From the “Fooducate” blog some good information on sweeteners:
Longtime Fooducate readers know that one our first recommendations for nutrition newbies is to cut down on soda and juice consumption. These are useless, empty calories that cost families loads of money and provide only negative nutritional value. Here are two trending stories on this subject matter.
1. Soda tax directly linked to improved health. The Archives of Internal Medicine published a study by leading obesity researcher Barry Popkin that shows how price changes in various foods affect purchase decisions and ultimately personal health. Raising the price of pizzas and sodas led to a decrease in consumption. But lowering the price of healthy foods had an interesting effect – people used the money they saved on the healthy foods to buy more junk.
2. Sugar is back in vogue. Respected and independent nutrition experts such as Marion Nestle and Michael Jacobson point out that there is no scientific evidence of differences between the way our bodies metabolize high fructose corn syrup and sugar. (Both are equally BAD in the huge quantities we consume). The Corn Refiners Association has repeatedly tried to assuage consumer fears that HFCS is safe. More…
