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<span style="font-size: 19.2px; text-align: start;">Young Athletes Should Stay Hydrated but too Much Water can be Deadly </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 19.2px;">by Tamara Hew-Butler</span></div>
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With August football practice fast approaching, every coach's favorite cheer will be to "stay hydrated" and "keep urine clear" during the summer heat.</div>
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In 2017, a University of Texas football coach created a urine-based <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_727759611"></span>"<span style="color: #006598;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; transition: 0.2s;">Longhorn Football Hydration Chart<span id="goog_727759612"></span></span></span></a>," which labeled players with yellow urine as "selfish teammates" and those with brown urine as "bad guys." This "hydration shaming" practice has permeated high school sports, thereby encouraging a sporting culture which equates <a href="https://usatodayhss.com/2017/true-colors-using-the-texas-longhorns-chart-and-other-hydration-tips" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">superior performance with superior hydration</a>.</div>
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Overzealous obedience to this hydration advice has uncovered a dark underbelly to superior hydration practices: overhydration. When high school football player <a href="http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/26364634/jackson-prep-football-player-dies" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">Walker Wilbanks</a> died in Mississippi in August 2014 from overhydration, the doctor said that the cause of death was an "<a href="https://www.clarionledger.com/story/prepsreport/2014/08/25/walker-wilbanks-cause-of-death-related-to-over-hydration/14598215/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">unpredictable freak occurrence</a>."</div>
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Two weeks prior, another <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/update-douglas-county-football-player-has-died/G73yyxV1Sxo4N1IMdcibQO/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">high school football player from Georgia</a> drank "two gallons of water and two gallons of Gatorade" after football practice to prevent muscle cramps and then died. Thus, over the last four years, two high school football players have died during August football practice from overhydrating -- a medical condition known as <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26102445" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">exercise-associated hyponatremia</a>.</div>
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Conversely, no football player has ever been known to die from dehydration, although seven died during this same four-year period from <a href="https://nccsir.unc.edu/files/2013/10/Annual-Football-2017-Fatalities-FINAL.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">heatstroke</a>, which may be related, but not always. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 1.2rem;">How do I know about that overhydration kills athletes? I watched runners almost die after </span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12544163" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; font-size: 1.2rem; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">drinking 100 cups of water </a><span style="font-size: 1.2rem;">during a marathon because they were scared of becoming "dehydrated." So, I got interested in thirst.</span></div>
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Turns out, the neuroendocrine thirst circuit dates back 700 million years and is found in most animals, including bugs and worms. Thirst activates the same conscious area of the brain that tells us we're hungry or have to pee. To say we need to stay "ahead of thirst" (or die) is like saying we need to pee every hour to stay ahead of imminent bladder explosion (or die). The molecular and <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14657368" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">neural circuits that govern fluid intake</a> (and micturition) in real-time are absolutely exquisite.</div>
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It's remarkable to think that animals survive without water bottles and urine charts -- they drink when they are thirsty, and we should too.</div>
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Too much water, too little salt</h3>
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Hyponatremia is caused by drinking too much water or sports drinks, which dilutes blood salt levels below the normal range. Any sudden drop in blood salt levels, from drinking more than the body can excrete, can cause all cells in the body to swell. Brain swelling from hyponatremia can cause headaches and vomiting, while muscle cell swelling can trigger whole-body muscle cramping.</div>
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What is most frightening, however, is that these symptoms<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28902757" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank"> mimic those of dehydration</a>. They are often treated by medical staff with more fluids.</div>
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So, which hydration imbalance -- dehydration and overhydration -- is the lesser of two evils?</div>
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Dehydration is undeniably harmful to human health and performance. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9480411" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">Wrestlers have died</a> from trying to "make weight," through vigorous dehydration practices. A recent meta-analysis of 33 studies verified that more than<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29933347" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank"> 2 percent dehydration</a> impairs cognition. Dehydration can impair performance and increase core body temperature, as per the American College of Sports Medicine's latest <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17277604" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">position statement</a>. All of these statements underscore the vital importance of staying hydrated.</div>
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But I fear that many coaches ignore the finer points that support those conclusions. For example, three wrestlers who died of dehydration rapidly lost about 15 percent of body weight by withholding fluids while exercising in a hot environment in a rubber suit. Similarly, to achieve 3 percent dehydration, which impairs cognition, individuals need to withhold fluids for 24 hours. And that's without exercise.</div>
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These dehydration protocols do not necessarily represent "free-living" situations. When hikers die from dehydration in the desert, most if not all had become lost or had run out of fluids. Thus, thirst -- or the "<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6727142" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">deep-seated desire for water</a>" -- is rarely "broken" when healthy people die from dehydration. Morbidity and mortality occur when there is no fluid available, fluids are withheld, as in lab studies, or when athletes refuse to drink for other reasons, such as "making weight."</div>
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When do athletes and others need to drink?</h3>
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So how much fluid should football players -- and all other humans for that matter -- drink? If you ask fluid balance experts who perform basic science research on the <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29129925" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">brain</a> or <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25830425" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">kidney</a>, or <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25551526" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">clinicians who specialize</a> in fluid balance disorders, researchers who perform brain scans on <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29311314" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">dehydrated and overhydrated humans</a>, or even <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24058873" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">worm</a> investigators, they all agree that water balance is tightly regulated and that all land mammals need to drink when thirsty.</div>
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Drinking when you are thirsty is not "too late," because the thirst mechanism is hardwired into the nervous system to protect against scarcity. Thirst represents the highly individualized signal which protects the balance between water and salt regardless of size, activity or ambient temperature and is encoded in <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24058873" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">most invertebrate and all vertebrate DNA</a>. Babies are born with this innate behavioral drive.</div>
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Then, what about the need for eight glasses of water per day? There is <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12376390" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">no evidence</a> to support this. What about peeing until our urine is clear? Dark colored urine merely reflects <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29464103" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">water conservation</a> by the kidney, rather than water lack by the body.</div>
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Football players absolutely need water, but they should be warned not to overdo it.</div>
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In the modern era, where fluid is widely available, in order to stay adequately hydrated, the following must occur:</div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">A variety of fluids needs to be freely available to football players, and</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">The players should be given the freedom to drink whenever they feel thirsty.</li>
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And when the players get hot, they need the opportunity to pour generous amounts of ice water over their heads instead of into their mouths to promote evaporative cooling, rather than dilute sodium levels. Better yet, they should be allowed to go inside and cool off.</div>
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We should recognize who the "true champions" may be with regards to most modern day hydration advice. According to the latest figures, bottled water sales have increased to <a href="https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2018/06/01/Bottled-water-takes-top-spot-in-US-in-2017" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #006598; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.2s;" target="_blank">US $18.5 billion, up 8.8 percent</a> from the previous year. This revenue does not include the vast array of purified, infused, oxygenized, sparkled, distilled, intravenous and reverse osmosis versions that compete for attention on the market.</div>
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While we all need water, drinking until our "urine is clear" is money (and water) flushed away. And with the threat of overdrinking high in motivated athletes, I ask coaches/trainers to reconsider before enforcing the urine color chart in athlete locker rooms: Is it worth the risk?</div>
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The Mounting Evidence Against Diet Sodas<br />
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Studies suggest possible links between low-calorie beverages and health risks, though more research is needed<br />
By Julia Calderone<br />
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Many people think of diet sodas as healthy, low-calorie alternatives to sugary drinks. Yet a small but growing body of evidence suggests that diet sodas may have health downsides and may not even provide the benefits some people turn to them for, such as weight loss.<br />
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“Excess sugar intake is a problem in Western society because it contributes to obesity, diabetes, and other conditions,” says Matthew P. Pase, Ph.D., a research fellow in neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine. “We know that diet beverages are becoming more popular, but we don’t have a lot of research into the effects of diet beverages on different aspects of health.”<br />
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The topic deserves closer inspection, given the widespread popularity of these drinks. According to a 2016 study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, nearly half of adults and a quarter of children in the U.S. consume artificial sweeteners—and the majority do so on a daily basis. Diet drinks make up the bulk of the intake.<br />
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Here, what we know so far about diet sodas and their role in health, and what you can do to make smart beverage choices in the meantime.<br />
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Not So Heart Smart?<br />
The strongest evidence so far links regular diet soda intake with cardiovascular conditions, such as stroke and heart attack, as well as type 2 diabetes and obesity (which are also risk factors for cardiovascular disease), says Ralph L. Sacco, M.D., professor of neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. For example, in April, a widely reported study of about 4,400 people age 45 and older found that those who drank one or more diet sodas every day were three times more likely to have a stroke than those who didn’t, says Pase, who led the study. The research was published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.<br />
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This study had several limitations and didn’t prove that diet sodas themselves caused people to have strokes, Sacco says. It could be that people who drink diet sodas are in poorer health than people who don’t, for instance. But the findings do jibe with previous research, he says.<br />
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For example, three large studies published between 2007 and 2009 found that people who drank diet sodas regularly were more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and had between 30 and 55 percent higher risk of metabolic syndrome (a constellation of health problems that could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke) than those who didn’t. Two other studies from 2012 further bolstered these results: Researchers linked daily diet soda consumption to about a 45 percent higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and early death in one study of about 2,600 people; and about 30 percent increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke—a less common type of stroke where a ruptured blood vessel or burst aneurysm causes loss of blood flow to the brain—in the other study of 130,000 people.<br />
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Past research has also found links between diet sodas and conditions such as depression or pre-term delivery. For example, one study of almost 320,000 people published in the journal PLoS One in 2014 found that those who drank four or more cans of diet soda each day were about 30 percent more likely to be diagnosed with depression than those who didn’t. <br />
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A Cautious Interpretation<br />
The studies linking diet sodas and cardiovascular risk are intriguing, says Sacco, but they still need to be repeated in more rigorous settings. For example, he says, all of these studies relied on participants self-reporting their dietary habits, which can introduce error because people don’t always remember what they ate. Additionally, those who drink diet sodas may already be at increased risk of conditions such as diabetes or obesity because they are unhealthy to begin with. For example, someone who is overweight may have switched from regular soda to diet soda to help control an already burgeoning waistline.<br />
