Soda Free Summer

26/10/2016

Ugh. For shame.

You may remember the surprise last year that Coca-Cola had paid health experts and university researchers to deflect blame about the health…

24/10/2016

Since Measure D was implemented, Berkeley has dedicated $2 million in soda tax revenue to community health programs and schools. Oakland can do the same with Measure HH.

24/10/2016

Oakland vs. Big Soda is on. Where do you stand?

06/06/2016

04/05/2016

So, this just happened. BOOM.

The measure is nearly identical to the sugar-sweetened beverage fee passed in Berkeley in 2014.

16/03/2016

Companies that profit from Britain’s sweet tooth plunged as U.K. Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a sugar tax, a surprise move that adds another burden to U.K. food and beverage companies already grappling with marketing restrictions and a shift toward healthier fare.

10/03/2016

AB 2782 would impose a two-cent per fluid ounce fee on sugary drink distributors and has the potential to generate over $2-billion annually for obesity and diabetes prevention programs.

Soda and sugary drinks may soon cost you a little more in California.

17/12/2015

We applaud Stephen Curry for signing an endorsement deal with Brita USA! "Drinking water is essential to a healthy lifestyle. Water is my drink. I like that Brita makes tap water taste good, so you don't need to spend money or waste plastic with bottled water."

07/12/2015

For shame, Coca-Cola. This commercial is egregious and indeed "a painful metaphor of ongoing colonialism in the country." Want to know the truth about Big Soda and the way they target communities of color? Look no further than Gabriel Cortez's searing spoken word piece called PERFECT SOLDIERS --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgh8NxNnhoI

"A painful metaphor of ongoing colonialism in the country."

07/12/2015

Davis, California is poised to be the next city to take a stand against Big with a measure on the June ballot!

By Delaine Eastin, Dr. Harold Goldstein and Helen Thomson Davis’ population approaches 67,000, including a cadre of college students. We certainly aren’t the largest of cities, but 2015 could...

01/12/2015

So not funny, it's funny. Via The Onion

19/11/2015

Breaking News: SFSU students win. President Wong announces end to negotiating pouring rights contract with !
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Soda-battle-bubbles-up-at-S-F-State-6629002.php

President Wong announces end to negotiating pouring rights contract with !

23/10/2015

North Carolina Children’s Specialty Clinic to be renamed Krispy Kreme Challenge Children’s Specialty Clinic. No, this is not a headline from The Onion but a huge public health failure on the University's part no matter how they try to spin it. http://gawker.com/unc-childrens-clinic-officially-renaming-itself-the-kr-1738257398

19/10/2015

The New York Times Editorial Board nails it. "Many countries could almost certainly improve public health by matching or improving upon Mexico’s beverage tax."

taxes work. Period.

In Mexico, such a tax has driven down consumption of sugary drinks, which could be an important public health measure if adopted in the United States.

15/10/2015

"Coca-Cola is poison for kids". Well said, Tom Brady, well said.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said food and beverage companies have lied to consumers about their deleterious effects and specifically called out Coke and Frosted Flakes.

12/10/2015

Kudos to Choose Health L.A. on their simple, brilliant new campaign.
Water: The Healthiest Choice

With one in six California kids classified as significantly overweight, Los Angeles County health officials launched a campaign this week to encourage families to drink water instead of sugary beverages and curb childhood obesity.

05/10/2015

QOTD "Gatorade: the sugar water for people who do sports" Excellent work from The Atlantic. Hat Tip to .

Why do people eat what they eat? Choice has little to do with it.