Halting the Sugar Roller-Coaster

The following article is from the Acupuncture.com Newsletter Points, October issue, author unknown. Halting the Sugar Roller-Coaster The media frequently reports on childhood obesity, naming three major culprits: sugar, fats and salt. Let’s focus on sugar. The...

A New Tax on Sugary Beverages?

The New England Journal of Medicine published a health policy report yesterday, discussing the benefits of higher taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.  The authors of this proposal, all respected doctors and PhD’s, suggest that because “the consumption of...