Yoli Truth: Sugary Beverages In The News – A log of headlines you need to know about

November 17, 2009

November 13th, 2009 – Will the Soda Pop?

November 2nd, 2009 – What Soft Drinks are Doing to Your Body

October 21st, 2009 - Sweetened beverages linked to weight gain in girls

October 7th, 2009 – Watchdog bans ‘keeps you perky’ vitamin water adverts

September 24th, 2009 – Big growth forecast for US children’s healthy drinks market

September 17th, 2009 – Bubbling Over: New Research Shows Direct Link Between Soda and Obesity

September 8th, 2009 – Obama Says New Tax on Sugary Drinks Worth ‘Exploring’

August 31st, 2009 – New York City Campaigns Against Coke and Other Sugary Drinks – NYTimes.com

August 26th, 2009 – New Report Highlights Role Of Drinks In Daily Calorie Intake

August 24th, 2009 – American Heart Association says soft drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages are the number one source of added sugars in the American diet.

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Yoli gets more support from leaders: Obama considering tax on sugary beverages

September 10, 2009

Disclaimer: Yoli products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

This story is even more indication that Yoli is going to make a huge impact on US households. Yoli Truth Citrus Health Blast drink tastes great, has no sugar and is loaded with nutrition. When you see the president even discussing this topic, you know Yoli is going to get a ton of exposure once it hits the market next month…

President Barack Obama hinted he could support a “sin tax” on fizzy drinks to help lower high rates of US obesity, but admitted it would be an uphill battle against corporate and economic interests.

“I actually think it’s an idea that we should be exploring,” Obama said in the forthcoming issue of Men’s Health, regarding potential taxes levied on soft drinks such as colas and other sugar-filled products.

“There’s no doubt that our kids drink way too much soda. And every study that’s been done about obesity shows that there is as high a correlation between increased soda consumption and obesity as just about anything else,” he said in excerpts released ahead of the magazine’s mid-September publication.

The president — reported to be one of the fittest US commanders-in-chief in decades — stressed that “obviously there is resistance on Capitol Hill to those kinds of sin taxes.

“Legislators from certain states that produce sugar or corn syrup are sensitive to anything that might reduce demand for those products,” he said.

sugary drinks In addition, “people’s attitude is that they don’t necessarily want Big Brother telling them what to eat or drink, and I understand that,” Obama added.

“It is true, though, that if you wanted to make a big impact on people’s health in this country, reducing things like soda consumption would be helpful.” (drink Yoli instead…keep it in the house so the kids will drink it also)

His comments come just six weeks after US health experts told a national conference on obesity in Washington that a significant portion of increased caloric intake in recent decades can be directly attributed to soft drinks and other sugared foods and drinks.

The president is currently embroiled in the most compelling domestic priority of his presidency, a reform of the US health care system.

Obama, who said he works out nearly every day in order to clear his head and reduce stress, described himself as “a healthy eater” with low blood pressure.

He keeps a bowl of apples in the Oval Office. “It was our first step toward health reform,” he said.

Two-thirds of American adults are obese or overweight and obesity-related illnesses cost the United States nearly 150 billion dollars a year, health officials were told at the July conference.

I think the people that run this country are beginning to take notice at the cost of allowing big industry to load up foods with sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Yoli can help us change this trend and help people make better decisions for themselves and for their children.

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Yoli Blast Cap Drinks can fix this – AHA, “American adults eat 22 teaspoons of sugar a day” – Video Exposes The Truth

August 28, 2009

Hot off the presses from the American Heart Association… This is why the Yoli founders want to help you improve your health and assist us in breaking this trend. Yoli’s patented BlastCap technology can help each of us break the cycle of heavy sugar consumption. This is rediculous and as you’ll see in the video and in the report below is that beverages are the biggest problem. Make that beverage a Yoli Truth Citrus Health Blast and we can put a stop to this massive amount of sugar intake.