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And not every study has shown that diet sodas negatively affect health. For example, in 2012 researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed the drinking habits of almost 43,000 men and found that those who drank sugary drinks had a higher risk of coronary heart disease, but those who drank diet sodas did not.<br />
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Another reason scientists hesitate to say definitively that diet sodas are bad for your health is that they aren’t sure how they increase disease risk. Sacco believes the ingredients in the drinks, such as artificial sweeteners, may damage blood vessels—possibly explaining their link to diseases such as diabetes and stroke. Some evidence has also suggested that the artificial sweeteners in diet sodas can cause inflammation, a condition often associated with heart disease.<br />
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It’s also possible that the artificial sweeteners commonly used in diet sodas may “trick” the brain into craving rich, high-calorie foods, leading to weight gain. They may also cause changes in hormone levels or gut bacteria, both of which play a role in weight and insulin management. For example, a study published in the journal Nature in 2014 found that artificial sweeteners altered the gut bacteria in people and mice, increasing their risk of glucose intolerance, a condition often preceding diabetes. However, “we’re not sure of the mechanism at all,” says Sacco, and all of these ideas warrant larger, more rigorous studies.<br />
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Do you have tips for cutting back on your soda habit?<br />
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What to Do<br />
“In general, your best bet is to avoid regular and diet sodas altogether,” says Orly Avitzur, M.D., Consumer Reports’ medical director. “They offer little nutritional benefit, and in some cases, diet sodas can cause headaches or make you overeat.” For example, shortly after the artificial sweetener aspartame came onto the market in the late 1990s, one of the biggest complaints the Food and Drug Administration received about the sweetener was regarding headaches. No scientific studies have proved that aspartame or diet sodas in general cause headaches, but a review of evidence published in The Clinical Journal of Pain in 2009 suggests that large amounts of the sweetener—such as that in five or more diet soda drinks—could trigger or make headaches worse in people who are already susceptible to migraines.<br />
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In addition to diet sodas, low-calorie sweeteners are also used in some iced teas, coffee drinks, and juices. Even some “healthy-sounding" drinks contain them. For example, Bai Antioxidant Infusion drinks, in flavors such as Brasilla Blueberry and Malawi Mango, claim no artificial sweeteners on the label, but a peek at the ingredient list reveals the low-calorie sweeteners erythritol and stevia extract. Sparking Ice, which is labeled “naturally flavored sparkling water,” contains 3 percent fruit juice as well as sucralose, an artificial sweetener commonly known as Splenda. Flavored versions of Pedialyte, a popular rehydration and electrolyte drink for children, also contain sucralose.<br />
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Not all public health experts say you must cut out diet sodas completely, however. In response to the recent Stroke study, Rachel K. Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., past chair of the American Heart Association’s Nutrition Committee and professor of nutrition at the University of Vermont, said that limiting sugars is still important for health, “and until we know more, people should use artificially-sweetened drinks cautiously.”<br />
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In a statement following the Stroke study, The Calorie Council, an organization representing the diet food and beverage industry, said there’s no reason to give up your diet soda habit just yet, because artificial sweeteners have been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration and are deemed safe, and that evidence of their health impacts is still limited.<br />
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In the end, the occasional soda—with sugar or artificial sweeteners—is probably fine. But your best bet the vast majority of the time, says Avitzur, is to stick with water, plain or sparkling. If you find unflavored water boring, add a splash of bitters with a slice of lemon or lime.<br />
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I'm a former scientist, using words and an audio recorder as my new research tools to untangle the health and food issues that matter most to consumers. I live in Brooklyn, N.Y., where I cook as much as possible. You can find me in the grocery aisle scrutinizing the fine print of every food item I put into my cart. Follow me on Twitter @juliacalderone.GULPWATERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02053338828532283028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186601838289167638.post-20265028441084573612016-10-11T12:56:00.000-04:002016-10-11T13:46:01.189-04:00WHO Urges - Tax Soda and Sugar DrinksFrom <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/tax-sodas-sugary-drinks-who-urges-governments-n664386">http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/tax-sodas-sugary-drinks-who-urges-governments-n664386</a><br />
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<b>Tax Sodas and Sugary Drinks, WHO Urges Governments</b><br />
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Governments should tax sugary drinks to fight the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.<br />
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A 20 percent price increase could reduce consumption of sweet drinks by the same proportion, the WHO said in a report issued on World Obesity Day.<br />
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Drinking fewer calorie-laden sweet drinks is the best way to curb excessive weight and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes, although fat and salt in processed foods are also at fault, WHO officials said.<br />
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"We are now in a place where we can say there is enough evidence to move on this and we encourage countries to implement effective tax on sugar-sweetened beverages to prevent obesity," Temo Waqanivalu, of WHO's department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion, told a briefing.<br />
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Related: Have Soda Company Donations Influenced Health Groups?<br />
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Obesity more than doubled worldwide between 1980 and 2014, with 11 percent of men and 15 percent of women classified as obese - more than 500 million people, the report said.<br />
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"Smart policies can help to turn the tides on this deadly epidemic, especially those aimed at reducing consumption of sugary drinks, which is fuelling obesity rates," former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, a WHO ambassador for noncommunicable diseases, said in a statement.<br />
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Related: One Serving of Sugar a Day Can be Dangerous<br />
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An estimated 42 million children under age 5 were overweight or obese in 2015, said Francesco Branca, director of WHO's nutrition and health department, an increase of about 11 million over 15 years.<br />
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The United States has the most obesity per capita, but China has similar absolute numbers, Branca said, voicing fears that the epidemic could spread to sub-Saharan Africa.<br />
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The WHO said there was increasing evidence that taxes and subsidies influence purchasing behavior and could be used to curb consumption of sweet drinks.<br />
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Related: Sugar Industry Manipulated Heart Studies<br />
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"This is tax on sugary drinks which is really by definition all types of beverages containing free sugars and this includes soft drinks, fruit drinks, sachet mixes, cordials, energy and sports drinks, flavored milks, breakfast drinks, even 100 percent fruit juices," Waqanivalu said.<br />
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In Mexico, a tax rise in 2014 led to a 10 percent price hike and a 6 percent drop in purchases by year-end, the report said.<br />
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WHO guidelines say people needed to roughly halve the amount of sugar they consume to lower risks of obesity and tooth decay.<br />
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That means sugar making up less than 10 percent of their daily energy intake - about 50 grams or 12 teaspoons of sugar for adults - but 5 percent is even better, it said. GULPWATERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02053338828532283028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186601838289167638.post-209617159678786132016-02-17T13:12:00.002-05:002016-02-17T13:12:45.809-05:00Staying Hydrated - Staying Healthy<a href="http://www.gulpwater.org/">Gulpwater.org Blog - To Return To The Hydration Education.org site, click here</a><br />
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When the temperatures rise, getting enough to drink is important whether you’re playing sports, traveling or just sitting in the sun.<br />
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And it’s critical for your heart health.<br />
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Keeping the body hydrated helps the heart more easily pump blood through the blood vessels to the muscles. And, it helps the muscles work efficiently.<br />
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“If you’re well hydrated, your heart doesn’t have to work as hard,” said John Batson, M.D, a sports medicine physician with Lowcountry Spine & Sport in Hilton Head Island, S.C., and an American Heart Association volunteer.<br />
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Dehydration can be a serious condition that can lead to problems ranging from swollen feet or a headache to life-threatening illnesses such as heat stroke.<br />
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How much water do you need?<br />
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What does being well hydrated mean? The amount of water a person needs depends on climatic conditions, clothing worn and exercise intensity and duration, Batson said.<br />
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A person who perspires heavily will need to drink more than someone who doesn’t. Certain medical conditions, such as diabetes or heart disease, may also mean you need to drink more water. People with cystic fibrosis have high concentrations of sodium in their sweat and also need to use caution to avoid dehydration. And some medications can act as diuretics, causing the body to lose more fluid.<br />
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Thirst isn’t the best indicator that you need to drink. “If you get thirsty, you’re already dehydrated,” Batson said.<br />
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Batson said the easiest thing to do is pay attention to the color of your urine. Pale and clear means you’re well hydrated. If it’s dark, drink more fluids.<br />
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If you want to know exactly how much fluid you need, Batson recommends weighing yourself before and after exercise, to see how much you’ve lost through perspiration. It’s a particular good guide for athletes training in the hot summer months.<br />
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“For every pound of sweat you lose, that’s a pint of water you’ll need to replenish,” Batson said, adding that it’s not unusual for a high school football player, wearing pads and running through drills, to lose 5 pounds or more of sweat during a summer practice.<br />
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Not sweating during vigorous physical activity can be a red flag that you’re dehydrated to the point of developing heat exhaustion.<br />
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Water is best.<br />
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For most people, water is the best thing to drink to stay hydrated. Sources of water also include foods, such fruits and vegetables which contain a high percentage of water. Sports drinks with electrolytes, may be useful for people doing high intensity, vigorous exercise in very hot weather, though they tend to be high in added sugars and calories.<br />
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“It’s healthier to drink water while you’re exercising, and then when you’re done, eat a healthy snack like orange slices, bananas or a small handful of unsalted nuts ,” Batson said.<br />
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He cautioned against fruit juices or sugary drinks, such as soda. “They can be hard on your stomach if you’re dehydrated,” he said.<br />
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It’s also best to avoid drinks containing caffeine, which acts as a diuretic and causes you to lose more fluids.<br />
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Batson says drinking water before you exercise or go out into the sun is an important first step.<br />
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“Drinking water before is much more important,” he said. “Otherwise, you’re playing catch-up and your heart is straining.”<br />
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Not just for athletes or exercise.<br />
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Hydration isn’t just important during physical activity. Sitting in the sun on a hot or humid day, even if you aren’t exercising, can also cause your body to need more fluids.<br />
People who have a heart condition, are older than 50 or overweight may also have to take extra precautions.<br />
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It’s also a good thing to keep tabs on your hydration if you’re traveling.<br />
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“You might sweat differently if you’re in a different climate,” Batson said.GULPWATERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02053338828532283028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186601838289167638.post-87414779130558337362016-02-16T11:16:00.001-05:002016-02-16T11:21:02.189-05:00Depending on the marketing trick of the century<b>Coca-Cola and Pepsi are depending on 'the marketing trick of the century' to save business</b><br />
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From: http://www.businessinsider.com/coke-and-pepsis-bottled-water-strategy-2016-2<br />
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In the next few years, bottled water will likely overtake carbonated-soft-drink sales. Surprisingly, that could be good news for soda giants — and bad news for consumers.<br />
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“Bottled water is the marketing trick of the century,” writes John Jewell in The Week.<br />
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Companies selling bottled water, he argues, have managed to convince Western consumers that buying water is a healthier choice than sugary soda.<br />
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However, the comparison is a case of false equivalence. Bottled water isn’t simply an alternative to soda — it’s an alternative to the much more inexpensive and eco-friendly tap water.<br />
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"The purchase of bottled water allows us to communicate our uniqueness and the care we have for bodies and the environment," writes Jewell.<br />
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This nutrition-minded and independent sense of self is exactly what soda giants like Pepsi and Coke are currently trying to tap into.<br />
