As good as it sounds amid the nation's crushing childhood obesity crisis, Pepsi's removal of sugary sodas from schools may not be all it seems. The company's sales will hardly be touched and, more importantly, it won't stop kids from drinking sugary sodas.
Continue reading Is Pepsi's Removal of Sodas from Schools Just a Publicity Stunt?
Is Pepsi's Removal of Sodas from Schools Just a Publicity Stunt? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:30:00.
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Bottlers declared guidelines to cut sugary drinks in kids' diets a success, claiming a 95% drop in full-calorie sodas shipped to schools and a 72% cut in all drink types. Yet sales haven't suffered and childhood obesity and diabetes rates climb unabated. So what's happening to all that soda?
Continue reading Soda Makers Claim War on Sugary Drinks in Schools Is Won
Soda Makers Claim War on Sugary Drinks in Schools Is Won originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:00:00.
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Soda is the latest target of sin taxes, and New York City is at the forefront, but a recent study says soda consumers there are more than twice as likely to be low-income and almost three times as likely to be minorities. A regressive soda tax falls more heavily on the heads of New York's poor.
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Soda Tax: Is New York Soaking the Poor? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:00.
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A severe food shortage is on its way, according to well-regarded investor Jim Rogers. Food inventories are the lowest in decades and "[m]any farmers cannot get loans to buy fertilizer now, even though we have big shortages developing," Rogers
said on CNBC.
Continue reading Food Shortages Coming? Famed Investor Jim Rogers Thinks So
Food Shortages Coming? Famed Investor Jim Rogers Thinks So originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:30:00.
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