/oss/taxonomy/term/377/all en /oss/article/health-nutrition/small-changes-make-big-difference-diets <p>Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have come up with some interesting data. They analyzed surveys filled out by some 120,000 nurses, physicians, veterinarians and dentists over a period of about twenty years. Starting in the 1980s these subjects answered questionnaires about their diet and weight, including specifics about the number of servings of various foods they consumed per day. Some fascinating revelations have emerged from the massive amount of data collected. First of all, there was an average weight gain of about seventeen pounds over twenty years.</p> Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:18:05 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8054 at /oss /oss/article/nutrition-you-asked/what-difference-between-ginger-ale-and-ginger-beer <p>I take a sip from the cup of ginger ale. It tastes of carbonation and sugar, with a faint trail of ginger. I turn to the cup of ginger beer. It already smells of ginger as I bring it to my mouth. The taste is crisp, hot, and strong. This is ginger on steroids, with sugar and carbonation taking a backseat.</p> Thu, 04 Jul 2019 16:22:39 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7817 at /oss /oss/article/health-you-asked/depression-and-soft-drinks <p>There’s some bitter news about sweet pop! But you have to take it with a grain of salt. Beginning in 1995, researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health in the U.S. had more than 250,000 adults between the ages of 50 to 71 fill out questionnaires about the kinds of drinks they consumed.Ten years later they asked the participants whether they had been diagnosed with depression since the year 2000. The participants reported a total of 11,311 depression diagnoses.</p> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:13:26 +0000 OSS 1857 at /oss /oss/article/food/natural-soft-drinks <p>The money that carbonated soft drink companies spend on advertising is astounding. Coca Cola dishes out about 235 million dollars a year to push its flagship product. But as far as producers are concerned, advertising dollars are well spent, the global soft drink market is worth about 75 billion dollars a year! Colas are the most popular drinks, with lemon-lime flavoured beverages ranking a distant second, accounting only for about 10% of sales. Of course that is still a hefty amount, but companies are concerned because sales of these drinks have been dropping.</p> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:24:35 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 1631 at /oss /oss/article/science-science-everywhere/taxing-soft-drinks <p>A gulp of cola tastes just right with a slice of pizza and a smoked meat sandwich goes down nicely with a black cherry soda. I’ll admit to an occasional such indulgence. But for the majority of North Americans having a soft drink is not a rare treat, it’s a common daily habit. And it is not without consequence. The consumption of sugar sweetened beverages has been associated with not only with an increased risk of obesity, but also with an increased risk of cavities, diabetes and heart disease.</p> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:31:20 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1591 at /oss