Drinking too much diet soda could be bad for your liver, study says
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CBS News Boston ^
| 12/8/23 | Mallika Marshall, MD
BOSTON - A new study finds that drinking too much diet soda could be bad for your liver and your weight could also contribute. A
team in China studied more than 2,300 participants and found that those who reported "always" drinking diet soda were more likely to have metabolism dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, often referred to as fatty liver, which is characterized by an accumulation of fat in the liver. Fatty liver is estimated to affect up to half of the world's population, and while it causes no symptomsWuhan virusit can eventually progress to scarring and cirrhosis.
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How (and Why) to Stop Drinking Soda
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verywellfit ^
| 4/6/21 | Malia Frey, M.A., ACE-CHC, CPT Malia Frey Malia Frey, M.A., ACE-CHC, CPT Malia Frey is a weight los
Sustainable weight loss is rarely a quick fix. Aside
from getting proper nutrition and regular exercise, there is another important factor to consider that can make all the difference in the long term. Quitting soda will not only help you to lose weight but will also improve your health. When consumed on a regular basis, sugary soda and other high-calorie drinks can lead to obesity and even chronic disease. Calories in soda add up quickly, regardless of the brand you buy. The calories in Coke, for example, are fairly straightforward if you drink a single can. There are 140 calories...
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Shoplifter Knocked Out Cold By A 2-Liter Bottle Of Soda To The Head
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Outkick ^
| November 2, 2023 | Sean Joseph
Boom, a direct hit to the side of the shoplifter’s head. He’s
knocked out cold and drops to the floor like a ton of bricks. Our hero retreats back to stocking the shelves or whatever he was up to before putting his impressive 2-liter throwing skills on display. The security guard then jumps into action by tending to the downed thief.
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Deadly ‘Superbug’ Bacteria Detected in Soda Fountains: Study
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New York Post ^
| Oct. 10, 2023 | Marc Lallanilla
If you’re searching for a deadly infection, look no further than your local fast-food soda fountain. A
survey of the water dispensed from soda fountains in fast food restaurants revealed that a shocking 41% of them were contaminated with coliform bacteria, an indicator of water impurity. Further analysis showed that the water was contaminated with some of the deadliest “superbug” germs known to science. These include antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Campylobacter jejuni, as well as listeria, salmonella and E. coli.
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Aspartame and autism: Drinking diet soda amid pregnancy linked to diagnosis in male offspring, says study
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Fox News ^
| September 24, 2023 | Melissa Rudy
Pregnant or breastfeeding women who consume diet soda or other foods and drinks containing aspartame could experience higher rates of autism diagnoses in their sons, a new study has revealed. Researchers
at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) found that among boys who had been diagnosed with autism, their mothers were three times as likely to report drinking at least one diet soda — or consuming an equivalent amount of five tabletop packets of aspartame — per day. "Our study does not prove causality — it does not prove that maternal intake...
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Five Years Later, Philadelphia's Soda Tax Is Falling Flat
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Reason ^
| 9.13.2023 | John Stossel
The city wanted to bring in more money, in part for early childhood education. But
such taxes are disproportionately paid by the poor.Want a soda? You'll pay more for one in Philadelphia, because five years ago, local politicians decided to tax it. They're "protecting" people, they said. The tax would "reduce obesity" and "lower diabetes rates." But their main goal was to bring in more money, which they said would "fund early childhood education" and "help a lot of families." I reported on this five years ago, right after the tax went into effect. My new video updates what happened....
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Moment Jace Lee-eury, 11, has soda poured on him by North Carolina apartment manager Kim Jennings before she slaps him for using a residents-only pool - as mom says: 'This is child abuse'
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Daily Mail UK ^
| August 10, 2023 | Hope Sloop
A white apartment complex manager has been arrested after shocking video showed her slapping and pouring soda on black children using the facility's pool. Kim
Jennings, 62, of Greensboro, North Carolina was taken into custody by police on August 3 after they were called to the Sedgefield Garden Apartments for reports of an assault. In the viral video, Jennings is seen spraying soda on Jace Lee-Eury, 11, and hitting him in the face with the bottle just outside of the residents-only pool. She was charged with two counts of assault on a child under the age of 12. Jace told...
