NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » pop http://kool1017.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:33:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Researcher Propose Higher Tax on Sugary Beverages http://kool1017.com/researcher-propose-higher-tax-on-sugary-beverages/ http://kool1017.com/researcher-propose-higher-tax-on-sugary-beverages/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:36:55 +0000 Daryl Nelson http://thecheckup.com/?p=9781 As obesity continues to plague the United States, many states have imposed a tax cost on some of the products that contribute to unhealthy weight gain, like soda. But experts believe that the current sales tax isn’t high enough to truly impact health and weight loss.

]]> http://kool1017.com/researcher-propose-higher-tax-on-sugary-beverages/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Diet Soda May Make You Pack on the Pounds http://kool1017.com/diet-soda-may-make-you-pack-on-the-pounds/ http://kool1017.com/diet-soda-may-make-you-pack-on-the-pounds/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:09:44 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=21368 By analyzing the results of a 10-year longitudinal study of 474 people, researchers  were able to determine that the participants who drank two or more diet sodas a day experienced a waist size increase 70 percent greater than those who stayed away from diet soda.

Dr. Martin P. Paulus, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, and an author of the study, offered this theory as to why something without calories can lead to weight gain:

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