Tag: sugar
General Mills Drops Artificial Colors and Flavors from Cereals
Giant food conglomerate General Mills recently made an announcement that by the year 2017, all of its cereals will be free of artificial colors...
Are “Natural” Sugars Any Better Than Refined White Sugar?
Although the harmful health effects of sugar are now indisputable, we are still eating an incredible amount of it. In fact, the average American...
Panera Says Goodbye to a Bunch of Additives—But There is a...
The consumer battle for food transparency and real ingredients is picking up speed! The latest good news? Panera Bread, which operates just under 2,000...
Starbucks’ Not-So-Healthy Alternatives, Plus an Outright Health Nightmare
Starbucks has a bit of a split personality this spring. On one hand, the famed coffee retailer has announced a new line of "healthy"...
5 Surprising Health Benefits of Coffee
Ah… there is nothing quite so comforting as a hot cup of coffee on a chilly morning, or for that matter, anytime. Just the...
Lower Sugar Level in Coke Still Doesn’t Make it Safe to...
You may have heard that Coke has lowered the levels of sugar in its soda in Canada. This may sound like a healthier move,...
Pepsi Ditches Aspartame
Big news has hit the press! PepsiCo announced on April 24th that it will no longer sell Diet Pepsi made with aspartame in the...
Life is Short: Quit Sugar Before it Makes Yours Even Shorter
Okay, I have to confess, there was a time, many years ago, that a nice tall glass of Dr. Pepper and a bag of...
Big Sugar’s Role in Health Policy May be Bigger than You...
When we think about health policies in this country, we would like to assume that they are created and enforced in order to, well,...
Sugary Drinks and Heart Disease in Men: A Dangerous Connection
So, we all know that sugar is pure, refined evil, right? With links to so many detrimental health conditions - including type 2 diabetes,...










