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Ginger Ale: Not So Great at Calming Upset Stomachs

Posted June 4, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Denise Musumeci

Section: In The News, His Health, Physical Health, His Nutrition, Healthy Eating

Remember when you were sick as a child and your mother would feed you a bowl of chicken soup and a glass of ginger ale to calm your upset stomach? Turns out that drinking flat soda causes more harm than good. A…

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Regular Soda Increases Your Risk of Gout; Diet Does Not

Posted January 19, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: In The News, His Health, Physical Health, His Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Diets

Soda, or soft drinks, that contain large amounts of sugar can significantly increase serum uric acid levels in the blood stream, which increases your risk of gout. To evaluate the relationship between sugar-sweetened soda, diet soda, and serum uric acid levels, researchers analyzed…

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How to Stop Drinking Soda

Posted December 17, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: His Nutrition, Healthy Eating

This recent article from WebMD gives some great tips on how to stop drinking soda. Soda (particularly regular soda), besides having a large amount of sugar, has a high level of high fructose corn syrup - which has an adverse…

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How to cut the cola craving

Posted July 19, 2007 at 04:47 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: In The News, His Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Diets

In a recent Washington Post article, (featured in the “Get Fit” section), Christopher Mohr, Ph.D., R.D., owner of Mohr Results, a nutrition and exercise consultation company in Louisville, KY., gave some advice on how to kick the cola craving.

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