The Associated Press
updated 5:17 p.m. MT, Mon., Aug 24, 2009

A spoonful of sugar? Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, and it’s time to cut way back, the American Heart Association says.

Most of that added sugar comes from soft drinks and candy — a whopping 355 calories and the equivalent of guzzling two cans of soda and eating a chocolate bar.

By comparison, most women should be getting no more than 6 teaspoons a day, or 100 calories, of added sugar — the sweeteners and syrups that are added to foods during processing, preparation or at the table. For most men, the recommended limit is 9 teaspoons, or 150 calories, the heart group says.

The guidelines do not apply to naturally occurring sugars like those found in fruit, vegetables or dairy products.

Rachel K. Johnson, lead author of the statement published online Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, said it was time to give specific advice on how much added sugar Americans should be getting, not just advising moderation.

“Take a good hard look at your diet,” said Johnson, professor of nutrition at the University of Vermont in Burlington. “Figure out where the sources of added sugars are and think about how to cut back on that.”

She said about 8 ounces of fruit-flavored yogurt has about 6 teaspoons of added sugar; 8 ounces of low-fat chocolate milk has about 4 teaspoons; a cup of frosted whole grain cereal has about 3 teaspoons.

Soft drinks are the biggest culprit

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The biggest culprits for the glut of sugar? Soft drinks by far, followed by candy, cakes, cookies and pies.

With about 8 teaspoons of added sugar, a regular 12-ounce soft drink will put most women over the recommended daily limit.

Cutting back on sugar likely won’t be easy for many people, said Lona Sandon, a dietitian at Dallas’ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. - (With Yoli it will be easy and fun for you and the kids)

“I think it’s probably going to be a struggle for quite a few people,” Sandon said.

Calculating one’s sugar intake can be tricky as the government doesn’t require labels to differentiate added sugars from naturally occurring sugars, said Johnson. But she points out that the biggest sources, like regular soft drinks and sweets, are pretty obvious. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a database for the added sugar in some foods.

—> To check for added sugar, look for a variety of ingredients including sugar, corn syrup, fructose, dextrose, molasses or evaporated cane juice on the label. - (This stuff is everywhere, even in the many so-called “healthy” bevereages out there)

Teens eat 34 teaspoons of sugar a day
The heart group didn’t recommend general limits for added sugar for children; a national health survey has shown that kids ages 14 to 18 consume an —> eye-popping 34 teaspoons of added sugar a day. - (we have to use Yoli to help teens make a better decision, just put Yoli in the house and the kids will drink it. It tastes great!)

Sandon said that parents can help lower that sugar intake by getting soda out of the house, looking at how much sugar is in their kids’ cereal and substituting snacks like cookies with popcorn.

Johnson concedes that sugar does play an important role in enhancing the taste of food, adding: “If you feel like, ‘I just can’t live with this low amount of sugar in my diet,’ then what you need to do is up your energy needs.”

In other words, she said, get moving. A man in his early 20s who walks more than three miles a day could consume about 288 calories, or about 18 teaspoons, of added sugar.

The statement says data indicates added sugar is contributing to Americans consuming too many discretionary calories — the number of calories remaining after a person eats the foods needed to meet nutrient requirements.

“We know for sure that if you are consuming excessive amounts of added sugar, you will add calories, which leads to weight gain, or you will displace other essential nutrients,” she said.

On average, most women need about 1,800 calories a day and most men need about 2,200, Johnson said.

If someone drinks their daily calorie needs in soft drinks, they will be maintaining their weight, but won’t be getting any nutrients, she said. - (This is Yoli’s mission to help you and I make it easy to get the nutrition you and I need and to make it fun and convenient)

Wahida Karmally, nutrition director at Columbia University’s Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, said that with these guidelines, it’s important to remember overall moderation. Some people, for instance, might be doing fine in their sugar consumption but are overdoing it on fat.

“I don’t want people to go back thinking if I just cut back on teaspoons of sugar I’m going to be very healthy,” she said.

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