A glass of apple juice is no better for you than a glass of Coke — the average soft drink is 10% sugar and so is the average juice. Drinking fruit juice is just a nutritious way to get extremely fat.
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Heart attack debate not weighted in favour of the shake
Why would Nestle start spruiking a shake diet to lose weight, which has a known cause of heart disease as one of its main ingredients? Sounds like a conspiracy for getting fat people to have heart attacks.
The handy guide to dealing with consumer concern about sugar
A letter from US Big Sugar to its Australian counterpart on how to get around those pesky health warnings. The letter may or may not be fictional but witty satire.
Still sweet for sugar in fat, slumbering Australia
Big Sugar in the United States is spending vast streams of cash to defend sugary drinks in the debate around soft drink and obesity — but at least they’re having a debate.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Sugar not so simple
The internet will kill off local booksellers more than large booksellers will, writes the CEO of Dymocks. Plus, Crikey readers weigh in on climate aid and the differences in sugar.
Big Sugar dresses up as Santa
Why would an industry built on getting kids hooked on sweet drinks from the age of 12 months suddenly voluntarily decide to remove the substance that makes them sweet and addictive?
Ad self-regulator says 72% sugar is a simple serve of fruit
The Advertising Standards Bureau has ruled on my complaint about Nestle’s Fruit Fix advertising. The upshot: it’s perfectly ok to advertise a product which is 72% sugar as being equivalent to one serve of fruit.
All this nagging, Nicola, isn’t making us thin
Health Minister Nicola Roxon thinks we’re too fat, smoke too much and drink too much. But don’t worry, she’s got a solution: she’s going to nag us to death instead. Even if research suggests it won’t work.
A life high in sugar is driving us mad
Next year is a red letter year for our health and social security systems — and especially for the handling of Alzheimer’s disease — as the the first of the baby boomers turn 65.
What price a cuppa?
Afternoon tea is about to get a whole lot more expensive, with milk, tea and sugar prices are all at or near multi-year highs.
Watermelon powered cars
Watermelons aren’t just a tasty snack, they can also be converted into ethanol fuel. Watermelon fuel requires less water and has more nitrogen then ethanol fuel created by corn, sugar cane or molasses.
Political snippets: Goods news for QLD economy
Some good news for Queensland, with sugar sweetening the Queensland economy’s woes. Plus, a sub-editor with a sense of humour about election speculation and campaigning.
American blokes advised to cut back on peanut butter cups
The American Heart Association has issued a new guideline recommending that adult men should eat no more than nine teaspoons of sugar a day. Too bad Australia isn’t copying them, writes David Gillespie.
Sugar not so sweet for Indian farmers
Once a major export good for India, farmers abandoned growing sugar due to government restrictions. Now, prices have soared but no one is growing it.
Rudd should sink his teeth into reducing sugar consumption
Since everyone is in wild agreement that the cause of tooth decay is sugar, why are we not acting to restrict its consumption?, asks David Gillespie.
SBS’s Food Investigators gives a big GI tick to sugar
SBS’s Food Investigators contained the startling recommendation that 15-20% of your daily energy intake should come from sugar, writes David Gillespie. Say what?
The sugar fix that earned a Heart Foundation tick
Why is the Australian Heart Foundation handing out ‘ticks’ to confectionery, asks David Gillespie?
My sugary Nestle question: what is fruit?
Nestle have taken exception to me suggesting that they are telling lies by emblazoning their Fruit Fix bar with “1 Serve of Fruit” and advertising the product as a healthy and nutritious snack, says David Gillespie.
How Big Food is copying Big Tobacco
Researchers say the US food industry is employing the same legal, political and business strategies previously utilised by Big Tobacco, and the health consequences could be dire.