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In 2014, the volumes of major water brands, including Nestle’s Poland Spring, Coca-Cola’s Dasani, and PepsiCo’s Aquafina, grew 7% to 9%. For comparison, Coke and Pepsi’s volumes fell close to 3% in the same time period.<br />
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Consumers’ thirst for bottled water is only growing — on Thursday, major European bottling company Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. reported that total water volume increased 12% in 2015.<br />
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“We’ve had some substantial investments in R&D that have allowed us to put out more new products,” Al Carey, CEO of PepsiCo Americas Beverages, said at Beverage Digest’s Future Smarts conference in December. “Not all of it is skewed toward healthy, but very much healthy and very much single serve.”<br />
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Bottled water’s manufactured status as the healthiest beverage around is exactly the reputation that Coke and Pepsi want to earn. In recent years, the company has been plagued by sugar-related concerns that drove soda sales down and negative headlines up.<br />
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However, while bottled water can cost 2,000 times as much as tap water, the beverage yields surprisingly low profit margins for companies. So these beverage giants are not only investing in simple bottled tap water — the most straightforward marketing trick in existence — but also new, pricier takes on the classic H2O.<br />
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In 2016, Pepsi is debuting new sparkling Aquafina flavored waters. The drinks will be the “official hydration sponsor of New York Fashion Week” this spring, a glitzy title that continues the elevation of the most basic beverage. At the same time, Coca-Cola is rolling out sparkling Smartwater, with actress Jennifer Aniston as spokesperson.<br />
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Bottled water is a $13 billion business that, logically, doesn’t need to exist.<br />
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Jewell sums up his piece on the industry by saying that bottled water is a symbol of a “disposable culture” that values branding over the environment. Coke and Pepsi would likely disagree with that sentiment — but if there is one thing these soft-drink giants can do, it is market a beverage.GULPWATERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02053338828532283028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186601838289167638.post-56140847214292629362016-02-09T10:55:00.000-05:002016-02-09T10:55:13.230-05:00Drink Water Instead Of Soda or Juice<br />
From:<a href="http://chalkcenter.org/habit-6-en.html?language=en%20why%20more%20water%20and%20less%20soda%20and%20juice?">http://chalkcenter.org</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Drink water instead of soda or juice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Why water?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Our bodies are made mostly of water. At birth, 75%-85% of body weight is from water. This decreases with age, and in adulthood water contributes from 45%-70% of body mass.1 </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Water: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Keeps your body temperature normal.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Lubricates and cushions your joints.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Protects your spinal cord and other sensitive tissues.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Gets rid of wastes through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements.2</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">How much water do adults need?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">• The official recommendation is 8 glasses (8 oz. = 1 glass) of liquid a day for anyone over the age of 9 years old.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Children 1-3 years need a total of 4 cups of liquid a day.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Children 4-8 years need a total of 5 cups of liquid a day.3</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Hydrate for Exercise</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Before: Half a liter of water 2-3 hours before beginning exercise. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">During: About a cup of water (6 to 12 oz) every 15 to 20 minutes, but remember to consider temperature and how much you sweat. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">After: Drink more than half a liter or about one and a half regular sized bottles of water (.5 L) for every pound of body weight lost.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">For strenuous exercise, you may need to restore the electrolytes, minerals dissolved in your bodies’ water like sodium and potassium, since they are lost when you sweat. However, most sports drinks contain much more sugar then the body needs during or after a work-out. Diluting sports drinks makes them a better hydration alternative. 1 Remember though, most of activity we do during the day does not require the use of sports drinks to restore electrolytes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">For an alternative to sports drinks try this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 quart clean water </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1⁄2 teaspoon table salt </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">8 teaspoons sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">and lemon juice</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Why more water and less soda and juice?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Many people in our community think juice is good to drink because it has vitamins. Even though 100% pure juice has vitamins that are good for you, it also has a lot of sugar. Just a single glass of 100% juice has about 7 teaspoons of sugar. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Because it has so much sugar, a glass of 100% fruit juice has about 150 calories. That is a very big part of the calories your body needs – especially if you are a child - and that’s only one glass of juice! If you drink too many calories, you or your child may gain excess weight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Watch out for fruit drinks pretending to be fruit juices. Fruit drinks are often just sugar, water, and artificial flavoring. They lack the vitamins and minerals contained in the fruit used to make fruit juice. For this reason while fruit juice counts as a serving of fruit for the day, fruit drinks do not. When you are buying juices, make sure you look for 100% fruit juice and the word juice on the packaging.8</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Regular soda has just as much sugar as juice.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Click here to learn how The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Asks New Yorkers if They’re “Pouring On the Pounds”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Since juice and soda have so many calories, drinking them makes it more likely you will gain weight and also makes it hard to get the right vitamins and minerals without having too many calories. That’s why it’s important to drink water when you are thirsty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Soda as a statement</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Besides its sweet taste that many people like, sometimes serving soda in a household is not simply a matter of taste, but a statement. Soda has often been viewed as a status symbol to many communities, or a signature of wealth. In this case, water is seen as a reminder of poverty (when that is all that is available). It’s time to put soda back into its place as a “sometimes” treat at best, and water, as the king of all beverages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sugar by Any Other Name: How To Tell Whether Your Drink Is Sweetened</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sweeteners that add calories to a beverage go by many different names and are not always obvious to anyone looking at the ingredients list. Some common caloric sweeteners are listed below. If these appear in the ingredients listed on your favorite beverage, you are drinking a sugar-sweetened beverage.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• High-fructose corn syrup</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Fructose</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Fruit juice concentrates</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Honey</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Syrup</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Corn syrup</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Sucrose</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Dextrose</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Easy Drink Choices</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Water is best!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Choose water, diet, or low-calorie beverages instead of sugar-sweetened beverages. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• For a quick, easy, and inexpensive thirst-quencher, carry a water bottle and refill it throughout the day.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Keep a jug or bottles of cold water in the fridge instead of sweetened beverages. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Serve water with meals.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Make water more exciting by serving it cold, adding slices of lemon, lime, cucumber, or watermelon, serve chilled or drink sparkling water.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Aguas frescas are a great way to drink diluted juices—the flavors you love with fewer calories. See the Recipe below. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• If you do serve juice, be sure it is 100% fruit juice and not a fruit drink.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• When you do opt for a sugar-sweetened beverage, go for the small size. Some companies are now selling 8-oz. cans and bottles of soda, which contain about 100 calories. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Be a role model for your friends and family by choosing healthy, low-calorie beverages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Aguas Frescas: Recipe</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Six cups of water</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 pound of Fruit (Cucumber, watermelon, melon, strawberry)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 tablespoons lime juice</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">¼ cup of your favorite herb EX mint, rosemary, basil (If you want to a little extra flavor)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(For the healthiest recipe, do not add sugar. For a “sometimes,” sweeter drink, add 2-6 tablespoons of sugar)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Blend 3 cups of water and all the fruit in a blender.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Let the mixture sit and settle for a little while so the flavors can mix. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Pour the blended mixture through a strainer, leaving just the liquid. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Add the remaining water (3 cups), lime juice and (if you are adding it) sugar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Remember to use as little sugar as possible. Try to maximize the flavor and minimize the calories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Especially for Kids</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Infants and Hydration</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Until infants are 7-9 months of age it is best for infants to get most of their liquid from breast milk or formula because this helps ensure they receive adequate nutrition. However, they can drink small amounts of water, especially on very hot days. After they age of 7 months they can start to drink water from a bottle or cup.2</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Children and hydration</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Water is especially important for the bodies of children. Since children have more water in their bodies than adults, they need to drink more water for their body weight than adults.10 Children ages 1-3 years need 4 cups of water a day, and children 6-11 years need around 7 cups of water a day, just slightly less then adults.11 Most children will let you know when they are thirsty. However, thirst happens when the body’s water is already low, so try to encourage your children to drink regularly throughout the day, especially when playing outside. When in hot and dry climates or when out in the sun at the beach, it is especially important to encourage children to drink water.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Children who participate in organized sports over the summer are especially at risk for overheating. Make sure your children get enough water to be fully hydrated a few hours before activities. Provide fluids and encourage them to drink small amounts often during the activities, and make sure they drink plenty of fluids after they finish any exercise. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Children over the age of 2 should also drink up to 3 glasses of skim or 1% milk during the day; children 1-2 years old should drink whole milk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Fun Activities: Demonstrate Dehydration with Plants</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Show children the importance of water in their bodies by demonstrating what happens when you water a wilting plant. Certain plants like rosemary and peace lilies wilt easily when they dry out and return to their original shape quickly after watering. This gives children a clear image of the effect lack of water can have on a living thing and on their bodies 11.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Fruits and Fruits Juices</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Fruits contain important vitamins and minerals for health. Many people value juice as a form of medicine. Fruit juice has its benefits, but fruit juice lacks the fiber contained in whole fruits and is less effective for relieving hunger. Children drinking lots of fruit juice may get too many calories and store the excess energy as extra pounds. In general, it is better to give a child whole fruit than to give fruit juice, and to provide water or low-fat milk if the child is thirsty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The recommended amount of juice for children each day is:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Ages 6 months to 1 year: infants do not need any juice at all.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Ages 1 to 5 years: Although whole fruit is preferable, children can be given up to 1/4 to 1/2 cup 100% juice a day.12</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">On the “sometimes” occasions when you buy juice, remember to check the label carefully and buy 100% juice that is not sweetened. Some more tips to minimize juice drinking:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Always give juice in a cup, never in a bottle.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Do not let a child carry a cup of juice around the house or when playing.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• Never give juice at bedtime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Summertime Hydration</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Your body also needs more water when you are— </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• In hot temperatures.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• In dry and/or hot climates.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">• At high altitude</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The community-based "Vive tu Vida/Live your Life" campaign is sponsored by CHALK (Choosing Healthy & Active Lifestyles for Kids), a NYS Department of Health funded program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Ambulatory Care Network/Columbia University Medical Center Community Pediatrics.