Coca-Cola’s work with scientists to downplay the role sugar plays in contributing to obesity has been called a ‘low point in this history of public health.’ The beverage company donated millions of dollars to a team of researchers at a non-profit claiming to look into causes of excess weight gain in the US. However, the […]
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Coca-Cola paid scientists to downplay how sugary beverages fueled the obesity crisis between 2013-2015
Proof junk food is like a drug: Researchers found sugary and fatty foods distract people twice as much as healthy snacks
(Natural News) When you’re hard at work and you get into that highly productive “zone,” it might feel like nothing can stop you. However, scientists have shown that junk food can snap you right out of focus – even if you only see it subliminally. In the study, which was carried out by scientists at […]
Combining sugary drinks with protein found to accelerate the body’s storage of fat
(Natural News) As if we needed another reason to change our diet. Scientists are now saying that washing down that cheeseburger with a cold soda changes the way your body burns fat. In analyzing the direct impact that sugary drinks have on body metabolism when paired with a high-protein meal, researchers observed an amplified effect […]
Sugary drink producers drop prices around the world to keep people addicted to their deadly drinks
(Natural News) It’s a basic tenet of business that with the passage of time a product’s price will have to increase to keep pace with inflation, right? Consistently dropping your prices would be business suicide for most people, but not so for the multi-billion dollar soda industry. A study published in the journal Preventing Chronic […]
CAUTION: Sugary drinks linked to accelerated aging and early signs of Alzheimer’s disease reveals new study
(Natural News) Consuming sugary drinks may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, two recent studies revealed. To carry out the first study, a team of researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine pooled data from the Framingham Heart Study and examined more than 5,000 volunteer participants. The participants were instructed to log their beverage intake through questionnaires […]
World’s longest living rats have ‘extraordinary’ resistance to cancer
(NaturalNews) Japanese scientists may have just discovered the fountain of youth, but perhaps in the least-likely of places: rats. A collaborative team of researchers from Hokkaido and Keio Universities appears to be one step closer to understanding precisely how cancer develops, after identifying a unique anti-cancer mechanism in naked mole-rats (NMRs), which almost […]