New York: Want to super-size that soda? Sorry, but in New York City you could be out of luck. In his latest effort to fight obesity in this era of Big Gulps and triple bacon cheeseburgers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing an unprecedented ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks at restaurants, delis, sports arenas and movie theaters. Drinks would be limited to 16 ounces, which is...
09:15 AM, Jun 01, 2012
London: Cutting down on the use of soft drinks can reduce the risk of a stroke by eight percent and coronary heart disease by five percent, reveals a new study. "Our findings suggest that reducing sugar-sweetened beverages and sugar consumption may be an important dietary strategy to lower blood pressure and further reduce other blood pressure-related diseases," telegraph.co.uk quoted Liwei Chen as saying. Chen is lead author of the study...
02:47 PM, May 25, 2010
Bridgetown: An out-of-form batsman Darren Bravo has been replaced by Jamaican Danza Hyatt in the West Indies' Twenty20 squad for the second and final game against Australia on Friday. The left-hander has struggled for runs on the tour so far and the selectors have allowed him to link up with Trinidad and Tobago for this weekend's semi-final against Barbados in the Regional Four-Day Championship. The selectors hope that Bravo will...
03:25 PM, May 07, 2008
Baba Ramdev has, in a renewed attack on multi-national companies, asked people to boycott their products. ...
03:52 PM, Jan 01, 2007
Baba Ramdev says soft drinks should be treated as toilet cleaners and advised Indians to drink only fruit juice and milk. ...
11:06 AM, Dec 28, 2006
The Plachimada Panchayat on Friday renewed the plant’s temporary license for three months. ...
09:15 AM, Sep 30, 2006
Terming the High Court verdict as "mysterious" Vijayakumar said the state government took decision as per law. ...
02:56 PM, Sep 23, 2006
Activists in Thiruvananthapuram ransacked the godowns of the soft drink giants on Saturday. ...
12:37 PM, Sep 23, 2006
'Naming and shaming' policy best to deal with contaminated food, says CSE. ...
12:25 PM, Sep 14, 2006
Prohibition on sale inside schools, colleges continues; report on pesticide content had govt to ban drinks. ...
07:49 PM, Sep 04, 2006
Food and Drug Authorities in Goa have filed a case as "foreign particles" have been found in Pepsi drinks. ...
01:11 PM, Aug 30, 2006
After the pesticide controversy, experts fear the sale of cola giants' sales figures will definitely record a dip. ...
09:06 AM, Aug 26, 2006
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While the Health Ministry dilly-dallies on whom to side with, CNN-IBN finds out how CSE conducted the tests. ...
09:27 AM, Aug 24, 2006
CNN-IBN finds out how CSE conducted the tests and found the pesticides in the first place. ...
08:03 AM, Aug 24, 2006
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CSE exposes high level of pesticides in colas, Health Ministry rubbishes the report. ...
12:23 PM, Aug 23, 2006
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