</span>GULPWATERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02053338828532283028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186601838289167638.post-62669299731384025582016-02-02T10:49:00.003-05:002016-02-05T18:28:57.718-05:00 War Over Soda<div class="moat-trackable pb-f-theme-normal pb-3 pb-feature pb-layout-item pb-f-article-article-topper" data-chain-name="no-name" data-feature-id="article/article-topper" data-feature-name="no-name" id="f0sSgI42HbO4Bp" moat-id="article/article-topper|national/health-science" style="border-bottom-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; float: left; font-family: franklinitcprolight, helveticaneue, 'helvetica neue light', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; 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(Sam Hodgson/Reuters)</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">Next time you are thirsty and pop into your local convenience store to buy a drink, choose carefully. Yet another study has found links between soda and negative effects on your health.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">This one is large — involving data from 800,000 people in Japan — and looked at cardiac risk. Researchers found that the more money people spent on carbonated beverages, the more likely they were to suffer from heart attacks of cardiac origin outside of a hospital.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">The study, presented at the <a href="http://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/Last-5-years/carbonated-drinks-linked-with-out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest-of-cardiac-origin" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2e6d9d; text-decoration: none; zoom: 1;">European Society of Cardiology Congress</a>, found that spending on other types of beverages — including green tea, black tea, coffee, cocoa, fruit or vegetable juice, fermented milk beverage, milk and mineral water — didn't appear to lead to the same risk.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">[<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/06/29/sugary-drinks-linked-to-180000-deaths-a-year-study-says/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2e6d9d; text-decoration: none; zoom: 1;">Sugary drinks linked to 180,000 deaths a year, study says</a>]</em></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">Keijiro Saku, a study author and professor of cardiology at Fukuoka University, theorized that "the acid in carbonated beverages might play an important role in this association."</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">The battle over sugary drinks has come to a head in recent months with dueling studies and public health messaging campaigns about what soda does to your body.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">In March, researchers quantified what diet soda does to your waistline, calculating that those who consumed daily and occasional diet soda were linked to nearly three times as much belly fat as those who didn't consume the drinks. In June, after a study in the journal Circulation by Tufts University researchers estimated that sugary beverages are responsible for 133,000 deaths from diabetes, 45,000 from cardiovascular disease and 6,450 from cancer, many doctors warned that people should cut down on those drinks.</div><div class="inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-center vertical-photo modal-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 20px 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="88240c62ed" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2e6d9d;"></a><img alt="Association between incidence of OHCA of cardiac origin and consumption of carbonated beverages " class="zoom-in" height="247" src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2015/09/Association-between-incidence-of-OHCA-of-cardiac-origin-and-consumption-of-carbonated-beverages%E3%80%80.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; max-width: 518px; width: 518px;" width="320" /></div><div class="pb-caption" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #6e6e6e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 480px; text-align: left;">(European Society of Cardiology Congress)</div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">In July, a former pharmacist's graphic representation on a <a href="http://truththeory.com/2015/07/20/what-happens-one-hour-after-drinking-a-can-of-coke/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2e6d9d; text-decoration: none; zoom: 1;">blog</a> of what happens to your body one hour after you drink a can of Coca-Cola went viral — spurring heated discussion about the accuracy of the analysis and the possible dangers of drinking too much soda.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">Coca-Cola has been fighting back through a nonprofit that funds medical research with the message that it is not diet but lack of exercise that is to blame for America's obesity epidemic.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">[<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/08/10/coca-cola-is-funding-obesity-research-with-a-biased-message-nutrition-experts-say/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(212, 212, 212); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2e6d9d; text-decoration: none; zoom: 1;">Coca-Cola is funding obesity research with a biased message, nutrition experts say</a>]</em></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">Saku emphasized that in the Japan study the researchers used expenditures on carbonated beverages as a proxy for consumption and that there was no way to determine a causal link. He said in an e-mail that the data was also limited because it did not contain information about the type of carbonated beverage purchased — whether it was a sugary soda like Coca-Cola or Pepsi, or mineral water like Perrier.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">"Since this detailed information is not available in Japan, a large-scale population-based cohort study will be needed, but we think it is a very good evidence to warning children" to reduce intake of beverages like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, etc., he said.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">The American Beverage Association, which represents America's non-alcoholic beverage industry, emphasized in a statement that "the researchers themselves admit that there is not sufficient evidence to make a causal link between carbonated beverages and heart attacks."</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;">“There are numerous factors that contribute to heart attacks," the group said. "No single food, beverage or ingredient causes heart disease — or any other adverse health outcomes.”</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.8em; margin-bottom: 24px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">This post has been updated.</em></div></article><br />
<div style="font-size: 14px;"></div><div class="clear" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; font-size: 14px;"></div><div class="post-body-sig-line" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 20px;"><div style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/ariana-eunjung-cha" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2e6d9d; text-decoration: none;"><img class="post-body-headshot-left " data-threshold="480" src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_180x180/WashingtonPost/Content/Staff-Bio/Images/arianna-cha_114x80.png" style="border: 1px solid rgb(213, 213, 213); box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin: 24px 24px 24px 0px; max-width: 90px;" /></a></div><div class="post-body-bio has-photo" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 24px; margin: 24px 0px 24px 105px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ariana Eunjung Cha is a national reporter. She has previously served as the Post's bureau chief in Shanghai and San Francisco, and as a correspondent in Baghdad.</span></div></div></div></div></div>GULPWATERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02053338828532283028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186601838289167638.post-73441971070873255962015-02-25T13:58:00.002-05:002015-02-25T13:58:53.098-05:00How Should We Eat?<br />
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How Should We Eat?<br />
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The recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a nutrition panel that helps update and revise federal dietary guidelines, were announced last week and are easy to parse: The panel, a collection of 14 health experts with dozens of specialists in support, emphasizes things that just about everyone agrees upon: that we need a diet more oriented toward plants, that we should reduce calorie consumption in general, and that less sugar would be a good thing. Not much new there, or surprising.<br />
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But on some levels the report is disappointing: For one thing, it’s 571 pages (not surprisingly, it stumbles over itself). And it focuses on individual nutrients at the expense of sending simpler messages. No one wants to think about “eating” (or, even worse, “consuming”) cholesterol or saturated fat or sodium or “sweeteners.” We want to think about eating food.<br />
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This is a long-term problem. For years government agencies have all but ignored the value of real food, of cooking, of well-produced, actually natural — the word must mean something, after all — food as opposed to its components or its hyperprocessed substitutes, and of eating with friends and family in a relaxed manner. (There’s a reason life expectancy in most OECD countries is higher than ours.) Agencies repeatedly ignored evidence that would have led to better advice because Big Food’s muscle prevented statements that would have cut consumption — such as “eat less meat,” or “don’t drink soda.”<br />
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The great news is that that’s changing. The report is not a paradigm shift, but it does contain significant improvements. Though it remains to be seen how many of the committee’s recommendations become official, if turned into guidelines they would constitute by far the best version ever. (They’re issued every five years.) So we should hope that the recommendations are eagerly adopted by the panel’s commissioning agencies, Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture.<br />
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The recent history of government recommendations is not pretty. At least some of the 117 million Americans who have “preventable, chronic diseases” (the report’s number, and phrasing) do so at least in part because of the failings of recommendations like these. (You can’t blame this current committee for that, because each panel has a unique makeup of experts. But previous panels tracked reigning “wisdom” that was arguably based more on strong personalities than science.)<br />
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In fact, the whole less fat/more carbohydrates mess — disaster is not too strong a word, since it likely contributed to the obesity and chronic disease crisis — can be attributed in large part to similarly official dietary recommendations, which in turn are the fault of agency weakness in the face of industry intransigence. For this you can thank lobbying, the revolving-door policy and the traps of campaign financing. (This is an example of a point I make often: You can’t revolutionize food policy without changing how government works.)<br />
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We all make mistakes, though we don’t all make mistakes that abet epidemics. But this report is making fewer, and that’s progress. Let’s look at some strong points:<br />
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1. The report recognizes that environmental factors should play a role in determining diet. It’s unlikely some meat is “bad” for you, but what’s clear is that the industrial production of livestock takes way more resources than producing any other food, and that there is simply not enough land, water, chemicals or anything else to produce unlimited meat for everyone who can afford it. Acknowledging that is a big step.<br />
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2. It finally says that dietary cholesterol isn’t much of a problem; you can forget counting milligrams. Think of all those eggs you missed!<br />
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3. It lumps together “sugar-sweetened foods and beverages and refined grains,” as it should. That’s real progress. Equally valuable is this: “taxation on higher sugar- and sodium-containing foods may encourage consumers to reduce consumption and revenues generated could support health promotion efforts. Alternatively, price incentives on vegetables and fruits could be used to promote consumption and public health benefits.”<br />
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4. It eases, though probably not as much as it will in the future, its strictures against fat, though not against saturated fat, where the recommendations remain unchanged. (As Nina Teicholz, the author of “The Big Fat Surprise,” pointed out last weekend in an Op-Ed piece, and as I wrote last year, the whole saturated fat thing is being roundly challenged. Stay tuned here.)<br />
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5. It tells you to drink all the coffee you want, up to something like five cups a day, which makes some people ecstatic. But far more important is this statement: “Strategies are needed to encourage the U.S. population to drink water when they are thirsty.” Imagine if that were official policy.<br />
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Industry representatives hate the report — a good indicator of its value — and will fight to keep its recommendations from becoming policy. (Saying “eat less meat” is way different from saying “eat more lean meat.”) We should carefully monitor the current public comment period, which will be followed by a review by the Health and Agriculture Departments later this year, before the official Dietary Guidelines for Americans will be published. The smart environmental qualifications, and much else, will be fought furiously. But whatever is adopted will become official policy and will strongly affect school lunches and other federally funded meal-serving programs. Overall, these recommendations deserve our support (you can register your comments here) and our awareness that they need to go further.<br />
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The recommendations are perhaps more complicated than we’d like, but they must stand up to Big Food, which will fight, deny, complicate and more, just as it’s fighting the Food and Drug Administration’s better-labeling laws, and just as it’s trying to roll back advances in school lunches. Industry’s job is to confuse every issue, to make sure that what we eat is profitable regardless of its value. In short, Big Food wants the corn-and-soybean status quo.<br />
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At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I think it would help if we had an overarching statement defining “food” and our rights regarding it, something like “All Americans have the right to nutritious, affordable, sustainable and fair food.” That would signal intent, and a recognition that although the science may never be entirely clear, people’s rights should trump industry’s “needs.”<br />
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Policy can make things much simpler. Michael Pollan’s justifiably famous seven words — “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants” — get at the root, and a more detailed explanation could be executed in just a couple of paragraphs. Many other countries are learning from our mistakes, and beginning to develop national food policies that have some teeth.<br />
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Food policy pits the profits of the very few against the needs and rights of many. We can whittle away at those profits, but it would be faster, healthier and even more delicious if we brought about a transition with more urgency.<br />
<br />GULPWATERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02053338828532283028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186601838289167638.post-43811548636066012512014-12-24T08:54:00.000-05:002014-12-24T08:54:16.176-05:00Sugar Season - Just like we have been saying for years.from<br />
