Soda

Some added sugar sources, like soda, increase risk of heart disease more than others, study finds

It's possible to consume too much caffeine – but it takes a lot of coffee

coffee caffeine

Exercise isn't enough to counteract the impact of daily soda consumption

Soda Exercise Heart Disease

Why drinking soda is bad for your health – and how to quit

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Women who consume sugary drinks every day are at higher risk for liver cancer, study finds

Sugary drinks liver disease

How safe is aspartame? The WHO and FDA take different stances on the sweetener's cancer risk

Prebiotic sodas like Poppi and Olipop claim to improve gut health, but do they really work?

Olipop Prebiotic Sodas

Sixer Tyrese Maxey stars in commercial for Starry lemon lime soda

Tyrese Maxey commercial

Pepsi and Peeps marshmallow-flavored soda hits markets for first time

pepsi peeps marshmallow soda

Author Michael Pollan gave up coffee for 3 months to explore caffeine addiction

Michael Pollan coffee

Coronavirus diets: What's behind the urge to eat like kids?

Coronavirus Diet

Is seltzer water healthy?

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Philly's soda tax having little effect on consumption habits, Drexel study finds

Philly Soda Tax Consumption Study Drexel

Children's Health

Fewer U.S. kids are drinking soda and other sweetened drinks

Soda consumption children

Wells Fargo Center ditches Pepsi, signs official beverage deal with Coca-Cola

The average American still eats too much sugar and red meat

American diet red meat

Children 5 and younger should only drink milk and water, scientists recommend

children juice milk water

Most Philly stores primarily sell unhealthy foods, city report finds

Philly food stores unhealthy snacks

Drinking soda increases risk of death – even if it's artificially-sweetened

Soda Increases Risk of Death

Drinking too much coffee may increase the chance of migraines

Coffee Migraines Headache

Drinking soda, sweetened drinks linked to chronic kidney disease, study finds

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New study finds soda more likely to cause diabetes than other sweets

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Penn Medicine to eliminate sugary drinks from health campuses

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Drexel study shows at least one benefit of the Philadelphia soda tax

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What's the deal with South Jersey's BOOST! beverage?

BOOST! sign

Airport study finds 'natural experiment' for Philly soda tax

Survey results show many Philly businesses hard hit by soda tax

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Philly to conduct economic impact survey on business effects of soda tax

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Twitter lambastes Coca-Cola for confusing Philly and Pittsburgh

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City finance director answers controller's doubts about soda tax revenue

Philly's soda tax revenue dips in April, looks like city's projections off by millions

People are less than thrilled about Pepsi's limited-edition flavor for the summer

pepsi fire

Pickle Juice Soda proves that society's lost any sense of respectability

Pickle Juice Soda

Bad For You - Mountain Dew Black Label and Pitch Black

Carroll - Bad For You Energy Drinks

Shop in Peddler's Village sells treat perfect for Harry Potter fans

Butterscotch Soda in Peddler's Village

City launches soda tax registration website, outreach program

Bad For You: Crystal Pepsi in the age of commodified nostalgia

Carroll - Bad For You Crystal Pepsi

Mindful Mondays

Enough sugar-coating of the facts

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Hey look, the 'no grocery tax' folks are rallying behind a grocery tax

Jim Kenney soda tax

Soda tax only 'regressive' because soda bottlers would make it so

Soda Tax Protest

Harvard study: Philly's soda tax would save $197 million in health-care costs

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