California Senator William Monning wants to make his state the first in the nation to require warning labels on soda and other sugary drinks.
Democratic Sen. William Monning’s bill proposed Thursday would require the warning on the front of all beverage containers with added sweeteners that have 75 or more calories in every 12 ounces.
The label would read: “STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAFETY WARNING: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay.”
California new bill would require the warning on the front of all beverage containers with added sweeteners that have 75 or more calories in every 12 ounces
The new bill is backed by several public health advocacy groups.
The first proposal of its kind would put California, which banned sodas and junk food from public schools in 2005, back in the vanguard of a growing national movement to curb the consumption of high-caloric beverages that medical experts say are largely to blame for an epidemic of childhood obesity.
A growing body of research has identified sugary drinks as the biggest contributors to added, empty calories in the American diet, and as a major culprit in a range of costly health problems associated with being overweight.
More than a third of all US adults and nearly 17% of children between the ages of 2 and 19 are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
State Senator Bill Monning, who sponsored the warning label bill and whose effort to push a state tax on sugary drinks died last year, said the new measure was crafted in such a way as to address criticism leveled at other measures.
CalBev, the California arm of the American Beverage Association said in a statement that it is misleading to suggest that soft drink consumption is uniquely responsible for weight gain.
“Only 4.0 percent of calories in the average American diet are derived directly from soda,” they said.
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The stars walking the carpet at the Golden Globes 2014 received some serious swag bags.
According to InStyle, this year’s gift bags contained:
Women’s
Dooney & Bourke Blair bag
It Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe powder brush
Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina eau de parfum
Fekkai Classic Brush & Brilliant Glossing Cream
Golden Globes swag bags 2014
Rituals Skin Care Touch of Happiness body cream
SK-II facial treatment essence
L’Oréal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara & Colour Riche Nail Collection Privée
Men’s
Travelpro garment bag
Ferragamo Acqua Essenziale fragrance
Le Creuset champagne bottle opener
Goldtoe boot socks
Bee Bald shave cream
Martial Vivot shampoo
Rituals Skin Care shower gel
Zirh face wash
DeVita eye crème
Braven speakers
Lug USA nap sack, blanket and toiletry bag
L’Oréal aftershave and anti-wrinkle cream
According to British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra, the risk from saturated fat in foods such as butter, cakes and fatty meat is being overstated and demonized.
Dr. Aseem Malhotra said there was too much focus on the fat with other factors such as sugar often overlooked.
It is time to “bust the myth of the role of saturated fat in heart disease”, Dr. Aseem Malhotra writes in an opinion piece in the British Medical Journal.
However, the British Heart Foundation said there was conflicting evidence.
It added reducing cholesterol through drugs or other means does lower heart risk.
The risk from saturated fat in foods such as butter, cakes and fatty meat is being overstated and demonized
Studies on the link between diet and disease have led to dietary advice and guidelines on how much saturated fat, particularly cholesterol, it is healthy to eat.
Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a cardiology registrar at Croydon University Hospital, London, says the “mantra that saturated fat must be removed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease has dominated dietary advice and guidelines for almost four decades”.
The cardiologist says saturated fat has been “demonized” and any link with heart disease is not fully supported by scientific evidence.
The food industry has compensated for lowering saturated fat levels in food by replacing it with sugar, he says, which also contributes to heart disease.
Adopting a Mediterranean diet – olive oil, nuts, oily fish, plenty of fruit and vegetables and a moderate amount of red wine – after a heart attack is almost three times as powerful in reducing mortality as taking a statin, writes Dr. Aseem Malhotra.
Statins are a group of medicines that can help lower rates of cholesterol in the blood.
Cholesterol can also be reduced by eating a healthy, balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight and doing regular physical activity.
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