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Issue #51-- 10 Reasons to Stay Away from Sodas and Energy Drinks
July 14, 2007

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July 13, 2007 Issue #51

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) 10 Reasons to Stay Away from Sodas and Energy Drinks
2) FOOD ADDITIVES Announcement
3) Healthy Products and Services


10 Reasons to Stay Away from Sodas and Energy Drinks

  1. The average soda has no nutritional value - only sugar, carbonated water, caramel color, natural flavors, caffeine, phosphoric acid and high fructose corn syrup.

  2. According to Harvard researchers, the risk of childhood obesity increases 1.6 times with each additional daily serving of soda consumed.

  3. Soda adds more sugar to a typical 2-year-old's diet than cookies, candy and ice cream combined.

  4. Numerous studies indicate that the sugar and acids in soda may cause tooth decay.

  5. According to some household cleaning web sites, soda can be used as a toilet cleaner and rust and grease remover.

  6. A Harvard study of teenage athletes identified a strong association between soda consumption and bone fractures in 14-year-old girls.

  7. An average can of sode has 35-38 mg of caffeine and as much as 13 teaspoons of sugar.

  8. Most energy drinks contain about 80 mg of caffeine, along with other legal stimulants like guarana and ginseng.

  9. Certain energy drinks contain huge blasts of caffeine (up to 280 mg) - almost triple the caffeine in a cup of coffee.

  10. Energy drinks can boost heart rate and blood pressure, increase anxiety, dehydrate the body and cause insomnia.

    Reprinted with permission from the June 2007 issue of "To Your Health" www.toyourhealth.com.


    FOOD ADDITIVES Announcement

    The 2007 edition of FOOD ADDTIIVES: A Shopper's Guide To What's Safe & What's Not is coming on July 28, 2007. The new edition has 128 pages and 200 new food additives not in previous editions.

    Reserve your copy now!
    Send me     your comments or questions about this discussion. I cannot answer each question individually, but I will attempt to address questions in the next newsletter.


    Healthy Products and Services

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    The 2004 Edition of FOOD ADDITIVES: A Shopper's Guide To What's Safe & What's Not lists 800 food additives classified according to safety, whether they may cause allergic reactions and if they are GRAS Generally Recognized As Safe) by the FDA. New to this edition is information on how to identify genetically modified produce in the grocery store. It's a handy pocket-sized book that you can carry with you when you shop to help you read food labels and make sure the food you're buying has only healthy ingredients. It will help you choose healthy foods when you shop and keep harmful chemicals out of the food you feed your family.

    If the above link doesn't work, copy http://www.healthyeatingadvisor.com/foodadditives.html into the address line on your browser.

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    Healthy Eating Coaching
    If you would like personal, one-on-one help to get yourself eating healthfully, I offer healthy eating coaching/nutritional consulting services by telephone. The first session is free. You just have to pay for the call.

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    Written by Christine H. Farlow, D.C.
    Your Personal Online Healthy Eating Coach
    (c) copyright 2006 HealthyEatingAdvisor.com
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