Check this site : www.sugarstacks.com/
Compare foods, find out where sugar is hiding, and see how much of the sweet stuff you’re really eating. They’ve got sugar count for a lot of the most common drinks, desserts and foods you wouldn’t think of as sugar loaded!
Grist’s post examining the link between high-fructose corn syrup and autism caused quite a rumpus. So much so that Grist’s executive editor posted a follow-up semi-apologetic correction and a more detailed article examining both article and review. It’s easy to jump into the middle of a rumpus without all the facts, so here are the rumpus-causing articles, in order:
Thoughts?
Cereal Offenders
Despite the barrage of health warnings on the dangers of sugar, new breakfast products – such as drinks and biscuits – contain more of the white stuff than ever.
A report last month from Action on Sugar showed that one in five cereals now contains more sugar than three years ago, and some are 18% sweeter. While claiming to be healthy, cereals are becoming more and more sugary!
Truth in advertising? In the Yahoo Finance news – the many ways CocaCola is trying to spin itself into a healthy snack!
The world’s biggest beverage maker, which struggles with declining soda consumption in the U.S., is working with fitness and nutrition experts who suggest its cola as a healthy treat. In February, for instance, several wrote online pieces for American Heart Month, with each including a mini-can of Coke or small soda as a snack idea.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/coke-healthy-snack-company-gets-070143180.html
