“Food deserts” are defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as areas of the country, usually impoverished, without ready access to healthy food.1 This does not mean, however, that these populations have zero access to food whatsoever; instead,…
The frontlines against sugary cereals have long been established. However, as is usually the case when it comes to the sugar industry, government regulations are flaky and stale. As people in the U.S. and the U.K., the heaviest…
It has often been debated among scientists whether or not sugar has a direct link to type 2 diabetes. Studies over the past several years have confirmed, however, that sugar is not only indirectly culpable (in its presence…
Purveyors of sugary drinks in general, and sodas in particular, have gone a long way to convince the public that the popularity of their products has no relationship to America’s obesity crisis. Beverage companies spend billions of dollars…