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YOUR co-worker brought in brownies, your daughter made cookies for a holiday party and candy is arriving from far-flung relatives. Sugar is everywhere. It is celebration, it is festivity, it is love.</div>
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It’s also dangerous. In a recent study, we showed that sugar, perhaps more than salt, contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease. Evidence is growing, too, that eating too much sugar can lead to fatty <a class="meta-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/liver-disease/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;" title="In-depth reference and news articles about Liver disease.">liver disease</a>, <a class="meta-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hypertension/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;" title="In-depth reference and news articles about Hypertension.">hypertension</a>, <a class="meta-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/type-2-diabetes/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;" title="In-depth reference and news articles about Type 2 diabetes.">Type 2 diabetes</a>, <a class="meta-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/morbid-obesity/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;" title="In-depth reference and news articles about Obesity.">obesity</a> and kidney disease.</div>
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Yet people can’t resist. And the reason for that is pretty simple. Sugar is addictive. And we don’t mean addictive in that way that people talk about delicious foods. We mean addictive, literally, in the same way as drugs. And the food industry is doing everything it can to keep us hooked.</div>
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Up until just a few hundred years ago, concentrated sugars were essentially absent from the human diet — besides, perhaps, the fortuitous find of small quantities of wild honey. Sugar would have been a rare source of energy in the environment, and strong cravings for it would have benefited human survival. Sugar cravings would have prompted <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=The+Evolution+of+Obesity%3A+Insights+from+the+Mid-Miocene137" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;">searches for sweet foods</a>, the kind that help us layer on fat and store energy for times of scarcity.</div>
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Today added sugar is everywhere, used in approximately 75 percent of packaged foods purchased in the United States. The average American consumes anywhere from a quarter to a half pound of sugar a day. If you consider that the added sugar in a single can of soda might be more than most people would have consumed in an entire year, just a few hundred years ago, you get a sense of how dramatically our environment has changed. The sweet craving that once offered a survival advantage now works against us.</div>
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Whereas natural sugar sources like whole fruits and vegetables are generally not very concentrated because the sweetness is buffered by water, <a class="meta-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/nutrition/fiber/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;" title="In-depth reference and news articles about Fiber.">fiber</a> and other constituents, modern industrial sugar sources are unnaturally potent and quickly provide a big hit. Natural whole foods like beets are stripped of their water, fiber,<a class="meta-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/nutrition/vitamins/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;" title="In-depth reference and news articles about Vitamins.">vitamins</a>, minerals and all other beneficial components to produce purified sweetness. All that’s left are pure, white, sugary crystals.</div>
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A comparison to drugs would not be misplaced here. Similar refinement processes transform other plants like poppies and coca into heroin and cocaine. Refined sugars also affect people’s bodies and brains.</div>
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Substance use disorders, defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, exist when at least two to three symptoms from a list of 11 are present. In animal models, sugar produces at least three symptoms consistent with<a class="meta-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/specialtopic/drug-abuse/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;" title="In-depth reference and news articles about Drug abuse.">substance abuse</a> and dependence: cravings, tolerance and withdrawal. Other druglike properties of sugar include (but are not limited to) cross-sensitization, cross-tolerance, cross-dependence, reward, opioid effects and other neurochemical changes in the <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Evidence+for+sugar+addiction%3A+Behavioral+and+neurochemical+effects+of+intermittent%2C+excessive+sugar+intake" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;">brain</a>. In animal studies, animals experience sugar like a drug and can become sugar-addicted. One <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Sugar+addiction%3A+pushing+the+drug-sugar+analogy+to+the+limit" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;">study</a> has shown that if given the choice, rats will choose sugar over cocaine in lab settings because the reward is greater; the “high” is more pleasurable.</div>
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In humans, the situation may not be very different. Sugar stimulates brain pathways just as an opioid would, and <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Sugar+addiction%3A+pushing+the+drug-sugar+analogy+to+the+limit" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;">sugar has been found to be habit-forming</a> in people. Cravings induced by sugar are comparable to those induced by addictive drugs like cocaine and <a class="meta-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/poison/nicotine/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;" title="In-depth reference and news articles about Nicotine.">nicotine</a>. And although other food components may also be </div>
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pleasurable, sugar may be uniquely addictive in the food world. For instance, functional <a class="meta-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/test/mri/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;" title="In-depth reference and news articles about MRI.">M.R.I.</a> tests involving milkshakes demonstrate that it’s the sugar, not the fat, that people crave. Sugar is added to foods by an industry whose goal is to engineer products to be as irresistible and addictive as possible. How can we kick this habit? One route is to make foods and drinks with added sugar more expensive, through higher taxes. Another would be to remove sugar-sweetened beverages from places like schools and hospitals or to regulate sugar-added products just as we do alcohol and tobacco, for instance, by putting restrictions on advertising and by slapping on warning labels.</div>
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But as we suggested in two academic papers, <a href="http://openheart.bmj.com/content/1/1/e000167.full137" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;">one on salt and sugar</a> in the journal Open Heart and the other on <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25416919" style="color: #879cb4; text-decoration: none;">sugar and calories</a> in Public Health Nutrition, focusing narrowly on added sugar could have unintended consequences. It could prompt the food industry to inject something equally or more harmful into processed foods, as an alternative.</div>
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A better approach to sugar rehab is to promote the consumption of whole, natural foods. Substituting whole foods for sweet industrial concoctions may be a hard sell, but in the face of an industry that is exploiting our biological nature to keep us addicted, it may be the best solution for those who need that sugar fix.</div>
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The 33-year-old Rhode Island resident began drinking Diet Coke in kindergarten, graduating to three cans a day by adulthood. She quit in August after her gym trainer told her artificial sweeteners are unhealthy and make people fat even if they don't have calories.</div>
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"I thought it was a win-win, but after learning about the chemicals, definitely not,'' says Mrs. Stepka, a parenting lifestyle blogger.</div>
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Now diet soda is the industry's weightiest problem. Store sales of zero- and low-calorie soda plunged 6.8% in dollar terms in the 52 weeks through Nov. 23, while sales of regular sodas dropped 2.2%, according to Wells Fargo, citing Nielsen scanner data. As a category, diet soda has contracted more than regular soda for three straight years.</div>
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"We are seeing a fundamental shift in consumer habits and behaviors,'' <a class="t-company" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://quotes.wsj.com/PEP" style="color: #115b8f; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">PepsiCo</a> Inc.<span class="article-chiclet up" data-channel-currency="$" data-channel-last-price="82.4" data-channel-path="/quotes/nls/pep" data-country-code="US" data-ticker-code="PEP" data-utc-offset-hours="-5" style="background-color: #eafaea; border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(33, 166, 33); cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2rem; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ticker" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 15px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://quotes.wsj.com/PEP" style="background-color: transparent; color: #21a621; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">PEP <span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">+0.34%</span></a></span></span> Chairman <a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://topics.wsj.com/person/N/Indra-Nooyi/247" style="color: #115b8f; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Indra Nooyi</a> said recently.</div>
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PepsiCo gets about a quarter of its U.S. revenue from soda. Coke and <a class="t-company" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://quotes.wsj.com/DPS" style="color: #115b8f; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Dr Pepper Snapple Group</a> Inc. <span class="article-chiclet up" data-channel-currency="$" data-channel-last-price="48.39" data-channel-path="/quotes/nls/dps" data-country-code="US" data-ticker-code="DPS" data-utc-offset-hours="-5" style="background-color: #eafaea; border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(33, 166, 33); cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2rem; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ticker" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 15px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://quotes.wsj.com/DPS" style="background-color: transparent; color: #21a621; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">DPS <span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">+0.53%</span></a></span></span> both derive more than half their U.S. sales from soda.</div>
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Soda isn't the staple it once was. In a March survey by Mintel, 34% of those aged 18 to 36 considered it a "treat,'' a higher proportion than among older drinkers. Meanwhile, about 20% of Americans say they are on a diet, down from more than 25% a decade ago, according to NPD Group.</div>
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But the biggest drag is health fears about artificial sweeteners found in diet soda—mainly aspartame, but also sucralose and acesulfame potassium.</div>
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The American Beverage Association says such sweeteners are among "the most studied and reviewed ingredients'' over four decades, and are safe weight-loss tools, positions echoed by the American Diabetes Association and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.</div>
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Still, in a July opinion piece published in the journal Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Susan Swithers, a Purdue University professor, argued that frequent consumption of such sweeteners might trigger "metabolic derangements'' by tripping up body mechanisms that regulate caloric intake.</div>
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Such concerns follow some studies showing a correlation between diet soda and obesity, diabetes and heart disease.</div>
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"There's way more not known than known,'' says Dana Small, a professor at Yale University School of Medicine.</div>
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Aspartame, in particular, gives consumers pause, after some studies starting in the 1970s linked it to cancer.</div>
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The FDA, which approved aspartame in 1981, says such studies, including an Italian one in 2005, were flawed.</div>
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The Internet has amplified fears. Among the top 10 Google search results for "diet soda'' on a recent day: "10 Reasons to Give Up Diet Soda,'' "No, seriously: Diet sodas are terrible for you, too'' and "7 side effects of drinking diet soda.''</div>
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Mrs. Stepka, the former Diet Coke drinker, broadcast going cold turkey to more than 6,000<span class="mandelbrot_refrag" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="mandelbrot_refrag" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://topics.wsj.com/subject/T/twitter/4325?lc=int_mb_1001" style="color: #115b8f; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Twitter</a></span> followers. She also posted "10 Reasons to Give Up Diet Soda'' on her mother's Facebook wall to pressure her to quit.</div>
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In the Mintel survey, 46% agreed artificially sweetened soda is "unhealthy,'' including more than 50% of consumers younger than 35.</div>
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In a recent survey by Datamonitor, 28% of U.S. respondents said they avoid low-calorie sweeteners entirely and another 23% said they try to limit intake.</div>
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Soda companies are redoubling marketing and decadeslong efforts to create new diet sweeteners—especially ones derived from natural sources like the stevia plant, which is already in some beverages but can produce a bitter aftertaste.</div>
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Coke ran print ads this summer defending aspartame and pointing to more than 200 studies backing its safety. It is also leaning heavily on Taylor Swift to promote Diet Coke, splashing the singer's autograph on cans of the top-selling diet soda in October after signing her to a marketing deal.</div>
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"We believe very strongly in the future of Diet Coke,'' Steve Cahillane, Coke's Americas chief, recently told investors.</div>
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But earlier this year in South America the company began selling Coca-Cola Life, a mid-calorie cola featuring stevia for the first time in its flagship brand.</div>
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The company hasn't ruled out bringing it to the U.S. and is developing a new stevia variant with <a class="t-company" data-ls-seen="1" href="http://quotes.wsj.com/PCRTF" style="color: #115b8f; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">PureCircle</a> Ltd. <span class="article-chiclet down" data-channel-currency="$" data-channel-last-price="7.75" data-channel-path="/quotes/nls/pcrtf" data-country-code="US" data-ticker-code="PCRTF" data-utc-offset-hours="-5" style="background-color: #ffcccc; border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 0, 0); cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2rem; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ticker" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 15px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-ls-seen="1" href="http://quotes.wsj.com/PCRTF" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3rem; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">PCRTF <span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-0.13%</span></a></span></span> that could win FDA approval in the coming weeks.</div>
