New Jersey 101.5 » soda http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Sat, 25 May 2013 11:37:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Bloomberg: Survey Links Sugary Drinks, Obesity http://nj1015.com/bloomberg-survey-links-sugary-drinks-obesity/ http://nj1015.com/bloomberg-survey-links-sugary-drinks-obesity/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:24:20 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=239771  

New York City officials say new statistics underscore a correlation between sugary drinks and obesity.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/bloomberg-survey-links-sugary-drinks-obesity/feed/ 0 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on NBC's Meet the Press (NBC) Is There a Link Between Sugary Drinks and Obesity? Federal Government to Conduct Study http://nj1015.com/is-there-a-link-between-sugary-drinks-and-obesity-federal-government-to-conduct-study/ http://nj1015.com/is-there-a-link-between-sugary-drinks-and-obesity-federal-government-to-conduct-study/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:00:14 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=117144 U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) has introduced an amendment to the federal Farm Bill that would require the federal government to study the possible link between sugary beverages and obesity in the United States. The study would also investigate how public health proposals that affect the cost and size of sugary beverages would impact obesity.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/is-there-a-link-between-sugary-drinks-and-obesity-federal-government-to-conduct-study/feed/ 0 Tim Boyle, Getty Images Should Government be Telling Us What to Eat or Drink? [POLL] http://nj1015.com/should-government-be-telling-us-what-to-eat-or-drink-poll/ http://nj1015.com/should-government-be-telling-us-what-to-eat-or-drink-poll/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:45:59 +0000 Jim Gearhart Show http://nj1015.com/?p=115264 You've heard the story by now that New York Mayor Bloomberg wants to limit the size of sodas sold in New York City. Anything over a 16oz soft drink would be banned from sale.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/should-government-be-telling-us-what-to-eat-or-drink-poll/feed/ 0 Flickr User Joe Shlabotnik Coke, Pepsi Make Changes to Avoid Cancer Warning http://nj1015.com/coke-pepsi-make-changes-to-avoid-cancer-warning/ http://nj1015.com/coke-pepsi-make-changes-to-avoid-cancer-warning/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:00:58 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=69457 Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens bear a cancer warning label.

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