Soft Drinks (page 17)

Saturated fats aren’t always associated with being healthy. But have you ever wondered why we think that way? Perhaps it’s because food scolds have done a better job fearmongering…

A fit and trim 36-year-old marathon runner will have consumed 30 days' worth of fast-food—from breakfast through dinner—by the time the starter gun sounds at Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon.

There's some good news for soda drinkers who were scared silly in recent weeks by a renowned "showman" promoting one of his fanatical organization's best sellers—fear of…

Food scolds have been abuzz lately, promoting the scientifically questionable idea that drinking diet soda boosts the risk of heart attack and stroke. And the Center for Science…

This morning we squared off against Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” It was the second round of a debate Lazarus sparked last…

Public schools in many states are eagerly promoting healthy eating for children, and that’s a good first step toward making kids—well, healthier. (If more of them would bring back…

One of America’s foremost authorities on manipulating the media to spark panic among health-conscious consumers is never far from making the news cycle. According to the Center for…

It’s been quite some time since we’ve heard anyone say anything positive about fructose, whether as a standalone sweetener or partnered with its pal, glucose in sucrose (table…

Soda taxes are all the rage this year among public-health nannies, primarily thanks to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and activist Yale professor Kelly “Big Brother” Brownell. Of course, there's no solid evidence that adding…

Food activists have gone wild lately over the supposed dangers of high fructose corn syrup in soft drinks. The current round of hysteria was sparked by a University of…