Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages and other types of “sin taxes” are usually introduced at the local level supply side; efficacy such taxes is challenged by tax avoidance behavior. In this study, we evaluate impact beverage in Seattle, WA; Boulder, CO; Cook County, IL (Chicago); Philadelphia, PA, two cities San Francisco Bay Area California (Berkeley Oakland). We use grocery scanner data relyi...

Coronary heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western societies. The metabolic syndrome, characterized by obesity, insulin resistance, elevated blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, confers substantial risk of coronary heart disease. Current pathogenetic models suggest that postprandial hyperlipidemia is one speci...

Children should be at least 6 months of age and parents should provide only 100% fruit juice in a cup (not a bottle). Intake should be limited to 4 to 6 oz a day until 12 months of age. It's important to reiterate to parents that breastfeeding is the preferred source of infant nutrition for the first 6 (preferably 12) months of life. Sugar-sweetened fruit drinks have been linked to excess weigh...

BACKGROUND Artificially sweetened beverage consumption has steadily increased in the last 40 years. Several reviews examining the effects of artificially sweetened beverages on weight outcomes have discrepancies in their results and conclusions. OBJECTIVES To determine whether risk of bias, results, and conclusions of reviews of effects of artificially sweetened beverage consumption on weight...

Background: Low-caloric sweeteners represent a good alternative to the extra boost of energy sugar-sweetened beverages. However, their long-term effects have barely been assessed. In present study, influence low-caloric added maqui/Citrus beverage on glycemic profile has evaluated. Methods: A parallel, randomized and triple blind clinical study was performed in overweight subjects (n = 138), wh...

OBJECTIVE To examine American beverage consumption trends and causes. METHODS Nationally representative data from the 1977-1978 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey, the 1989-1991 and 1994-1996 (also for children aged 2 to 9 years in 1998) Continuing Surveys of Food Intake by Individuals (CSFII), and 1999-2001 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used in this study. The sample ...