Comment Comment by strict9 >More than 100 million adults — almost half the entire adult population — have pre-diabetes or diabetes.Though one can't pin this staggering number on one thing (the article mentions 10 factors[1]) sugar-sweetened beverages are a nice first target.Soda is looking more and more like cigarettes in terms of health effects and nutrition.At a bare minimum we should stop subsidizing the production of corn syrup and other raw materials than enable soda to be so cheap.[1] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2608221 parent strict9 7 years ago
Though one can't pin this staggering number on one thing (the article mentions 10 factors[1]) sugar-sweetened beverages are a nice first target.
Soda is looking more and more like cigarettes in terms of health effects and nutrition.
At a bare minimum we should stop subsidizing the production of corn syrup and other raw materials than enable soda to be so cheap.
[1] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2608221