A little-known brand endorsed by Justin Timberlake is becoming a threat to...
Dr Pepper Snapple Group is in talks to buy Bai Brands, one of the fastest-growing flavored-water companies in the US, at a valuation of more than $1.5 billion, according to Reuters.The deal could turn...
View ArticleA new study says soda taxes could save millions of dollars in healthcare...
A new study from Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that proposed soda taxes in San Francisco's Bay Area and Boulder, Colo., would lead to millions of dollars in savings on healthcare...
View ArticleFour cities are voting on ballot initiatives that should terrify Coke and...
Four cities are preparing to vote on ballot initiatives that could present a major challenge to big soda. On November 8, residents of Boulder, Colo. and three cities in the Bay Area — San Francisco,...
View ArticleSports drinks are selling consumers a myth that is slowing them down
From eight glasses of water a day to protein shakes, we’re bombarded with messages about we should drink and when, especially during exercise.But these drinking dogmas are relatively new. For example,...
View ArticleSan Francisco just took a major step against Big Sugar
A major US city just fired a big gun in the fight against sugar — which scientists believe is likely one of the most deadly ingredients in the modern human diet.Voters in San Francisco, California on...
View ArticleDr Pepper just paid $1.7 billion for a little-known brand that's a threat to...
Dr Pepper Snapple Group is purchasing Bai Brands, one of the fastest-growing flavored-water companies in the US, for $1.7 billion, Reuters reports.The deal could turn Bai into a huge threat to...
View ArticleThe world's largest food company is going after sugar — but it's missing the...
Too much sugar is terrible forour health, and most of us overindulgedaily.There are alternatives, of course — aspartame-sweetened diet drinks, sucralose-stuffed snacks, stevia-infused protein powders....
View ArticleA shocking number of all the calories you consume in a day come from sugary...
We get a surprising number of calories each day from sweetened drinks.According to a report released Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, adults and children alike on average get more...
View ArticleUnlimited sugary drink refills are now banned in France
LONDON — Unlimited refills of sugary drinks have officially been banned in France, Le Figaro reports, as the government aims to fight obesity and diabetes.The measure was adopted in April 2015,...
View Article13 bizarre things you can do with a can of Coke
There's nothing better than popping open a refreshing can of Coke on a hot day.But the classic soda is good for so much more than quenching your thirst: it can be used for cooking, in beauty regimens,...
View ArticleThe most bizarre soda flavors around the world
The INSIDER Summary:Every culture favors different flavor palettes, meaning that some countries have sodas with flavors that are downright weird to us.The infographic below highlights some of the...
View ArticleSee which major restaurants serve Coke vs. Pepsi
For all you die-hard Pepsi fans out there, we understand how hard it can be to find a place to eat that serves your beverage of choice. That's why we've put together a list of what soft drink brand is...
View ArticleWe boiled soda to see how much sugar is inside
Look on the back of any can of soda and you'll notice that is has a relatively large amount of sugar. As anyone who has made a crème brulée knows (or torched gummy bears), sugar changes when it's...
View ArticleThe real reason Coke and Pepsi taste so different
The INSIDER Summary:The biggest difference between Coke and Pepsi are their flavors; Coke has more of a vanilla-raisin flavor, while Pepsi has more of a citrus flavor.Because of this flavor difference,...
View ArticleHere’s why some Coca-Cola bottles have a yellow cap
In the 1930s, Coca-Cola began producing their signature soft drink with a different sugar substitute, sucrose, that made it kosher for Passover. Jews observing Passover cut out chametz, or any...
View ArticleScientists once nuked beers to see if they'd still be drinkable after an...
When a nuclear bomb goes off, the destruction is as horrifying as it is extensive.Buildings crumble, almost anything combustible ignites, and scores of people die — some instantly, yet many more...
View ArticleCREDIT SUISSE: Coke will return to growth, but not because of soft drinks (KO)
Coca-Cola Company's stock price has fallen 7% over the last year as investors have come to realize consumers are becoming increasingly wary of sugary drinks.But Credit Suisse equity analyst Laurent...
View ArticleThat viral 'diet drinks cause dementia' story reveals a bigger problem with...
Several stories linking diet soda and sugary drinks with dementia have gone viral.While they're based on two well-done scientific studies, they don't tell you the full story.Before you clean out your...
View ArticleThis chart shows how long you have to exercise to burn off the calories in...
The INSIDER Summary:A chart from the Royal Society for Public Health shows how long you would need to walk or run to burn off the calories in popular junk foods. If you eat a quarter slice of a large...
View ArticleThe first thing to cut out of your diet if you're trying to lose weight,...
Eating healthy is only half the battle.Perhaps you've swapped your pancake-and-sausage breakfast for avocado toast, gone cold turkey on M&Ms, and added salad to your meal repertoire.But if you...
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