This is part one of a two part series of guest posts from Vani Hari, a.k.a. Food Babe. It originally appeared here. Thoughts of outrage, unfairness, disbelief, and ultimately grief consumed me while I was doing this investigation. A list of ingredients … Continue reading
We are not fans of diet drinks. There are many reasons to abstain from them, and a recent study just added another: type 2 diabetes. In a European study of 66,000 women middle age and up, over 14 years, a … Continue reading
Energy drinks are no bastion of health. Sugar, artificial flavors, artificial colors, artificial sweeteners and tons of caffeine make them a bad choice! But when we saw Ocean Spray’s Cran-Energy Sparkling drinks, we thought it could be different. Alas, yet … Continue reading
New here? Get our iPhone or Android App to scan & choose healthy groceries! In the last decade, the number of children consuming diet soft drinks has doubled. In 1998, only 6% drank diet cola, but by 2008, the percentage rose to 12.5. For … Continue reading
Image by Getty Images via Daylife A bit of good news this week. 16 million less Americans are drinking sugary soft drinks now compared to 6 years ago (68% of adults vs 76%). This, from a report published by Mintel, … Continue reading