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Obese kids consume more calories from sugary drinks
By Theresa Pablos
Does a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages potentially reduce childhood obesity rates? Before that provocative question can be answered, researchers need to know what impact these beverages have on children's total daily calorie consumption. New research presented at a major obesity conference may provide some answers.
May 22, 2017
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Effects of Mexican beverage tax deepening over time
By Lori Roniger
What can we learn from Mexico's experience with its sugar-sweetened beverage tax? A new study has found that the reduction seen in sugar-sweetened beverage purchases during the first year the tax was in effect is growing and may be enhanced by a tax increase.
March 6, 2017
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Infographic: A look at U.S. sugary drink consumption
By Theresa Pablos
Most Americans drink at least one sugar-sweetened beverage per day, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The finding is concerning because sugary drinks are the leading source of added sugars in the American diet and can lead to dental caries and erosion.
February 5, 2017
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Can restricting sugar at school improve oral health?
By Lori Roniger
Do school nutrition policies actually improve children's oral health and reduce caries rates? A new study suggests that a policy that restricted sugary drinks and foods at a school with socioeconomically disadvantaged students significantly reduced the caries rate.
January 26, 2017
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Proposed U.K. soft drinks levy likely to reduce caries
By Lori Roniger
A U.K. proposal to tax soft-drink manufacturers could reduce caries incidence by nearly 270,000 cases a year, according to a study in Lancet Public Health. However, the effects on health will depend on the industry's reaction to the levy, which could include reducing the amount of sugar in these drinks and increasing their prices, the authors concluded.
January 9, 2017
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Study: Sugar taxes reduce caries, increase revenue
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Some cities and countries have instituted a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, and more are considering one. However, there's never been an economic evaluation of these taxes and their impact on caries reduction and revenue. Researchers from Germany studied these factors and more to determine if such a tax is beneficial.
September 29, 2016
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JAMA editorial: San Francisco sugary drink decision a victory
By Donna Domino
San Francisco is the first U.S. city to require health warnings on ads for sodas and sugary drinks. The pioneering law is a victory over the beverage industry's efforts to manipulate science, according to the authors of an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
August 8, 2016
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U.S. court upholds warning labels on sodas, sugary drinks
By Donna Domino
A U.S. district court in California has rejected efforts to stop a San Francisco law that requires health warnings on ads for sugary drinks from taking effect. The pioneering law mandates that warnings must cover 20% of ads.
May 22, 2016
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U.K. to impose sugar tax on soft drinks
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.K. will impose a new sugar tax on soft drinks based on the amount of sugar they contain beginning in 2018.
March 21, 2016
Sugar-sweetened beverages again linked to erosion
By Theresa Pablos
A new study has again linked sugar-sweetened beverage consumption to dental erosion. The authors of the Journal of the American Dental Association study found that Mexican adolescents who regularly drank sweet, carbonated drinks had significantly more erosive tooth wear.
February 15, 2016
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Calif. lawmakers reject warning labels on sugary drinks
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
California lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have made the state the first to require warning labels on sodas and other sugary drinks.
September 23, 2014
Study: Dietary sugars should be drastically reduced
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Free sugars in the diet should make up no more than 3% of total energy intake to reduce the significant financial and social burdens of caries, according to a new study by British researchers in BMC Public Health. A new radical policy of progressively reducing sugar intake is needed, they noted.
September 21, 2014
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