Overweight, Obesity, and Diabetes: A Cross-National Analysis of 75 Countries,” American Journal of Public Health, November 2013. Relying on…
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India’s Supreme Court Orders Checks on Carbonated Soft Drinks
India’s Supreme Court has reportedly accepted a government scientific panel’s finding that the chemical additives in soft drinks— e.g., artificial sweeteners, phosphoric acid, carbon dioxide, coloring agents, benzoic acid, and caffeine—are well within safety levels and do not pose a health hazard to citizens. According to a news source, the Union government insisted that the Food Supply…
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Health Organizations Urge USDA to Permit SNAP Experimentation
National and local health groups have sent an August 1, 2013, letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging the agency to allow demonstration projects “designed to promote healthier food and beverage purchases” under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Organizations such as the American Heart Association, American Medical Association and Center…
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CSPI Criticizes Retired Basketball Star’s Soft Drink Pitch
Former basketball star Shaquille O’Neal reportedly plans to endorse a new line of “low calorie sodas” that critics say promote obesity and other health problems. The Soda Shaq line is manufactured by AriZona beverages and will be distributed by convenience retailer 7-Eleven at stores nationwide. A press release announcing the product states that Soda Shaq…
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Court Hears Arguments in NYC Appeal for Soda Size Limits
The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division recently heard arguments in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH’s) appeal of an order striking down its initiative to limit the size of sodas sold in restaurants and other venues. According to media reports, city lawyer Fay Ng argued that, contrary to the…
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NYC Health Department Expands Campaign to All Sweetened Beverages
The New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has reportedly launched an ad campaign targeting beverages with added sugars, such as sports drinks, teas and energy drinks. Part of a four-year “Pouring on the Pounds” campaign that has compared sweetened soft drinks to sugar packets and fat globs, the new TV ads…