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NATIONAL VANILLA MILKSHAKE DAY – June 20
NATIONAL ICE CREAM SODA DAY – June 20
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National Day Calendar ^
| June 20 | Staff
(Last Updated On: June 16, 2023) NATIONAL VANILLA MILKSHAKE DAY | JUNE 20 On June 20th each year, National Vanilla Milkshake Day celebrates the cold beverage made with vanilla ice cream, vanilla, and milk. #VanillaMilkshakeDay
This frosty drink didn’t begin with those three ingredients, though. In 1885, the term “milkshake” showed up in print for the first time. The concoction of cream, eggs, and whiskey was often served with other alcoholic tonics such as lemonades and soda waters. By 1900, a milkshake often referred to “wholesome drinks made with chocolate, strawberry or vanilla syrups.” In these frothy beverages, ice cream...
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Rubio calls for Congress to bar SNAP purchases of soda, junk foods
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The Hill ^
| 05/09/2023 | OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is calling for Congress to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in an effort to prohibit the purchases of junk food with federal benefits. In
a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Tuesday, the senator cited U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data that 20 percent of the program’s spending goes toward unhealthy foods and drinks. HOUSE Rubio calls for Congress to bar SNAP purchases of soda, junk foods BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN - 05/09/23 10:43 AM ET SHARE TWEET Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Greg Nash Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) arrives for an all-Senators briefing on Wednesday, April...
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Caught on camera: Bear drinks soda after smashing woman's car window
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Koat ABC ^
| 20/4/23 | Jocilyn Brumbaugh
Video Sharon Rosel told CBC she caught the bear in the act in the middle of the night outside her home in Earls Cove, British Columbia. "It was about three in the morning, and my dog actually alerted me to something was out there," she said. "So
I took a look outside, and I saw the bear and then, later on, looked at my security cameras and saw him enter the yard and smashed the window really quickly." Rosel said she eventually began noticing the bear coming in and out of her car with different cans of soda. "He started...
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Why isn’t beer sold in plastic bottles like soda?
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Nexstar Media Wire ^
| Feb 26, 2022 | Michael Bartiromo
(NEXSTAR) – You can get it by the glass, the can, the growler or the keg. But
for some reason, you can’t guzzle it from a plastic two-liter. Beer — at least in the United States — is rarely sold in plastic bottles. The most common mediums are glass bottles and aluminum cans, with the exception of the occasional “drinkable ornament” around the holidays. (We’re looking at you, Miller Lite.) Plastic bottles, meanwhile, are rarely ever seen in the beer aisle, despite being widely embraced by the juice and soft-drink industries. Why is that? Well, as it turns out, beer...
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Florida woman tries to pass drug test with ‘soda and tap water’
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The New York Post ^
| March 1, 2023 | Patrick Reilly
She’d probably flunk an IQ test, too. A
Florida woman tried to pass a court-ordered drug test with a mixture of “soda and tap water,” that she had hidden “inside herself” in a pill bottle, police documents show. Shannon Hunter, 44, of Plant City, was required last week to submit a urine sample to probation officers after pleading guilty to felony drug charges in January, according to documents obtained by The Smoking Gun. Hunter, who had admitted to charges of possessing painkillers without a prescription and theft, apparently tried to dupe the officers and pass the drug test. According to...
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Pepsi’s Peeps-flavored soda is back
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CNN Business ^
| 2/14/23 | Jordan Valinsky
Pepsi is bringing back its Peeps-flavored soda, and this time it’s easier than an Easter egg hunt to find. For
the first time, “Pepsi x Peeps” is available for sale at retailers nationwide, a change from its debut two years ago, when it only gave away a few thousand of the sodas in a contest. Pepsi said in a statement that its mass release was prompted by popular demand following its “unforgettable debut” in 2021 when it the soda “trended everywhere” and sold for hundreds of dollars on the resale market
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A brief history of Tab, the iconic diet soda that’s headed to the graveyard
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Fast Company ^
| 11/30/20 | Jeffrey Miller
From the beginning, Tab’s story has been one of perseverance. The
brand survived initial low sales, the artificial sweetener scares of the 1960s and 1970s, lukewarm enthusiasm for the product at the corporate level and intermittent consumer availability to become—for a brief period—the most popular diet soda in America. Then, of course, Diet Coke came along. While it never regained its lofty status as the top diet soda, loyal Tab fans kept the brand alive.