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GULPWATERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02053338828532283028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186601838289167638.post-86496272835369790112013-04-25T07:01:00.001-04:002013-04-25T07:01:50.672-04:00A sugary drink a day ups diabetes risk<img alt="Soft drink cups sized (L-R) at 32 ounces and 64 ounces are displayed at a news conference at City Hall in New York, May 31, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Burton" src="http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20130424&t=2&i=725635832&w=460&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=CBRE93N1PG800" /><br />
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<b>From <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/A-sugary-drink-a-day-ups-diabetes-risk/articleshow/19724160.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/A-sugary-drink-a-day-ups-diabetes-risk/articleshow/19724160.cms</a></b><br />
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<em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">A new study has suggested that drinking one (or one extra) 12oz serving size of sugar-sweetened<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/soft-drink" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #024d99; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">soft drink</a> a day can be enough to increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 22 per cent</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The research was conducted by </span><span class="cm_word" style="background-color: white; background-position: 0px 50%; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 3px 0px 0px; text-decoration: underline !important;">Dr Dora Romaguera</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">, Dr Petra Wark and </span><span class="cm_word" style="background-color: white; background-position: 0px 50%; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 3px 0px 0px; text-decoration: underline !important;">Dr Teresa Norat</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">, Imperial College </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/London" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #024d99; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">London</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">, UK, and colleagues and comes from data in the InterAct consortium. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The researchers used data on consumption of</span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/juices" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #024d99; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">juices</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> and nectars, sugar-sweetened soft drinks and artificially </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/sweetened" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #024d99; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">sweetened</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> soft drinks collected across eight European cohorts participating in the European Prospective Investigation into </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Cancer" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #024d99; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Cancer</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> and Nutrition (EPIC study; UK, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Spain, </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sweden" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #024d99; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Sweden</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">, France, Italy, Netherlands), covering some 350,000 participants. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">As part of </span><span class="cm_word" style="background-color: white; background-position: 0px 50%; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 3px 0px 0px; text-decoration: underline !important;">the InterAct project</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">, the researchers did a study which included 12,403 type 2 diabetes cases and a random sub-cohort of 16,154 identified within EPIC. The researchers found that, after adjusting for confounding factors, consumption of one 12oz (336ml) serving size of sugar-sweetened soft drink per day increased the risk of type 2 diabetes by 22 per cent. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">This increased risk fell slightly to 18 per cent when total energy intake and body-mass index (BMI) were accounted for (</span><span class="cm_word" style="background-color: white; background-position: 0px 50%; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 3px 0px 0px; text-decoration: underline !important;">both factors</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> that are thought to mediate the association between sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption and </span><span class="cm_word" style="background-color: white; background-position: 0px 50%; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 255) !important; cursor: pointer; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 3px 0px 0px; text-decoration: underline !important;">diabetes incidence</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">). This could indicate that the effect of sugar-sweetened soft drink on diabetes goes beyond its effect on body weight. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The authors also observed a statistically significant increase in type 2 diabetes incidence related to artificially sweetened soft drink consumption, however this significant association disappeared after taking into account the BMI of participants; this probably indicates that the association was not causal but driven by the weight of participants. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Pure fruit juice and nectar consumption was not significantly associated with diabetes incidence, however it was not possible using the data available to study separately the effect of 100 per cent pure juices from those with added </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/sugars" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #024d99; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">sugars</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The researchers said the increased risk of diabetes among sugar-sweetened soft drink consumers in Europe is similar to that found in a meta-analysis of previous studies conducted mostly in</span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/North-America" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #024d99; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">North America</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> (that found a 25 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes associated with one 12 oz daily increment of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">The research is published in </span><em style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Diabetologia </em><span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">(the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes).</span><br />
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to limit New Yorkers' sugar consumption and calls it "portion control" not a ban.</h2>
Talk about a sugar high.<br />
New York City's soft drink sellers
celebrated a sweet victory Monday when Mayor Michael Bloomberg's
controversial ban on large-size sugary beverages was overturned by a New
York state judge.<br />
"We're excited. We're happy," said Russell
Levinson, general manager of Movieworld in Queens. He said he is
relieved that, at least for now, the theater doesn't have to ditch the
four drink sizes that would have been banned under the new regulations. <br />
The size limit had been set to take effect Tuesday. <br />
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Monday afternoon, New York Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling ruled
that the city health board didn't have the authority to limit or ban a
legal item under the guise of "controlling a chronic disease."<br />
"The Board of Health may supervise and regulate the food supply of the
city when it affects public health," and can do so when the city "is
facing imminent danger due to disease," but that was not proven in this
case, Tingling said in his written decision.<br />
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The
limit put a 16-ounce cap on sweetened bottled drinks and fountain
beverages sold at city restaurants, delis, movie theaters, sports venues
and street carts.<br />
The size limit applied to beverages with more
than 25 calories per 8 ounces. It didn't include 100% juice drinks or
beverages with more than 50% milk. <br />
"We are elated with today's
decision," the National Association of Theatre Owners said in a written
statement. "This issue was never about obesity, nor about soda. This
was all about power. The court rejected the mayor's attempt to
unilaterally tell New Yorkers what to drink." <br />
At a news
conference Monday evening, Bloomberg said he disagreed with the court
decision and that the city would appeal. With a rising number of
overweight and obese people, he said, "it is reasonable and responsible
to draw a line."<br />
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On Thursday evening, I ventured over to the Delaware Community School
for a presentation on the importance of making correct choices from the
<a href="http://www.hydrationeducation.org/">Hydration Education Foundation</a>. The audience were ages 5 to 12 year olds who were participating in the <a href="http://www.palmspringskarate.com/Shotokan_Karate_Vocabulary.html">City of Albany's Recreation Department's Karate classes</a>.<br />
Once again, I didn't get what I had anticipated.<br />
I met Shihan Butler outside of the school with snow spitting at us in
the dark...there were no children two minutes before "go time." Shihan
assured me that within minutes, the gym would be filled with 25
children...and he was correct. Jon Salkin prepared his hydration lessons
and certificate for his short presentation at the end of class while I
marvelled at the lessons learned by the karate students.<br />
When I first met Shihan Butler, I was surprised that he introduced
himself as "Tony" as Mr. D'Antonio had always referred to him as
"Shihan." Sure, I thought it an odd name for a man but who am I to
question names. Tony never flinched...finally, with some patience, I
googled "Shihan Butler" and discovered that "Shihan" = "Master."<br />
Shihan Butler is a Fifth Degree black belt who not only influences
the lives of over 350 Albany students through the recreation department,
he has a Dojo of his own! <a href="http://www.newyorkcitizenone.com/ww.aijkalbany.com/About-Us.html">Learn about his Dojo here</a>...I'll wait.<br />
The room filled with students who lined up silently at "attention" on
the mid-line of the gymnasium. Shihan Butler and I chatted while the
two instructors warmed up the students. The students worked through but
kept a watchful eye on Shihan as he explained to me that they weren't
used the Shihan's presence in their class.<br />
Without warning, Shihan strode to the front of the room...I had images of <a href="http://www.meredy.com/yulbrynner/">Yul Brynne</a>r,
from the King and I, as awed respect fell upon the students who had
been directed to sit. "We all have choices," Shihan tells his entranced
students,"you make choices every day...you learn about stances, spirit
and understanding...don't look at someone else and copy what they
do...make your choice to be your own best in everything you do."<br />
Then, he points at a girl who seemed to be about 10 years old, she
wore a purple belt, "you, up." The girl jumped to her feet and she was
directed to demonstrate her moves for him. (I learned later that it
wasn't my hearing that was bad...he was instructing in Japanese...an
added benefit of participating in these classes.)<br />
The girl moved through her presentation with minimal sharpness, which
I gathered was of major importance in karate. Shihan critiquest the
performance as lacking...but encourages more practice. A group of five
"colored" belts is selected to demonstrate...and, upon completion a
silent Shihan asks, "Why don't you give me your best? If you fail in
anything, at least you will know that you did your best. My colored
belts are supposed to be leading by example!" (I must say, they were not
impressive and I don't know what I'm looking at."<br />
Shihan explained the importance of fully committing to whatever they
do in life and asked each how often they practiced their lessons at
home...most answered "once or twice" but one brave soul answer, "I
don't." Shihan Butler smiled and thanked him for his honesty with a
sincerity that will ensure that young man will never give that answer
again.<br />
The class listend as pearls of ancient wisdom were delivered to
them...be true to yourself, take pride in yourself and maintain the
dignity deserving of yourself...learn for yourself because you must be
the best you can possibly be. Never, in any modern day class, have I
seen any lesson as inspired and captivating as this simple hour filled
with karate and hydration.<br />
After the life lessons were learned and the importance of "choice"
inserted into each young mind, Shihan Butler handed the class to Jon
Salkin of the Hydration Education Foundation. With open minds, the
students learned the importance of hydrating their bodies with water
rather than sodas or chocolate milk or the nasty energy drinks.<br />
While I'm sure I'll be just as impressed wtih other programs and
classes I'm observing, Shihan Butler and his Karate classes have set the
bar high. Not only do the lessons learned amount to much more than
Karate, the parents of the children are welcome to join in the weekly
lessons along with the student. One parent worked his stances right
along with his child, his wife will be joining in next week and a sister
too young for the program jumped in to participate in whatever she
could.<br />
Shihan Butler, and the Parks and Recreation Department, is not only
teaching karate, they are inspiring change, they are igniting pride in
self and community, they are re-establishing dignity in Albany...and I
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">On October 24<sup>th</sup>, New York State Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, released a <a href="http://www.osc.state.ny.us/reports/obesity_and_child_obesity_10_23_12.pdf" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">report</span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> which
cites obesity and, in particular, childhood obesity, as an important
factor in the burgeoning health care costs to New York’s employers,
consumers and taxpayers. DiNapoli reports that “the total
obesity-related costs in New York State are estimated at more than $11.8
billion annually. Some $4.3 billion of such expenditures are funded by
Medicaid, with roughly half of that cost paid by New Yorkers’ State and
local taxes. Another $7.5 billion of obesity-related costs are paid by
Medicare, employers’ and workers’ health-insurance premiums, and
uninsured individuals.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Report goes on to state that the medi<span style="font-size: 10pt;">cal
costs that are attributable to overweight status and obesity totaled
$327 million in 2011. This figure reflects Department of Health
estimates of the number of obese and overweight individuals and Medical
Expenditure Panel Survey data on per-child medical costs attributable to
obesity.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Jon
Salkin, founder of the Hydration Education Foundation, “Gulpwater,”
offers a simple solution to this complex health problem and it doesn’t
limit consumer choices or cost them a dime. Salkin’s solution?