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How to Build a DIY Solar Air Heater From Old Soda Cans
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https://www.treehugger.com/ ^
| October 11, 2018 | Sami Grover
Solar space heating is tricky. Air
is harder to keep warm than water, and while most of us need a shower on a hot day—we tend to want space heating when the sun is not doing enough for us. Nevertheless, from a Mad Max style partially solar heated home, through a DIY solar heater from old campaign signs (yeah, politics and hot air...) to a soda can solar panel, we've seen plenty of attempts at harnessing the rays of the sun to actively heat the air inside our homes. Here the folks at Fair Companies present one Seattle man's attempt...
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Pepsi Taps Into 'Dirty Soda' TikTok Trend With Lindsay Lohan Drinking Pepsi Milk
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Forbes ^
| Dec 1, 2022 | Brian Bushard
Pepsi tapped into a TikTok trend with a new campaign featuring actor Lindsay Lohan promoting “pilk,” or “dirty milk” an uncommon combination of soda and milk that’s been baffling consumers on TikTok in recent months — though its roots go back decades. Pepsi
launched the Christmas-themed campaign on Thursday with the hashtag #PilkandCookies. The ad features Lohan, who is working on a Hollywood comeback with her Netflix rom-com Falling for Christmas, in which the former child actor is making her first lead performance in nearly 10 years following legal trouble around multiple DUIs. In a statement Thursday morning, Pepsi Chief...
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Sam's Club just lowered the price on its hot dog and soda combo and undercut Costco
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https://www.businessinsider.com ^
| Nov 15, 2022, 10:06 AM | Mary Meisenzahl
* Sam's Club just reduced the price of its hot dog and soda combo to $1.38. * The deal is now cheaper than Costco's version of the combo. * Sam's Club recently raised membership prices, but still remains less expensive than Costco. **************************************** Sam's Club is lowering the price of its hot
dog and soda combination from $1.50 to $1.38, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon told investors in a third-quarter earnings call. Sam's Club's hot dog is famously in competition with Costco's version of the deal, still priced at $1.50. Neither grocery chain raised the price despite historic inflation over the...
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Diet soda significantly increases your chances of suffering a stroke, new study
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Health ^
| 09/14/2022
New study raises concerns about diet sodasWednesday, a new study was published in the BMJ:Artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases: results from the prospective NutriNet-Sante cohortThe researchers found a potential link between the consumption of artificial sweeteners and heart disease. The
study involved over 100,000 adults in France.The researchers concluded that "the findings from this large scale prospective cohort study suggest a potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption (especially aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose) and increased cardiovascular disease risk. Artificial sweeteners are present in thousands of food and beverage brands worldwide, however they remain a controversial topic...
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Coca-Cola launches limited-edition 'dream-flavored' soda
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Fox Business ^
| 8-10-22 | Sarah Rumpf
The Coca-Cola Company is unveiling Dreamworld, a new soda that allegedly has the flavor of dreams. The
beverage giant is launching its fourth and final special edition of the year. Coke described its new flavor in a press release, saying that Dreamland, "bottles up the Technicolor tastes and surrealism of the subconscious, and adds playfully vibrant flavor notes that evoke the boundless creativity of the human imagination to the unmistakable taste of Coca-Cola." The release of the new flavor is a part the company's effort to attract new Gen Z consumers through Coca‑Cola Creations, which will introduce a series of...
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10 Weirdest Soft Drinks Of All Time: Kitty Piddle Soda, Eel Flavored Cola And Other Liquid Atrocities
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Benzinga ^
| April 02, 2022 | Phil Hall
In 1767, the English chemist Joseph Priestley conducted an experiment in a brewery that involved hanging a bowl of distilled water above a beer vat. This
unlikely set-up resulted in carbon dioxide infusing the water, resulting in carbonated water. Priestley tasted the water and found it to his liking. He continued his experiments and published the scientific paper “Impregnating Water with Fixed Air” in 1772. But Priestley would become distracted with other projects, such as discovering oxygen and introducing the Unitarian religion to England, and he allowed his experimental work with carbonated water to be expanded by others, resulting over...
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