“Gulpwater.” The Hydration Education Foundation was established in 2011
to help spread the hydration message to children, parents, seniors and
all citizens interested in developing a healthier community while
decreasing the costs associated with the alternative. Salkin’s
Foundation offers lesson plans and other fun ways to initiate good
hydration habits in our youth as well as programs to modify behavior in
citizens of all ages to reach for a glass of good, clean water before
reaching for a glass of soda.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">The
US Department of Agriculture has designated Hydration Education
Foundation, Inc. as an Official Community Partner. The IRS recently
granted it 501(c)3 public charity status as a not-for-profit. Request
free lesson plans or make a tax-deductible donation at <a href="http://www.gulpwater.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.gulpwater.org</a>. Follow them on Twitter @gulpwater or at the <a href="http://www.gulpwater.blogspot.com/">Gulpwater Blog</a>.</span></div>
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A lot of people think that because you're in the pool, surrounded by
water, it's not important to hydrate. We were sweating in there, more
than we ever realized because we were working so hard without getting
out of the pool.<br />
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Don't just rely on your senses. Hydration is tricky; it can fool you.
Do everything you can to avoid being reactionary. Make sure you drink
before you start feeling the effects of dehydration. By the time you
feel thirsty or get that mild headache, your body is already depleted.
Get ahead of the game by drinking water in the morning as soon as you
wake up and throughout the day. Stay hydrated all the time and you'll be
fueling your body for all your workouts.<br />
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We invite you to create your own protocol to track your families daily hydration which will demonstrate the positive results from healthy hydration.<br />
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It's easy and fun. Simply record how many glasses of water each family member drinks daily and also record your weight and you will soon see a trend as the water hydration increases (replacing sugar based drinks). Your weight will soon decrease. This is because your calorie intake will decrease. Drinking water before you eat each meal or snack will also make you feel fuller faster and will reduce your caloric intake.<br />
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<h1>
Hydration Calculator</h1>
Bottled
water is an excellent choice for hydration for those who enjoy its
refreshing taste and consistent high quality and safety, and for
consumers wishing to avoid or moderate calories, caffeine, sugar,
artificial colorings or other additives.<br />
The amount of water you need to be adequately hydrated varies
depending on your temperature, weight, level and duration of exercise,
and many other factors. We offer this handy hydration calculator that
will calculate a recommended water intake guideline that is tailored to
your individual need.<br />
Remember, this is only an estimate.<br />
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How to Kick the Soda Pop Habit</h2>
<h3>
<em>It’s easier to break your soft drink addiction when you know how to counter the cravings.</em></h3>
How much soda pop do you drink in a day? If you’re already trying to
kick the habit, you know how hard that can be. But, there are a few
things you can do to make giving up sweet sodas a whole lot easier.<br />
<h3>
Use a List</h3>
Make a list of the motives driving you to give up pop. Write down
every reason you’ve got. Display your list in a prominent place such as
your refrigerator door or just above your computer monitor so that every
time you consider reaching for a soft drink you will be reminded about
why you want to stop.<br />
<h3>
Make a Plan</h3>
Create a plan for how you will stop drinking pop. Some people prefer
to quit “cold turkey,” while others would rather taper off. Whether you
want to kick the habit all at once or little by little, removing all
soft drinks from your home will help.<br />
If you are limiting yourself to a certain number of beverages per
day, dwindling down to none over time, bring home just enough for the
next day’s allotment. Better yet, leave them all at the store. Forcing
yourself to trek to the corner market every time you want a soda will be
a helpful deterrent in your quest for a pop-free lifestyle.<br />
<h3>
Use Healthier Substitutes</h3>
While you are cutting back or entirely eliminating soda pop from your
diet, give yourself other options. Flavored soda water is a good
choice, as it provides the flavor and carbonated fizz you find
refreshing without the sugar, calories or caffeine of pop. Herbal teas
are another healthy choice. Limit your intake of juice, as although it
does offer nutrition not found in pop, it is also a source of sugar and
calories.<br />
If you decide that you really need some caffeine, brew a cup of black
or green tea. These beverages provide caffeine in addition to offering
health benefits without the calories and sugar found in soda pop.<br />
Check out our article on <a href="http://quick-dish.tablespoon.com/2011/04/22/How%20to%20Make%20a%20Cup%20of%20Tea/" title="How to Brew Tea Article">how to brew tea</a>.<br />
<h3>
Drink More Water</h3>
Strive to get in your 8 glasses of water each day. Doing so will keep
you hydrated, so you won’t feel thirsty and reach for a soda. Force
yourself to drink at least half of your daily intake before allowing
yourself a soda pop, if you are weaning yourself slowly. Add slices of
citrus fruit or cucumber for added flavor without sugar or chemicals.<br />
Check out our article on <a href="http://www.tablespoon.com/search/how%20to%20make%20drinking%20water%20easier/" title="How to Drink More Water Article">how to drink more water</a>, and see our idea for great-tasting water below.<br />
<h3>
Don’t Beat Yourself Up</h3>
Finally, be gentle on yourself as you work to overcome your soda pop
habit. Understand that feeling tired, sluggish and even irritable is
completely normal as your body is likely dependent on the caffeine in
pop. Go to bed a little earlier than usual and take naps whenever
possible to counteract any fatigue you experience. Take walks, write in a
journal and talk with friends to get past grouchiness or mood swings.
These feelings will pass and before you know it, you will have
successfully stopped drinking pop.<br />
<br />
<h3>
Use Healthier Substitutes</h3>
While you are cutting back or entirely eliminating soda pop from your
diet, give yourself other options. Flavored soda water is a good
choice, as it provides the flavor and carbonated fizz you find
refreshing without the sugar, calories or caffeine of pop. Herbal teas
are another healthy choice. Limit your intake of juice, as although it
does offer nutrition not found in pop, it is also a source of sugar and
calories.<br />
If you decide that you really need some caffeine, brew a cup of black
or green tea. These beverages provide caffeine in addition to offering
health benefits without the calories and sugar found in soda pop.<br />
Check out our article on <a href="http://quick-dish.tablespoon.com/2011/04/22/How%20to%20Make%20a%20Cup%20of%20Tea/" title="How to Brew Tea Article">how to brew tea</a>.<br />
<h3>
Drink More Water</h3>
Strive to get in your 8 glasses of water each day. Doing so will keep
you hydrated, so you won’t feel thirsty and reach for a soda. Force
yourself to drink at least half of your daily intake before allowing
yourself a soda pop, if you are weaning yourself slowly. Add slices of
citrus fruit or cucumber for added flavor without sugar or chemicals.<br />
Check out our article on <a href="http://www.tablespoon.com/search/how%20to%20make%20drinking%20water%20easier/" title="How to Drink More Water Article">how to drink more water</a>, and see our idea for great-tasting water below.<br />
<h3>
Don’t Beat Yourself Up</h3>
Finally, be gentle on yourself as you work to overcome your soda pop
habit. Understand that feeling tired, sluggish and even irritable is
completely normal as your body is likely dependent on the caffeine in
pop. Go to bed a little earlier than usual and take naps whenever
possible to counteract any fatigue you experience. Take walks, write in a
journal and talk with friends to get past grouchiness or mood swings.
These feelings will pass and before you know it, you will have
successfully stopped drinking pop.<br />
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How to Beat the Number One Nutrition-Related Cause of Poor Performance</h1>
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By:
Katie Davis | January 15, 2013</div>
<strong>From :<a href="http://www.stack.com/2013/01/15/dehydration/">http://www.stack.com/2013/01/15/dehydration/</a></strong><br />
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What's the number one nutrition-related cause of poor performance? <a href="http://www.stack.com/2013/01/11/weight-loss-hydration/">Dehydration</a>.
It takes only a two percent level of dehydration in your body to
trigger a drop in performance. During an intense practice, athletes lose
body weight due to sweat and use of muscle carbohydrate stores. So if a
150-pound athlete were to lose only three pounds during activity, he or
she would be greatly affecting his or her training efforts.<br />
What can you do to assure you stay hydrated before, during and after practice?<br />
<h3>
<strong>Start early</strong></h3>
Be sure to drink 16 ounces (two cups) of water as soon as you wake up
in the morning. Put a water bottle or glass of water right next to your
bed as a reminder and so you have no excuse.<br />
<h3>
<strong>Be consistent</strong></h3>
Properly hydrating is about what you do all day, not just during
practice. Carry a water bottle with you and drink enough fluids during
the day to maintain the color of your urine pale yellow or lighter.
Another signal is thirst. If you are thirsty, you are already one
percent dehydrated, so drink to stay ahead of thirst. Continue hydrating
the entire day until bedtime.<br />
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Report Finds Spike In Energy Drink-Related Emergency Room Visits</h1>
From <a href="http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/01/16/report-finds-spike-in-energy-drink-related-emergency-room-visits/">http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/01/16/report-finds-spike-in-energy-drink-related-emergency-room-visits/</a><br />
<b>NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)</b> — Energy drinks are the fastest growing segment of the carbonated soft drink market.<br />
Trouble is, most people don’t realize that they can be hazardous to
their health and the Food and Drug Administration is already
investigating<a href="http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/10/31/how-much-caffeine-is-in-your-energy-drink/" title="How Much Caffeine Is In Your Energy Drink?"> the safety of energy drinks </a>after a number of deaths were linked to them, CBS 2′s Dr. Max Gomez reported.<br />
The beverages are super popular, especially with young adults.<br />
College junior Allen Abrishame, 20, works late nights at a restaurant, so he uses them to stay awake.<br />
“During the middle of the shift, I’ll get tired and knock one down,” Abrishame said.<br />
But the drinks are landing more and more people in the emergency room.<br />
“The first question I ask when I see a young person with a rapid
heart beat and anxiety is ‘Have you taken any energy drinks?’” said Dr.
Stephen Meldon, the Vice Chair of the Emergency Services Institute at
the Cleveland Clinic.<br />
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A report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration said ER visits doubled in the last four years from about
10,000 to more than 20,000.<br />
Doctors said those high doses of caffeine and other additives can cause a number of reactions.<br />
“It’s really going to be symptoms of taking a stimulant…so you’re
going to have nervousness, rapid heart rate, anxiety,” Meldon said.<br />
In recent years sales have soared for the top three energy drink
companies. — Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar and marketers main target is
young people.<br />
The government report found those same young people, ages 18-25, were the most common age group to need emergency treatment.<br />
“I get really jittery, I get really, really hyper. It makes me want
to pace and I just don’t feel good, and once the energy drink wears off,
I have a really bad headache,” said 19-year-old freshman nursing
student Victoria Benson.<br />
The American Beverage Association criticized the report, saying many
of those who end up in the ER were also consuming alcohol or drugs.<br />
About half of the ER visits were for people who combined energy drinks with alcohol or stimulant drugs like Adderall or Ritali.<br />
CBS 2′s Gomez reported that three energy drinks is the equivalent of
15 cups of coffee and said people using them should limit themselves to
one every few hours<br />
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Read on the Web...Cold Weather Hydration, good article, great advice.<br />
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As we all know hydration, or sometimes the lack thereof, is an important factor when <a href="http://www.nola.com/running/">running</a>
and exercising in the hot weather of Louisiana. We understand the heat
and humidity can take a toll on our body if we aren’t diligent about
staying on top of hydration. But have you ever thought of hydration to
be as important in cold weather?<br />
Well, hydration is just as
crucial in cooler temperatures as it is in warmer temperatures, but it's
often forgotten when you'd rather reach for coffee and lattes instead
of water.<br />
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of dehydration is just as high in cold weather as in warm weather, so
it's important to drink water and take precautions all the time.</span>
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In the winter months people often think, “Since it’s cold out, I’m
not sweating as much." Well, you are right on one thing – it is cold –
but you still sweat. The difference is the sweat isn’t dripping off you
like it would in late July. <br />
During the cooler months, cold
air, wind chill, and shivering can all contribute to dehydration. So if
you maintain your normal exercise regimen through the cooler
temperatures while considering the dehydration risk factors, then decide
you don’t need to drink as many fluids, you are setting yourself up for
disaster. Your body still needs water to maintain normal functions, so
just as you would on hot summer days, carry on with your fluid intake to
avoid the effects of dehydration.<br />
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A couple of signs that you should consider drinking more water are if
you aren’t going to the bathroom for several hours at a time, or your
urine is very yellow. I'll never forget a text my mother-in-law sent me
one day when she was visiting and helping with my children. It said:
“Your 3-year-old daughter just told me she had to drink more water
because her pee was too yellow.” Apparently, my mother-in-law asked
where she learned that and my daughter replied, “Mommy told me.” I guess
all this time my daughter was listening.<br />
With that being said, I
need to practice what I preach because I know I am very guilty of not
drinking as much water in the winter. I am quickly reminded of that fact
as soon as I start my run and my right-side side stitch appears. I
immediately begin to scold myself as I am running along looking for the
next water fountain. <br />
To avoid this situation, I am working on
taking my father-in-law’s method of remembering to drink water for the
day. In the morning he puts out at least six bottles of water on the
counter. He says that by the end of the day he needs to drink them all
or he hasn’t met his mark. While those bottles of water should increase
with greater exercise, if we all adopt a method such as this, we can
remind ourselves to keep drinking our water and stay on top of the
hydration game.<br />
While you are more likely to lose water from your
body in the warm months, you can be even more susceptible to become
dehydrated in the cooler months, so don’t forget that keeping hydrated
year-round is essential. Your running and exercise performance depends
on it. <br />
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The human body is mostly made up of water, about 60%
of it. Therefore, it is essential to our survival that this fluid be
replenished to maintain adequate levels of hydration. How much water
should a person drink? That answer is variable, and depends on a
person's size, activity level, climate and nutritional intake. A good
rule of thumb is the “8-8oz glasses a day” rule. This adds up to 1.9
liters per day and is easy to remember. The Institute of Medicine
recommends 3 liters of water for men and 2.2 liters of water for women,
per day. This is a bit more than the 8 by 8 rule, however you will also
be able to obtain about 20% of your water intake from food if you are
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The importance of water and hydration is highlighted when we take a look at some of the benefits of drinking it. </div>
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<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Joint movement:</span> The
cells in your body absorb the fluid which plumps up cellular membranes.
This will moisturize, lubricate and cushion the membranes of our
joints, muscles and cartilage.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Healthier looking skin:</span>
Drinking water will help keep your skin moisturized, especially during
these dry winter months. Stay hydrated to prevent chapped lips, flaky
skin, and dry eyes. You'll look better and feel better!</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Transportation of nutrients:</span>
eating foods high in water content can not only provide you with
essential water, but also essential nutrients and electrolytes. Try
fruits like canataloupe, peaches and strawberries which are rich in
potassium. Enjoy citrus fruits that are high in the antioxidant,
Vitamin C, to help maintain cartilage and joint flexibility and boost
your immune system. And don't forget broccoli, which is about 90% water
and contains antioxidants that can reduce your risk of cancer.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Weight loss:</span>
Research shows that drinking a glass of water before meals can curb your
appetite, helping you eat less. Did you know that one of the first
signs of dehydration is hunger? Next time you get a craving, try
drinking an 8 oz glass of water. Increasing your water consumption can
boost your metabolism, so drink up to burn more calories. Water will
also contribute to weight loss by flushing toxins and waste products out
of the body.</li>
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The health benefits of drinking more water are
numerous. Adding in a few extra glasses of water a day, could get you on
track to “Feel Better and Live Longer!”. </div>
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Basic life skills are vital and simple and critical for kids "of all ages"..<br />
They include early learning wisdom that we all use throughout our lifetime.<br />
Some life skill examples include (but are not limited to): <br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Look both ways before crossing the street...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Don't touch that...it's hot !</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hydrate (like plants do) by drinking water; not sugar, not fructose..</span><br />
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We all know that drinking soda isn’t doing us any good but check out these stats! Click on the pic to enlarge!!</h3>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A <strong>soft drink</strong> (also called <strong>soda</strong>, <strong>pop</strong>, <strong>coke</strong>,<span> </span><strong>soda pop</strong>, <strong>fizzy drink</strong>, <strong>tonic</strong>, <strong>seltzer</strong>, <strong>mineral</strong>,<span> </span> <strong>sparkling water</strong> or <strong>carbonated beverage</strong>)
is a beverage that typically contains water (often, but not
always carbonated water), usually a sweetener, and usually a flavoring
agent. The sweetener may be sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit
juice, sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks) or a combination
of these.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, colorings, preservatives and other ingredients.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Soft drinks
are called “soft” in contrast to “hard drinks” (alcoholic beverages).
Small amounts of alcohol may be present in a soft drink, but the alcohol
content must be less than 0.5% of the total volume if the drink is to
be considered non-alcoholic.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Widely sold
soft drink flavors are cola, cherry, lemon-lime, root
beer, orange, grape, vanilla, ginger ale, fruit punch, and sparkling
lemonade.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Soft drinks may be served chilled or at room temperature. They are rarely heated.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the late <a class="ucontext" href="http://www.ucontext.com/cbhop.php/8176/0/49cfca1370bf59cde3559552231fb362/18th+century" target="_blank">18th century</a>,
scientists made important progress in replicating naturally
carbonated mineral waters. In 1767, Englishman Joseph Priestley first
discovered a method of infusing water with <a class="ucontext" href="http://www.ucontext.com/cbhop.php/8176/0/97c4c18252f01a4d55400e1181c1fac7/carbon+dioxide" target="_blank">carbon dioxide</a> to make carbonated water<span> </span> when
he suspended a bowl of distilled water above a beer vat at a local
brewery in Leeds, England. His invention of carbonated water (also known
as soda water) is the major and defining component of most soft drinks.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Priestley found that water treated in this manner had a pleasant
taste, and he offered it to friends as a refreshing drink. In 1772,
Priestley published a paper entitled <em>Impregnating Water with Fixed Air</em> in which he describes dripping <em>oil of vitriol</em> (or sulfuric
acid as it is now called) onto chalk to produce carbon dioxide gas, and
encouraging the gas to dissolve into an agitated bowl of water.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another Englishman, John Mervin Nooth, improved Priestley’s design
and sold his apparatus for commercial use in pharmacies. Swedish
chemist Torbern Bergman invented a generating apparatus that made
carbonated water from chalk by the use of sulfuric acid. Bergman’s
apparatus allowed imitation mineral water to be produced in large
amounts. Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius started to add flavors
(spices, juices, and wine) to carbonated water in the <a class="ucontext" href="http://www.ucontext.com/cbhop.php/8176/0/49cfca1370bf59cde3559552231fb362/late+18th" target="_blank">late 18th</a> century. </span></span><br />
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